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.

CALGARY, AB – Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced on Sunday the 22 players that will comprise Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2009 IIHF World Under-18 Championship set for April 13-23 in Minsk and Bobruisk, Belarus.

The roster is comprised of players born in 1992 or earlier whose teams are no longer competing in the CHL playoffs with their respective club teams. Many of Canada’s players named today will be among the top selections at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, Calif. in June.

Seven of the 22 players announced to the Team Canada roster are from the Western Hockey League. In the past five IIHF World Under-18 Men's Hockey Championship, 36 WHL players have helped Team Canada capture three Gold medals.

Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team Roster (WHL players in bold)

Canada’s coaching staff – head coach Guy Carbonneau and assistant coaches George Burnett and Rob Sumner – collaborated with Brad Pascall, Hockey Canada’s Senior Director of Men’s National Teams, Shawn Bullock, Hockey Canada’s Manager of Manager of Men’s National Teams and Al Murray, Hockey Canada’s head scout for men’s national teams, to finalize the roster. Murray has been traveling across Canada evaluating and ranking players as part of his duties.

“As a coaching staff we are looking forward to getting together with the players we have chosen and working towards our goal of a gold medal for Canada,” said Carbonneau. “A number of these players have previous international experience, and that will prove invaluable in Belarus.” 

Canada’s roster includes 13 players from the Ontario Hockey League, seven (7) players from the Western Hockey League and two (2) players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.  Eleven (11) players helped Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team capture the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament in August 2009 in the Czech Republic, and three (3) (Connolly, Gudbranson, McFarland) represented Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Under-18 Championship as underage players.

Canada’s roster also includes 19 players who took part in the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni, B.C., including 10 members of the gold medal-winning team from Ontario, and one player (Murray) who competed at the 2010 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Timmins, Ont.

Canada is a two-time champion at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship, earning gold in 2003 and 2008. It finished fourth at the 2009 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn.

The team will convene in Toronto, Ont. on Monday, April 5, before flying to Europe on April 6. There will not be any on-ice sessions prior to arriving in Europe.  Prior to the World Championship, Canada will play one exhibition game on April 9, vs.  Finland in Minsk, Belarus at 5 p.m. (Local time)/ 10 a.m. (Eastern).

The 2010 IIHF World Under-18 Championship opens for Canada on April 13 in Bobruisk when it takes on Switzerland. The Canadians will also face Belarus, Sweden and the United States in the preliminary round.

TSN/RDS, the official broadcasters of Hockey Canada, will broadcast Canada’s final preliminary round game against Sweden on Sunday, April 18, as well as a quarter-final on Tuesday, April 20, a semifinal on Wednesday, April 21 and the gold medal game on Friday, April 23. The bronze medal game on April 23 will also be broadcast if Canada plays for bronze. Check your local listings for game times in your area.

For more information on Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team and the 2010 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, visit www.hockeycanada.ca.