MESSAGES

There are many reasons to be excited about the arrival of another WHL season. As the premier juniorhockey league in the world, we all take great interest in watching the remarkable progress our topprospects make during the course of the WHL season. From the established WHL veterans alreadydrafted by NHL Clubs, to the top rated prospects for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, to the new crop ofhighly touted rookies entering the WHL, these young stars will excite fans in all of our WHL markets.The WHL provides an ideal environment for players to develop as they continue to pursue their dreamof playing in the NHL or representing their country in a major international competition. Many of thesetop draft eligible prospects for the 2014 NHL Draft will have the opportunity to showcase their skills asthe WHL hosts the CHL / NHL Top Prospects game, January 15, in Calgary.The WHL also takes great pride in offering our players the best academic and hockey opportunitiespossible, as we award over 325 WHL Scholarships to graduate players each season, while more than 20percent of all NHL players got their start in the WHL.As you cheer on your favorite WHL team in their quest to capture the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth inthe MasterCard Memorial Cup, I am sure you will enjoy watching the world’s finest young prospects inaction throughout the WHL.

Ron RobisonCommissionerWestern Hockey League

Greetings from the WHL

A Welcome from the President

Welcome back to another exciting year of Kootenay ICE Hockey. With the way the Hockey Club finished last year the 2013-2014 season has the potential to be very special. Mirrored in last place at Christmas, the Club posted the fifth best record in the WHL in the second half of the season and made the playoffs for a 15th straight year, while finishing with a .500 or better record for a 14th consecutive season (which are both the longest active streaks in the WHL).

Our organization has been very fortunate since moving to Cranbrook to enjoy an unparalleled amount of on ice success. This year for the first time in franchise history one of our players has the potential to be the first overall selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. With that comes added pressure to perform, but with reigning WHL Coach of the Year, Ryan McGill leading our team, Sam Reinhart and the rest of the players will receive the necessary guidance and leadership in achieving all of their goals.

With the invaluable experience our team gained last season, we expect our returning players along with our new prospects to once again battle for contention in the very competitive Eastern Conference. Our expectations of success both on and off the ice will not change. Our fans have come to expect a team that is hard working on the ice and ambassadors for Cranbrook and the entire East Kootenay region off the ice.

On behalf of the entire organization, welcome back and I hope you enjoy the game.

Jeff Chynoweth, President & Governor

A Welcome from the President

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Referees: Tyler Adair & Kevin Webinger Linesmen: Tyler Hawthorne & Sean Donnelly

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

30 Austin Lotz (95)31 Daniel Cotton (94)35 Nik Amundrud (97)

3 Noah Juulsen (97)4 Matt Pufahl (93)5 Ben Betker (94)6 Micheal Zipp (96)7 Jujhar Khaira (94)8 Patrick Bajkov (97)10 Tyler Sandhu (96)11 Brayden Low (94)12 Dawson Leedahl (96)14 Darcy DeRoose (95)15 Kohl Bauml (94)16 Carson Stadnyk (95)17 Matt Fonteyne (97)19 Manraj Hayer (93)21 Joshua Winquist (93)23 Logan Aasman (95)25 Mirco Mueller (95)26 Cole MacDonald (95)29 Austin Adam (95)38 Kevin Davis (97)89 Ican Nikolishin (96)

General Manager: Garry DavidsonHead Coach: Kevin ConstantineAssistant Coach: Mitch LoveAssistant Coach: Mark LeRoseAthletic Trainer: Marc Paquet, ATC

ICE NOTES VS EVERETTICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 12-10-2-0 record (7-6-0-0 at home, 5-4-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 2-0 in shootouts) and tied for sixth place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...After tonight’s game the ICE will travel to RED DEER (November 20) before returning home to host BRANDON (November 22 and 23).

