Winnipeg Ice

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Winnipeg Ice
Winnipeg Ice logo, winnipegice2019.png
CityWinnipeg, Manitoba
LeagueWestern Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionEast
Founded1996
Home arenaWayne Fleming Arena
ColoursLight blue, black, red, white
       
Owner(s)50 Below Sports + Entertainment Inc.[1]
General managerMatt Cockell
Head coachJames Patrick
CaptainCarson Lambos
Websitewww.winnipegice.ca
Franchise history
1996–1998Edmonton Ice
1998–2019Kootenay Ice
2019–presentWinnipeg Ice

The Winnipeg Ice (officially stylized as ICE) is a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that began competing in the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the 2019–20 WHL season. The team is currently playing out of the Wayne Fleming Arena while construction on a new arena near Oak Bluff, Manitoba is completed.[2]

History[]

See also: Edmonton Ice and Kootenay Ice

The Ice were founded in 1996 as the Edmonton Ice, an expansion team owned by Ed Chynoweth, the WHL's longtime president. The team relocated to Cranbrook, British Columbia in 1998, becoming the Kootenay Ice. The Kootenay Ice were three-time WHL champions (2000, 2002, 2011) and captured the Memorial Cup in 2002. The team was purchased by 50 Below Sports + Entertainment Inc. in 2017.[3]

In January 2019, Ice management indicated the team would be relocating to Winnipeg after the 2018–19 season and play out of the Wayne Fleming Arena on the University of Manitoba campus until a new arena was completed.[2] As part of the relocation, the Ice were moved to the WHL's East Division.

The Winnipeg Ice played their first regular season game on September 20 in Brandon, defeating the Brandon Wheat Kings by a score of 3–2.[4]

Season-by-season record[]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
2019–20 63 38 24 1 0 231 207 77 2nd East Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 24 18 5 1 0 100 70 37 2nd East No playoffs were held

Current roster[]

Updated January 17, 2022.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Drafted
29 Canada G L 19 2017 Okotoks, Alberta 2021, 148th Overall, ANA
9 Canada C L 16 2020 Chilliwack, British Columbia Eligible 2023
44 Canada D L 17 2019 Bonnyville, Alberta Eligible 2022
39 Canada D L 19 2022 Kelowna, British Columbia Undrafted
11 Canada RW R 19 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba Undrafted
26 Canada C R 19 2021 Kelowna, British Columbia 2020, 57th Overall, TBL
10 Canada RW L 17 2021 Winnipeg, Manitoba Eligible 2022
28 Canada C L 17 2019 Strathclair, Manitoba Eligible 2022
3 Canada D R 16 2020 Winnipeg, Manitoba Eligible 2023
31 Canada G L 18 2019 Chestermere, Alberta Eligible 2022
7 Canada Carson Lambos (A) D L 19 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba 2021, 26th Overall, MIN
94 Canada  (A) RW R 19 2017 Wainwright, Alberta 2020, 178th Overall, PHI
24 Canada LW L 19 2017 Abbotsford, British Columbia Undrafted
12 Canada  (A) C L 20 2017 Vista, Manitoba Undrafted
5 Canada D R 19 2022 Wainwright, Alberta Undrafted
8 Canada D R 20 2016 Calgary, Alberta Undrafted
17 Canada LW L 19 2017 Stony Plain, Alberta Undrafted
2 Canada D R 18 2018 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Eligible 2022
93 Canada RW R 18 2019 St. Albert, Alberta Eligible 2022
15 Italy RW L 17 2021 Asiago, Italy Eligible 2022
23 Canada  (A) RW R 21 2017 Leduc, Alberta Undrafted
1 Canada G L 16 2021 Campbell River, British Columbia Eligible 2024
21 Switzerland D L 18 2021 Switzerland Eligible 2022
26 Canada C R 20 2022 Calgary, Alberta Undrafted
4 Canada D L 19 2017 Calgary, Alberta Undrafted

References[]

  1. ^ "Winnipeg Ice Press Release". January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "WHL's Kootenay ICE to relocate to Winnipeg for 2019–20 season". The Province. January 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "WHL to announce Kootenay Ice moving to Winnipeg – on the coldest day of the year". Global News. January 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ice fill house, lose game, in home debut". Winnipeg Sun. September 21, 2019.
  5. ^ WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved December 31, 2021

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