Winnipeg 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]

Winnipeg Ice
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
CaptainPeyton Krebs
Websitewww.winnipegice.ca
Franchise history
1996–1998Edmonton Ice
1998–2019Kootenay Ice
2019–presentWinnipeg Ice

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]

Current roster

Updated October 7, 2020.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Drafted
29 Gage Alexander G L 18 2017 Okotoks, Alberta Undrafted
22 Dawson Barteaux D R 21 2020 Foxwarren, Manitoba 2018, 168th Overall, DAL
18 James Form C L 18 2017 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Undrafted
19 Peyton Krebs C L 19 2016 Okotoks, Alberta 2019, 17th Overall, VGK
5 Mike Ladyman D L 19 2019 Winnipeg, Manitoba Undrafted
7 Carson Lambos D L 18 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba Eligible 2021
10 Jackson Leppard LW L 21 2019 North Vancouver, British Columbia Undrafted
94 Connor McClennon RW R 18 2017 Wainwright, Alberta 2020, 178th Overall, PHI
6 Anson McMaster D R 18 2017 Siksika, Alberta Undrafted
24 Michael Milne LW L 18 2017 Abbotsford, British Columbia Eligible 2021
12 Cole Muir C L 19 2017 Vista, Manitoba Undrafted
8 Nolan Orzeck D R 19 2016 Calgary, Alberta Undrafted
17 Owen Pederson LW L 18 2017 Stony Plain, Alberta Undrafted
2 Karter Prosofsky D R 17 2018 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Eligible 2022
23 Jakin Smallwood RW R 20 2017 Leduc, Alberta Undrafted
71 Michal Teplý RW R 19 2019 Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic 2019, 105th Overall, CHI
4 Benjamin Zloty D L 18 2017 Calgary, Alberta Undrafted

Season-by-season record

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

SeasonGPWLOTLSOLGFGAPointsFinishPlayoffs
2019–2063382410231207772nd EastCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References
  1. "Winnipeg Ice Press Release". January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. "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 October 7, 2020


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