DID YOU KNOW: Lifetime KOOTENAY is 8-5-1-0 against the EVERETT franchise (4-1-1-0 at home, 4-4-0-0 on the road, 0-1-0-0 in overtime)...SAM REINHART (TEAM WHL), JAEDON DESCHENEAU (TEAM WHL), and RINAT VALIEV (TEAM RUSSIA) will be part of the SUBWAY SUPER SERIES (NOVEMBER 27 - RED DEER, NOVEMBER 28 - LETH-BRIDGE)…TROY MURRAY has been named to TEAM WEST for the 2014 WORLD U-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE in CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA (December 28 – January 5)...MATT ALFARO recorded his first WHL career goal on November 16 in SASKATOON...TIM BOZON recorded his 100th WHL career assist on November 16 against the BLADES…JAEDON DESCHENEAU record his 50th career goal in SASKATOON on November 16...DESCHENEAU, who is tied for fourth in the WHL in goals scored with 18, is tied for seventh in the League in points with 33 (18-15-33)...SAM REINHART, who is fifth in the WHL in points with 38 (10-28-38), is fourth in the League in assists with 28...LEVI CABLE played in his 150th WHL career game on November 13 in SWIFT CURRENT...JON MARTIN played in his 150th WHL career game in PRINCE ALBERT on November 15…JEFF HUBIC needs to play in one more game to reach 150 in his WHL career...The ICE are fourth in the WHL in overall power play (24.5%)...KOOTENAY is fifth in the LEAGUE in overall penalty kill (83.3%)...SAM REINHART and TAN-NER FAITH have both been listed in the NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING NORTH AMERICAN PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST. INJURIES / TRANSACTION: Goaltender MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (lower body) and Forward ZACH MCPHEE (upper body) will both be out of the KOOTENAY line up day to day…Forward KYLE O’CONNOR will be out of the ICE line up one week with a lower body injury...Defenseman TANNER FAITH will be out of the KOOTENAY line up two to three weeks with an upper body injury...The ICE have added 17-year-old Goaltender JAYDEN SITTLER (January 23, 1996) to the line up until No-vember 20th (RED DEER OPTIMIST CHIEFS - AMHL).

ONE YEAR AGO: After 24 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 8-15-1-0, after 25 games were 8-16-1-0 and after 26 games were 8-17-1-0.

DRAFTED PLAYERS: TIM BOZON - Montreal Canadiens (3rd Round, 2012 NHL Draft), MACKENZIE SKAPSKI – New York Rangers (6th Round, 2013 NHL Draft).

1 Jayden Sittler (96)29 Mackenzie Skapski (94)30 Wyatt Hoflin (95)

2 Troy Murray (97)3 Jordan Steenbergen (96)4 Landon Cross (94)5 Jagger Dirk (93)7 Jeff Hubic (94)8 Ryan Chynoweth (95)9 Kyle O’Connor (96)11 Jon Martin (95)12 Luke Philp (95)14 Jaedon Descheneau (95)15 Austin Vetterl (94)16 Hudson Elynuik (97)19 Zach McPhee (93)20 Tim Bozon (94)21 Matt Alfaro (96)22 Zak Zborosky (96)23 Sam Reinhart (95)24 Rinat Valiev (95)26 Levi Cable (94)27 Tanner Faith (95)28 Landon Peel (94)

General Manager: Jeff ChynowethHead Coach: Ryan McGillAssistant Coach: Jay HendersonAthletic Therapist: Cory Cameron

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HEAD TO HEAD

Team Record 12-10-2-0Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 7th EasternLeague Ranking 14thPast 10 Games 6-4-0-0Streak 1-0-0-0Last Game 6-1 W vs SaskatoonHome Record 7-6-0-0Away Record 5-4-2-0Goals For 70Goals Against 70PP % 23/94 - 24.5PP Home % 12/49 - 24.5PP Away % 11/45 - 24.4PK % 14/84 - 83.3PK Home % 8/42 - 81.0PK Away % 6/42 - 85.7Team PIM/GM 12.0/GameLeading After 1st 5-1-1-0Leading After 2nd 8-2-1-0Tied After 1st 6-2-1-0Tied After 2nd 2-2-1-0Trailing After 1st 1-7-0-0Trailing After 2nd 2-6-0-0

Team Record 15-4-4-0Division Ranking 2nd USConference Ranking 3rd WesternLeague Ranking 5thPast 10 Games 6-2-2-0Streak 0-1-0-0Last Game 3-1 L vs Prince GeorgeHome Record 9-3-2-0Away Record 6-1-2-0Goals For 78Goals Against 61PP % 24/105 -22.9PP Home % 15/62 - 24.2PP Away % 9/43 - 20.9PK % 18/78 - 76.9PK Home % 7/43 - 83.7PK Away % 11/35 - 68.6Team PIM/GM 11.3/GameLeading After 1st 8-0-1-0Leading After 2nd 12-0-0-0Tied After 1st 5-1-1-0Tied After 2nd 2-1-3-0Trailing After 1st 2-3-2-0Trailing After 2nd 1-3-1-0

