Kootenay Ice

Ice hockey team in Cranbrook, British Columbia

Kootenay Ice

City| Cranbrook, British Columbia
League| Western Hockey League
Founded| 1996
Home arena| Western Financial Place
Colours| Light blue, black, orange, white

Website| www.kootenayice.net
Franchise history
1996–1998| Edmonton Ice
1998–2019| Kootenay Ice
2019–2023| Winnipeg Ice
2023–present| Wenatchee Wild
Championships
Playoff championships| regular season titles 2005
Memorial Cup: 2002
WHL Champions: 2000, 2002, 2011
Conference Championships 2000, 2002, 2011

The Kootenay Ice (officially stylized as ICE) were a major junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, and competed in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team played its home games at Western Financial Place. The franchise was owned by the Chynoweth family from 1995 until it was sold to Winnipeg-based company 50 Below Sports and Entertainment in 2017. The Ice moved to Winnipeg in 2019 where they played four seasons as the Winnipeg Ice. In 2023, the team was sold and relocated to Wenatchee, Washington, where they will be known as the Wenatchee Wild.

## History[edit]

The franchise began play in 1996 as the Edmonton Ice founded by Ed Chynoweth after he left his position as the Western Hockey League's president.[1][2] He moved the Ice to Cranbrook in 1998. 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.[citation needed]

The Kootenay Ice were three-time WHL champions (2000, 2002, 2011). They won the Memorial Cup in 2002, and also participated in 2000 and 2011.[3]

In 2017, the Chynoweth family sold the team to 50 Below Sports + Entertainment Inc. The company's owners, Greg Fettes and Matt Cockell, were installed as the team's governor and president/general manager, respectively. A new logo was unveiled on May 1, 2017.[4]

On January 29, 2019, the Kootenay Ice announced the team would relocate to Winnipeg at the end of the 2018–19 season. The move saw the Ice and Swift Current Broncos switch places within the East and Central divisions.[5][6] The Winnipeg Ice began play in the 2019–20 season.[7] In June 2023, the team was relocated to Wenatchee, Washington, where they will be known as the Wenatchee Wild.[8]

### WHL championships[edit]

* 1999–00: Won, 4–2 vs. Spokane
* 2001–02: Won, 4–2 vs. Red Deer
* 2010–11: Won, 4–1 vs. Portland

## Season-by-season record[edit]

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

Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs

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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
Won 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
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs
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 | 319 | 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

## NHL alumni[edit]

* Riley Armstrong
* Dean Arsene
* Matt Berlin
* Dan Blackburn
* Zdenek Blatny
* Mike Comrie
* Adam Cracknell
* Nigel Dawes
* Cody Eakin
* Brennan Evans
* Cale Fleury
* Kris Foucault
* Matt Fraser
* Jeff Glass
* Mike Green
* Stanislav Gron
* Jason Jaffray
* Peyton Krebs
* Nathan Lieuwen
* Ben Maxwell
* Steve McCarthy
* Ryan McGill
* Brayden McNabb
* Duncan Milroy
* John Negrin
* Luke Philp
* Tomas Plihal
* Roman Polak
* Max Reinhart
* Sam Reinhart
* Aaron Rome
* Ryan Russell
* Mackenzie Skapski
* Jarret Stoll
* Brett Sutter
* Marek Svatos
* Jaroslav Svoboda
* Rinat Valiev
* Matt Walker
* Kyle Wanvig
* Craig Weller
* Jeremy Yablonski

## See also[edit]

* List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia

## References[edit]

1. ^ "CHL mourns passing of Ed Chynoweth". Soo Today. April 22, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
2. ^ "Ed Chynoweth Cup". Western Hockey League. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
3. ^ "WHL's Kootenay ICE moving from Cranbrook to Winnipeg | CityNews Calgary". calgary.citynews.ca. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
4. ^ "Kootenay ICE unveil fresh look – WHL Network". whl.ca. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
5. ^ "WHL's Kootenay Ice Relocating to Winnipeg for 2019–20 Season". ChrisD.ca. January 29, 2019.
6. ^ "WHL's Kootenay Ice to relocate to Winnipeg for 2019–20 season". Toronto Star. January 29, 2019.
7. ^ "Winnipeg Ice Press Release". January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
8. ^ "Western Hockey League's Winnipeg Ice franchise moving to Wenatchee, Wash". Sportsnet. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Kootenay Ice website Archived February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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Winnipeg Ice

* Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba
* Founded in 1996
* Member of the Western Hockey League

Franchise|

* Edmonton Ice
* Kootenay Ice
* Winnipeg Ice
* Wenatchee Wild

Arenas|

* Northlands Agricom
* Western Financial Place
* Wayne Fleming Arena
* Canada Life Centre

Memorial Cup Championship|

* 2002

Conference Championships|

* 1999–00
* 2001–02
* 2010–11

Division Championships|

B.C.: 2004–05
East: 2021–22, 2022–23

President's/Ed Chynoweth Cup|

* 1999–00
* 2001–02
* 2010–11

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