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The '''Winnipeg Ice''' <!--NOTE: per Misplaced Pages's manual of style do not change the name of the team to ICE here--> (officially stylized as '''ICE''') were a Canadian major ] team based in ]. The team began competing in the ] (WHL) in the ], and played home games at the ] (Max Bell Centre). A failure to construct a new arena for the team, a condition the league required in the move from ], ultimately led to the team being sold and relocated to ] for the 2023–24 season. The '''Winnipeg Ice''' <!--NOTE: per Misplaced Pages's manual of style do not change the name of the team to ICE here--> (officially stylized as '''ICE''') were a Canadian major ] team based in ], ]. Founded as an expansion ] team in 1996 as the ], the team played in ] from 1998 to 2019 as the ]. The team moved to Winnipeg ahead of the ], and played home games at ]. Despite success on the ice, a failure to construct a new arena for the team—a condition of the team's move to Winnipeg—led to the team being sold and relocated to ] ahead of the ].


==History== ==History==
The Ice were founded in 1996 as the ], an expansion team owned by ], the WHL's longtime president. The team relocated to Cranbrook, British Columbia in 1998, becoming the ]. The Kootenay Ice were three-time WHL champions (], ], ]) and captured the ] in ]. The team was purchased by 50 Below Sports + Entertainment Inc. in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4898284/whl-to-announce-kootenay-ice-moving-to-winnipeg-on-the-coldest-day-of-the-year/|title=WHL to announce Kootenay Ice moving to Winnipeg – on the coldest day of the year|date=January 29, 2019|publisher=Global News}}</ref> The Ice were founded in 1996 as the ], an expansion team owned by ], the WHL's longtime president. The team relocated to Cranbrook, British Columbia in 1998, becoming the ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=WHL History |url=https://whl.ca/history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731211503/https://whl.ca/history |archive-date=2023-07-31 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Western Hockey League}}</ref> In Cranbrook, the team won three WHL championships in ], ], and ], and captured the ] in ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coulter |first=Barry |date=2022-08-09 |title=20 years later: Kootenay Ice back in the news |url=https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/opinion/20-years-later-kootenay-ice-back-in-the-news-5370196 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603152527/https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/opinion/20-years-later-kootenay-ice-back-in-the-news-5370196 |archive-date=2024-06-03 |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=]}}</ref> The team was purchased by 50 Below Sports + Entertainment Inc. in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last=Greenslade |first=Brittany |last2=Dacey |first2=Elisha |date=2019-01-28 |title=WHL to announce Kootenay Ice moving to Winnipeg – on the coldest day of the year |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4898284/whl-to-announce-kootenay-ice-moving-to-winnipeg-on-the-coldest-day-of-the-year/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403212206/https://globalnews.ca/news/4898284/whl-to-announce-kootenay-ice-moving-to-winnipeg-on-the-coldest-day-of-the-year/ |archive-date=2023-04-03 |work=Global News}}</ref>


In January 2019, the Kootenay Ice announced a move to ] after the ], to play at the Wayne Fleming Arena on the ] campus until a new arena was completed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/whls-kootenay-ice-to-relocate-to-winnipeg-for-2019-20-season |title=WHL's Kootenay ICE to relocate to Winnipeg for 2019–20 season |work=] |date=January 29, 2019}}</ref> As part of the relocation, the Ice were moved to the WHL's East Division.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} Despite the team's on-ice success, the league expressed concern about the team's long-term viability in one of the region's smallest major junior hockey markets.<ref name=":0" /> In January 2019, the Ice announced a move to ] after the ], with plans to play at Wayne Fleming Arena on the ] campus until a new arena was constructed.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=2019-01-29 |title=WHL's Kootenay ICE to relocate to Winnipeg for 2019–20 season |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/whls-kootenay-ice-to-relocate-to-winnipeg-for-2019-20-season |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522004133/https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/whls-kootenay-ice-to-relocate-to-winnipeg-for-2019-20-season |archive-date=2022-05-22 |work=] |agency=]}}</ref> As part of the relocation, the Ice were moved to the WHL's East Division.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Potenteau |first=Doyle |date=2019-01-29 |title=WHL confirms Kootenay Ice relocation to Winnipeg |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4902621/whl-kootenay-ice-relocation-winnipeg/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608165834/https://globalnews.ca/news/4902621/whl-kootenay-ice-relocation-winnipeg/ |archive-date=2023-06-08 |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=]}}</ref>