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SCORING

21 Joshua Winquist 23 17 23 40 819 Manraj Hayer 23 11 13 24 84 Matt Pufahl 22 8 14 22 2189 Ivan Nikolishin 23 5 15 20 410 Tyler Sandhu 22 10 8 18 416 Carson Stadnyk 23 6 5 11 815 Kohl Bauml 22 5 5 10 412 Dawson Leedahl 21 3 6 9 237 Jujhar Khaira 12 3 5 8 2425 Mirco Mueller 22 2 5 7 1211 Brayden Low 23 1 6 7 245 Ben Betker 23 2 3 5 3226 Cole MacDonald 19 1 4 5 1723 Logan Aasman 21 0 5 5 1629 Austin Adam 22 1 2 3 143 Noah Juulsen 19 0 3 3 438 Kevin Davis 22 0 3 3 017 Matt Fonteyne 15 1 1 2 68 Patrick Bajkov 17 0 2 2 614 Darcy Deroose 7 1 0 1 46 Micheal Zipp 9 0 0 0 5

GP G A PTS PIM

30 Austin Lotz 14 830 32 2 335 2.31 .91331 Daniel Cotton 10 561 27 2 182 2.89 .871

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Everett Silvertips Regular Season Scoring

as of November 19, 2013

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

23 Sam Reinhart 24 10 28 38 214 Jaedon Descheneau 23 18 15 33 1612 Luke Philp 24 6 12 18 620 Tim Bozon 24 6 11 17 215 Jagger Dirk 24 2 12 14 2026 Levi Cable 24 4 6 10 215 Austin Vetterl 24 4 6 10 811 Jon Martin 24 5 2 7 348 Ryan Chynoweth 23 3 4 7 4228 Landon Peel 21 2 5 7 1222 Zak Zborosky 20 2 4 6 47 Jeff Hubic 23 1 5 6 1224 Rinat Valiev 13 1 5 6 119 Kyle O'Connor 19 2 1 3 219 Zach McPhee 17 1 2 3 134 Landon Cross 24 1 2 3 2821 Matt Alfaro 17 1 2 3 82 Troy Murray 24 0 3 3 43 Jordan Steenbergen 12 0 2 2 2616 Hudson Elynuik 17 1 0 1 1427 Tanner Faith 7 0 1 1 9

GP G A PTS PIM

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT30 Wyatt Hoflin 12 638 26 0 310 2.45 .92329 Mackenzie Skapski 14 810 41 1 370 3.04 .900

as of November 19, 2013

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Goals: GP G 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 23 25 2 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 23 203 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 23 184 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 24 185 - Brian Williams Tri-City Americans 25 186 - Richard Nejezchleb Brandon Wheat Kings 22 177 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 23 178 - Chase De Leo Portland Winterhawks 24 179 - Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 24 1710 - Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings 19 15

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 23 122 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 23 93 - Riley Stadel Kelowna Rockets 15 8 4 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 23 85 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 23 86 - Ryan Pulock Brandon Wheat Kings 18 77 - Chase Souto Kamloops Blazers 23 78 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 23 7 9 - Josh Morrissey Prince Albert Raiders 21 610 - Richard Nejezchleb Brandon Wheat Kings 22 6

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 10 2.062 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 21 2.08 3 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 14 2.094 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 14 2.315 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 17 2.346 - Wyatt Hoflin Kootenay ICE 12 2.45 7 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 22 2.458 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 12 2.569 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 16 2.7010 - Daniel Wapple Moose Jaw Warriors 11 2.71

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 10 .9392 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 14 .9303 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 22 .9264 - Wyatt Hoflin Kootenay ICE 12 .9235 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 21 .9216 - Daniel Wapple Moose Jaw Warriors 11 .9207 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 17 .9178 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 20 .9169 - Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 18 .91510 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 12 .915

