MISSISSAUGA, Saturday, May 21, 2011 – The game started with Kootenay and Owen Sound slowly feeling each other out.  Near the nine minute mark, Attack forward tested Ice goalie Nathan Lieuwen, but was met with a glove save. The only goal of the period came from Owen Sound’s Robby Mignardi, who got his team the [...]

Vancouver BC  –  The Canucks took a two game lead after a 7-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.  Four goals were scored during a wild first period. Aaron Rome’s tripping penalty resulted in Logan Couture decking Roberto Luongo and shooting the puck into the empty side of the net at 2:28. Ben Eager found [...]

Vancouver — Almost perfect through two periods, and making a couple of dazzling saves late in the second, Sharks goalie Antti Niemi couldn’t hold the Canucks at bay, as Vancouver took the first game of the series 3-2. Making 35 saves, to Roberto Luongo’s 27, Niemi stopped 24 of 25 shots in the first 40 minutes [...]

The Ice won their third WHL title tonight after beating the Winterhawks 4-1 in Portland, taking the series 4 games to 1.

CRANBROOK, B.C. — With a crowd of 3,593 looking on, the Kootenay Ice beat the Portland Winterhawks 5-4 to put them on the verge of becoming WHL champions.  Matt Fraser’s power play goal in overtime on Wednesday night won it for the Ice who now lead the Western Conference final series 3-1. “I kind of [...]