Winnipeg Ice | |
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City: | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
League: | Western Hockey League |
Conference: | Eastern |
Division: | Eastern |
Founded: | 1998 | –99
Home Arena: | Cranbrook Recreational Complex (-2019) Wayne Fleming Arena (2019-) |
Colours: | Blue, Black and Bronze |
Head Coach: | Luke Pierce |
General Manager: | ![]() |
Franchise history | |
1996–1998: | Edmonton Ice |
1998-2019: | Kootenay Ice |
2019-2023: | Winnipeg Ice |
2023-present: | Wenatchee Wild |
The Winnipeg Ice were a major junior ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and competing in the Western Hockey League. The team played its home games at the Wayne Fleming Arena on the campus of the University of Manitoba which was expanded to 2,000 seats. The franchise, previously owned by the Chynoweth family since 1995, transferred ownership on April 27, 2017 to Winnipeg entrepreneur Greg Fettes and hockey executive Matt Cockell. The duo participated in their first WHL Draft on Thursday, May 4, 2017, where they acquired 10 new draft picks for the team. The new Kootenay Ice logo was released on Monday, May 1, 2017.[1] This fresh look signifies a fresh start for the Ice. Posted articles indicate that the team may possibly be relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba over the next few years.[2]
The relocation to Winnipeg for the 2019-20 season was confirmed on January 29, 2019, at a press conference in Cranbrook. As part of the same press conference it was announced that the owner of the team has also purchased the Winnipeg Blues of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The move of the team will be part of a larger economic investment, a 4,500 seat arena, a hockey academy, and several partially cover outdoor rinks which can be used for outdoor minor hockey tournaments, will be the hockey related portion of a 20 acre sports, recreation, and commercial expansion located on the southwest side of the city of Winnipeg. It was announced that the current logo and nickname will be retained. [3]
A failure to construct a new arena for the team, a condition the league required in the move from Cranbrook, British Columbia, ultimately led to the team being sold and relocated to Wenatchee, Washington for the 2023–24 season.
History[]
The franchise was founded in 1996 as the Edmonton Ice and moved to Cranbrook in 1998. The Ice won the Memorial Cup in 2002 and also participated in 2000, after having won the league championship.
The move of the Ice to Cranbrook resulted in the folding of the local Junior A powerhouse Cranbrook Colts and possibly the entire troubled Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League that the Colts were the top team in. All of the remaining five RMJHL franchises from the Kootenays dropped to the Junior B Kootenay International Junior Hockey League within years of the Ice coming to the region.
On June 16, 2023, the team was sold to David White of the Shoot the Puck Foundation, and would relocate to Wenatchee, Washington for the 2023–24 WHL season, where they will be known as the Wenatchee Wild.[4]
Season-by-season record[]
Season | GP | W | L | T | OL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
1996–97 | 72 | 14 | 56 | 2 | - | 231 | 295 | 30 | 5th Central | Out of playoffs |
1997–98 | 72 | 17 | 49 | 6 | - | 242 | 328 | 40 | 4th Central | Out of playoffs |
1998–99 | 72 | 30 | 35 | 7 | - | 245 | 276 | 67 | 4th Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
1999–00 | 72 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 275 | 200 | 102 | 2nd Central | Won Championship; Lost Memorial Cup |
2000–01 | 72 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 286 | 213 | 100 | 2nd Central | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final |
2001–02 | 72 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 276 | 223 | 83 | 2nd B.C. | Won Championship and Memorial Cup |
2002–03 | 72 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 234 | 202 | 83 | 3rd B.C. | Lost Western Conference semi-final |
2003–04 | 72 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 183 | 200 | 74 | 4th B.C. | Lost Western Conference quarter-final |
2004–05 | 72 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 218 | 137 | 104 | 1st B.C. | Lost Western Conference final |
2005–06 | 72 | 45 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 233 | 177 | 94 | 3rd B.C. | Lost Western Conference quarter-final |
2006–07 | 72 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 267 | 189 | 104 | 2nd Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
2007–08 | 72 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 229 | 214 | 92 | 4th Central | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final |
2008–09 | 72 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 220 | 224 | 78 | 3rd Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
2009–10 | 72 | 43 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 252 | 215 | 91 | 2nd Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
2010–11 | 72 | 46 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 272 | 218 | 97 | 3rd Central | Won Championship; Lost Memorial Cup semifinal |
2011–12 | 72 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 222 | 201 | 82 | 4th Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
2012–13 | 72 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 221 | 72 | 5th Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
2013–14 | 72 | 39 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 235 | 209 | 83 | 4th Central | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final |
2014–15 | 72 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 245 | 248 | 78 | 4th Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
2015–16 | 72 | 12 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 155 | 320 | 31 | 6th Central | Did not qualify |
2016–17 | 72 | 14 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 177 | 335 | 40 | 6th Central | Did not qualify |
2017–18 | 72 | 27 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 215 | 275 | 61 | 4th Central | Did not qualify |
2018–19 | 68 | 13 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 181 | 324 | 36 | 6th Central | Did not qualify |
2019–20 | 63 | 38 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 207 | 82 | 2nd East | Playoffs Cancelled |
2020-21 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 37 | 2nd Hub | Playoffs cancelled |
2021–22 | 68 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 317 | 152 | 111 | 1st East | Lost Eastern Conference final |
2022–23 | 68 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 325 | 177 | 115 | 1st East | Lost Finals |
NHL alumni[]
Team records[]
Team records for a single season | ||
Statistic | Total | Season |
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Most points | 104 | 2004–05; 2006–07 |
Most wins | 49 | 2006–07 |
Most goals for | 286 | 2000–01 |
Least goals for | 183 | 2003–04 |
Least goals against | 137 | 2004–05 |
Most goals against | 276 | 1998–99 |
Individual player records for a single season | |||
Statistic | Player | Total | Season |
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Most goals | Nigel Dawes | 50 | 2004–05 |
Most assists | Jarret Stoll | 66 | 2000–01 |
Most points | Jarret Stoll | 106 | 2000–01 |
Most points, rookie | Tomas Plihal | 86 | 2001–02 |
Most points, defenceman | Michael Busto | 63 | 2006–07 |
Best GAA (goalie) | Jeff Glass | 1.76 | 2004–05 |
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played |
See also[]
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ Kootenay ICE unveil fresh look – WHL Network (en-CA).
- ↑ https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5420529
- ↑ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/owners-confirm-kootenay-ice-move-to-winnipeg-505042732.html
- ↑ "Winnipeg Ice sold and will be moved to Washington", TSN, June 16, 2023.
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