Interview: River Beattie

Kootenay Ice forward River Beattie discusses a 4-3 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Kootenay Ice look to build upon shutout victory as Americans visit

Originally published in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman/Kimberley Daily Bulletin (Feb. 9, 2016)

The Kootenay Ice (9-40-4-0) will look to build upon a shutout victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes when they welcome the Tri-City Americans (24-25-2-1) to Cranbrook Wednesday evening.

Kootenay Ice blank Hurricanes, fall to Rebels in weekend action

Originally published in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman/Kimberley Daily Bulletin (Feb. 9, 2016)

As the final buzzer sounded Saturday night at Western Financial Place, everyone in attendance rose to their feet with a hearty roar and appreciative applause.

And with good reason.

After flirting with victory and showing signs of a team turning the corner, the Kootenay Ice put forth a complete, 60-minute effort en route to shutting out the high-powered, Central Division-leading Lethbridge Hurricanes by a 2-0 margin Saturday night in Cranbrook.

Interview: River Beattie

Kootenay Ice forward River Beattie discusses a 2-0 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Kootenay Ice face mountain at mid-season mark

Trevor Crawley Photo

Originally published in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman/Kimberley Daily Bulletin (Dec. 23, 2015)

To say the first half of the 2015-16 Western Hockey League regular season has been a challenging one for the Kootenay Ice might be a bit of an understatement.

Carrying a record of 6-28-2-0 at the mid-point of the campaign, the Ice are last in the WHL and 10 points behind the Swift Current Broncos for 21st in the 22-team league.

While many predicted this season might finally be the one in which 17 consecutive seasons of playoff hockey came to an end in Cranbrook, no one expected the retooling Kootenay Ice to be this far out of the picture come the holiday break.