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of November 19, 2013

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENT‘TIPS BACK IN CONTENTIONAfter briefly moving into a tie for first place in the U.S. Division and the overall WHL standings Friday with a 3-2 win in their first meeting against Portland, the Silvertips enter tonight two points back of the Winterhawks at 34 points with one game in hand. The upstart Silvertips had earned points in seven consecutive games and won nine of 12 before falling 3-1 to Prince George on Saturday. Everett currently owns the league’s third-best winning percentage at .739, trailing only Kelowna (.842) and Portland (.750).ON THE ROAD AGAINTonight’s contest opens the second leg of Everett’s Central Division road swing, following a trip last month during which the team earned seven of eight possible points in Red Deer, Edmonton and Prince George. The four games on this trip will be played in a span of just five days, concluding a grueling stretch of ten games in 16 days for Everett. Following tonight’s game, the ‘Tips continue their 1,600-mile trek in Alberta with visits to Lethbridge tomorrow, Medicine Hat on Friday and Calgary on Saturday before returning home.LEADING THE CHARGEEverett’s top line of Josh Winquist, Manraj Hayer and Tyler Sandhu has been a lethal combination for opponents of late. Win-quist has been a force in his fifth season with the Silvertips, ranking fourth in the WHL in scoring with 40 points (17g/23a). 28 of those points (10g/18a) have come during an active 12-game point streak – the league’s longest active streak. Fourth-year Silvertip Manraj Hayer has collected 18 points (7g/11a) in the last 12 games, including a goal and an assist in Friday’s victory over Portland. Sandhu had a hat trick last week vs. Regina and another goal Friday vs. Portland, giving him 16 points (10g/6a) in the last 12 games.PUFAHL PAYING DIVIDENDSSilvertips captain Matt Pufahl is poised to cap off his junior career in style with a point-per game average so far in his overage season. Pufahl has already established a new career high with eight goals this season and has four points in the last three games to tie for 8th among all WHL defensemen with 22 points in 22 games this year. The first-year Silvertip has a +5 rating in the last eight games.INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADESFour Everett players (Dawson Leedahl, Austin Lotz, Ivan Nikolishin and Tyler Sandhu) were listed in last week’s latest NHL Central Scouting Watch List for the 2014 NHL Draft. Also coming last week was word that rookie defensemen Kevin Davis and Noah Juulsen have been named to Team Pacific for the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Finally, forward Jujhar Khaira was recently named to Team WHL for next week’s 2013 Subway Super Series vs. Team Russia.

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTMedicine Hat 23 15 5 3 0 89 63 33 .717Swift Current 26 15 9 0 2 97 77 32 .615Edmonton 23 14 8 0 1 85 55 29 .630 Calgary 22 12 6 1 3 72 73 28 .636Prince Albert 23 13 8 2 2 79 74 28 .609Regina 24 13 11 0 0 73 81 26 .542Kootenay ICE 24 12 10 2 0 70 70 26 .542Brandon 23 12 11 0 0 81 84 24 .522Red Deer 23 11 11 0 1 64 71 23 .500Saskatoon 26 9 14 1 2 85 108 21 .404Moose Jaw 27 7 16 2 2 65 96 18 .333Lethbridge 24 3 17 2 2 61 118 10 .208

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTPortland 24 17 5 1 1 118 74 36 .750Kelowna 19 15 2 0 2 81 46 32 .842Everett 23 15 4 4 0 78 61 34 .739Spokane 23 15 7 0 1 89 61 31 .674Tri-City 25 13 10 0 2 72 67 28 .560Seattle 23 12 8 1 2 78 86 27 .587Victoria 24 13 10 0 1 57 61 27 .562Vancouver 24 10 11 2 1 73 85 23 .479Prince George 26 9 13 1 3 72 102 22 .423Kamloops 23 6 14 2 1 63 89 15 .326

As of November 19, 2013

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NHL DRAFTED ICE PLAYERS1997 53. Graham Belak – Colorado Avalanche 114. David Darguzas – Vancouver Canucks 166. Kris Knoblauch – New York Islanders 246. Jay Henderson – Boston Bruins

1998 None

1999 23. Steve McCarthy – Chicago Blackhawks 89. Kyle Wanvig – Boston Bruins

2000 46. Jarret Stoll – Calgary Flames

2001 10. Dan Blackburn – New York Rangers 227. Marek Svatos – Colorado Avalanche

2002 36. Jarret Stoll – Edmonton Oilers 162. Gerard Dicaire – Tampa Bay Lightning 224. Adam Taylor – Carolina Hurricanes

2003 149. Nigel Dawes – New York Rangers

2004 89. Jeff Glass – Ottawa Senators 279. Adam Cracknell – Calgary Flames

2005 140. Taylor Dakers – San Jose Sharks 179. Brett Sutter – Calgary Flames 211. Ryan Russell – New York Rangers

