Cranbrook, BC --  Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced the club has reduced their Training Camp roster to 31 players.

The ICE have added the following players to their exhibition roster:

Mackenzie Skapski    16    Abbotsford, BC   Goaltender  

Brett Teskey   17   Regina, SK   Goaltender

John Neibrandt   18   Yorkton, SK  Defenseman

Jeff Hubic   16   Regina, SK  Defenseman

Michael Simpson   16   Surrey, BC  Defenseman

Ryan Bloom   17   Calgary, AB  Center

Levi Cable   16   Hudson Bay, SK  Right Wing

Jarett Zentner   17   Red Deer, AB  Center

Erik Benoit   17   Regina, SK  Left Wing

Colby Cave   16   Battleford, SK  Center

Jared Iron   16   Canoe Narrows, SK  Center

Adam Rossignol   17   Surrey, BC  Center 

The ICE are eligible to return 19 veteran players and are now carrying four goaltenders, nine defencemen and 18 forwards.  Of those, eight are attending NHL Camps (Brayden McNabb – Buffalo, Drew Czerwonka – Edmonton, Max Reinhart – Calgary, Joey Leach – Calgary, Matt Fraser – Vancouver, Kevin King – Dallas, Steele Boomer – Chicago, Hayden Rintoul - Florida)

The first home action for the ICE will be an exhibition game on Thursday, September 16 against the Tri-City Americans at 7:00 pm.  Tickets will be available on Thursday, September 9 and will be $8 for 12 and under and $11 for 13 and older.

The Kootenay ICE are excited and pleased to announce they have 100 more tickets to the

Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic in Spokane.  This outdoor hockey game will be played at Avista Stadium in Spokane, WA on Saturday, January 15^th 2011 at 1:00 pm.

Avista Stadium has a seating capacity of 6,800 and as a valued Kootenay ICE fan you will have an opportunity to purchase tickets well before the general public. You will have the opportunity to purchase tickets starting Tuesday, August 31^st at 1:00 pm by calling the Kootenay ICE Office at 250-417-0322 or by filling out the enclosed order form and emailing it to info@kootenayice.net or faxing it to 250-417-0323. Tickets will be available until Tuesday, September 7^th with a limit of four tickets per household.  You MUST be a Kootenay ICE Season Ticket holder to take advantage of this offer.  Tickets are limited to 50 and are first come, first served.  A valid credit card is required when ordering.

This is sure to be a great, exciting event and a once in lifetime opportunity. We look forward to seeing you in Spokane!  For more information on the game log onto www.kootenayice.net or  www.spokanechiefs.com

Cranbrook, BC – Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced eight players will be attending National Hockey League Training Camps.

Defenseman Brayden McNabb will be attending the Buffalo Sabres Camp and Drew Czerwonka will be participating in the Edmonton Oilers Camp while Max Reinhart and Joey Leach will be attending the Calgary Flames Camp.  In addition, Matt Fraser (Vancouver), Kevin King (Dallas), Steele Boomer (Chicago) and Hayden Rintoul (Florida) have all been invited to attend NHL Training Camps in September.

“It is very rewarding for any player to attend an NHL Training Camp.  All eight of these players have a strong work ethic both on and off the ice and it will be a great learning experience which will hopefully carry into the upcoming season”,  added Chynoweth.

Kootenay ICE Training Camp starts on Thursday at 10:00 am with the returning veterans practicing at the Rec Plex.