UPDATE: Montgomery was suspended for the hit on Mayor. I'm still looking for some video on the hit but Montgomery will sit for two games as Kootenay heads into the break a little early after jumping out to a 4-1 lead and then pulling the chute the rest of the way and losing 6-4 in Red Deer tonight. There's no update on Mayor so let's hope his injury - likely a concussion - isn't a serious as it looked.
On that note I didn't hear whether or not the Ice submitted Brett Ferguson's check-from-behind on Leach last night that drew a double-minor for supplementary discipline but Ferguson played tonight and had a goal and two helpers.
In what could best be described as a 'statement game' the Ice made just that last night at the Rec Plex as they dumped the Red Deer Rebels 4-1.
Matt Fraser and Max Reinhart each had a goal and an assist and Drew Czerwonka chipped in with two helpers as that line cashed in against the Rebels to put the Ice three points clear for the Central Division lead.
Kootenay improves to 23-9-1-2 and 49 points, just two shy of Saskatoon for the Eastern Conference lead. The 49 points is tied for the second best, first-half output of an Ice team with the 1999-2000 edition of the Ice, the first year the club won a WHL championship. In 2000-01 - the Mike Comrie half a season - the club put up 50 points by the Christmas break/first half marker. This club can push past that total with a win tonight in Red Deer before the team hits the holidays.
Rec Plex Three Stars:
1. KTN - 4 James Martin
2. R.D - 21 Byron Froese
3. KTN - 17 Elgin Pearce
Froese was great on this night but I thought that the goaltending of Nathan Lieuwen was better. The 19-year-old was stellar on this night and was the difference, imo.... Martin looked like the pre-cage version last night... I'm told it comes off from protecting the surgically repaired nose after the break... Pearce, with his 6th of the season last night, has four goals and two assists in his last five games... The hat-trick in Moose Jaw last week was a two goal, one assist affair after it one of the goals was changed and give to McNabb. That third line - Pearce, Magnus and Antilla has provided some real offensive depth of late... Antilla left in the third period favouring his knee/leg. Didn't see if he returned or not.
Brock Mongomery was thrown out just minutes into this one with a hit on Rebel forward Colten Mayor. The hit was late, for sure, but what turned it into a major was the resulting difficulty Mayor had getting off the ice. The hit was late and Mayor's head hit the glass... was it a major?
Christian Magus also had a penalty shot that he, uh, missed last night. The highlites will be up shortly until then, this is an adequate description.
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In the second game, RD used their depth, we didn't. Again, by mid game (fast pace) we had nothing left.
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