2006 49. Ben Maxwell – Montreal Canadiens

2007 70. John Negrin – Calgary Flames 207. Ryan Molle – New Jersey Devils

2008 None

2009 66. Brayden McNabb – Buffalo Sabres

2010 64. Max Reinhart – Calgary Flames 73. Joey Leach – Calgary Flames 166. Drew Czerwonka – Edmonton Oilers

2011 167. Nathan Lieuwen - Buffalo Sabres

2012 None

2013 170. Mackenzie Skapski - New York Rangers

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LEAGUE DIRECTORYWestern Conference

EVERETT SILVERTIPSGeneral Manager: Garry DavidsonHead Coach: Kevin Constantine2012-2013 Record: 25-40-3-4 (8th Place)

KAMLOOPS BLAZERSGeneral Manager: Craig BonnerHead Coach: Dave Hunchak2012-2013 Record: 47-20-2-3 (3rd Place) KELOWNA ROCKETSGeneral Manager: Bruce HamiltonHead Coach: Ryan Huska2012-2013 Record: 52-16-3-1 (2nd Place) PORTLAND WINTERHAWKSGeneral Manager / Head Coach: Mike JohnstonAssistant Coach: Kyle Gustafson2012-2013 Record: 57-12-1-2 (1st Place)2013 WHL Regular Season Champions2013 Ed Chynoweth Cup Champions

PRINCE GEORGE COUGARSGeneral Manager: Dallas ThompsonHead Coach: Mark Holick2012-2013 Record: 21-43-2-6 (9th Place) SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDSGeneral Manager: Russ FarwellHead Coach: Steve Konowalchuk2012-2013 Record: 24-38-7-3 (7th Place)

SPOKANE CHIEFSGeneral Manager: Tim SpeltzHead Coach: Don Nachbaur2012-2013 Record: 44-26-2-0 (4th Place)

TRI-CITY AMERICANSGeneral Manager: Bob ToryHead Coach: Jim Hiller2012-2013 Record: 40-27-2-3 (5th Place)

VANCOUVER GIANTSGeneral Manager: Scott BonnerHead Coach: Don Hay2012-2013 Record: 21-49-2-0 (10th Place)

VICTORIA ROYALSGeneral Manager: Cameron HopeHead Coach: Dave Lowry2012-2013 Record: 35-30-2-5 (6th Place)

Eastern ConferenceBRANDON WHEAT KINGSGeneral Manager / Head Coach: Kelly McCrimmonAssistant Coach: Darren Ritchie2012-2013 Record: 24-40-4-4 (12th Place) 

CALGARY HITMENGeneral Manager: Kelly KisioHead Coach: Mike Williamson2012-2013 Record: 46-21-1-4 (3rd Place) 

EDMONTON OIL KINGSGeneral Manager: Randy HanschHead Coach: Derek Laxdal2012-2013 Record: 51-15-2-4 (1st Place)

KOOTENAY ICEGeneral Manager: Jeff ChynowethHead Coach: Ryan McGill2012-2013 Record: 35-35-2-0 (8th Place) LETHBRIDGE HURRICANESGeneral Manager: Brad RobsonHead Coach: Drake Berehowsky2012-2013 Record: 28--34-3-7 (9th Place) MEDICINE HAT TIGERSGeneral Manager / Head Coach: Shaun CloustonAssociate Coach: Darren Kruger2012-2013 Record: 36-33-2-1 (7th Place) MOOSE JAW WARRIORSGeneral Manager: Alan MillarHead Coach: Mike Stothers2012-2013 Record: 25-36-4-7 (10th Place) 

PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERSGeneral Manager: Bruno CampeseHead Coach: Cory Clouston2012-2013 Record: 37-28-3-4 (5th Place)

RED DEER REBELSGeneral Manager / Head Coach: Brent Sutter Associate Coach: Jeff Truitt2012-2013 Record: 39-26-5-2 (4th Place) REGINA PATSGeneral Manager: Chad LangHead Coach: Malcolm Cameron2012-2013 Record: 25-38-4-5 (11th Place)

SASKATOON BLADESGeneral Manager: Lorne MollekenHead Coach: Dave Struch2012-2013 Record: 44-22-2-4 (2nd Place)

SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOSGeneral Manager / Head Coach: Mark LambAssistant Coach: Darren Evjen2012-2013 Record: 36-29-3-4 (6th Place)