The Winnipeg Ice played their first regular season game on September 20, 2019, defeating the ] by a score of 3–2; they made their home debut the following day, losing a re-match against the rival Wheat Kings by a score of 4–2 in front of a sold-out crowd.<ref>{{cite news |last=Friesen |first=Paul |date=2019-09-21 |title=Ice fill house, lose game, in home debut |url=https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/ice-fill-house-lose-game-in-home-debut |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922105832/https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/ice-fill-house-lose-game-in-home-debut |archive-date=2019-09-22 |work=]}}</ref> The season wound up being cut short and the playoffs cancelled by the ]; the following season was shortened and heavily modified, with East Division teams playing a 24-game in-division schedule with all games centralized in ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-02-12 |title=WHL makes Regina its East Division hub; games to start March 12 |url=https://www.cjme.com/2021/02/12/whl-makes-regina-its-hub-for-east-division-games-to-start-march-12/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212202023/https://www.cjme.com/2021/02/12/whl-makes-regina-its-hub-for-east-division-games-to-start-march-12/ |archive-date=2021-02-12 |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=]}}</ref> When the league resumed regular scheduling in ], the Ice proved themselves to be a contending team. Led by stars including ] and ], Winnipeg won consecutive ] for the best regular season record in 2021–22 and ]—including franchise-record marks of 57 wins and 115 points in the latter season—and in 2023 advanced to the league's championship final, losing a five-game series to the ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Billeck |first=Scott |date=2023-03-25 |title=Ice's historic season won't mean much without good playoffs |url=https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/winnipeg-jets/0326-billeck-ice-main |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326043114/https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/winnipeg-jets/0326-billeck-ice-main |archive-date=2023-03-26 |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=Winnipeg Sun}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Billeck |first=Scott |date=2023-05-20 |title=Historic season for Winnipeg Ice ends in heartbreak |url=https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/historic-season-for-winnipeg-ice-ends-in-heartbreak |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625235934/https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/historic-season-for-winnipeg-ice-ends-in-heartbreak |archive-date=2023-06-25 |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=Winnipeg Sun}}</ref> During the series, the Ice played two home games at ], home rink of Winnipeg's professional hockey teams.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://winnipegice.ca/article/news-whl-championship-series-will-be-played-at-canada-life-centre|title=WHL Championship Series will be played at Canada Life Centre|date=May 8, 2023|website=Winnipeg Ice|access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>
The Winnipeg Ice played their first regular season game on September 20 in ], defeating the ] by a score of 3–2.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/ice-fill-house-lose-game-in-home-debut|title=Ice fill house, lose game, in home debut|date=September 21, 2019|publisher=]}}</ref>


⚫ While the team enjoyed on-ice success, the failure to construct a new arena led to the team being sold once again. On June 16, 2023, the team was sold to David White of the Shoot the Puck Foundation, who would relocate the club to Wenatchee, Washington ahead of the 2023–24 season, where they became the ].<ref>{{cite news |date=2023-06-16 |title=Winnipeg Ice sold and will be moved to Washington |url=https://www.tsn.ca/whl-winnipeg-ice-sold-and-will-be-moved-to-washington-1.1974081 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616165830/https://www.tsn.ca/whl-winnipeg-ice-sold-and-will-be-moved-to-washington-1.1974081 |archive-date=2023-06-16 |work=]}}</ref>
During the 2023 WHL Championship round, the Ice played home games at the ], home rink of Winnipeg's professional hockey teams.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://winnipegice.ca/article/news-whl-championship-series-will-be-played-at-canada-life-centre|title=WHL Championship Series will be played at Canada Life Centre|date=May 8, 2023|website=Winnipeg Ice|access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>

⚫ On June 16, 2023, the team was sold to David White of the Shoot the Puck Foundation, and would relocate to Wenatchee, Washington for the 2023–24 WHL season, where they will be known as the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/whl-winnipeg-ice-sold-and-will-be-moved-to-washington-1.1974081|title=Winnipeg Ice sold and will be moved to Washington|date=June 16, 2023|publisher=TSN}}</ref>


==Season-by-season record== ==Season-by-season record==
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'''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against'' '''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''
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! Season || GP || W || L || OTL || SOL || GF || GA || Points || Finish || Playoffs ! Season || GP || W || L || OTL || SOL || GF || GA || Points || Finish || Playoffs
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| ] || 63 || 38 || 24 || 1 || 0 || 231 || 207 || 77 || 2nd East || Cancelled due to the ] | ] || 63 || 38 || 24 || 1 || 0 || 231 || 207 || 77 || 2nd East || Cancelled due to the ]
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| ] || 24 || 18 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 100 || 70 || 37 || 2nd East || No playoffs were held | ] || 24 || 18 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 100 || 70 || 37 || 2nd East || No playoffs held due to COVID-19 pandemic
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| ] || 68 || 53 || 10 || 3 || 2 || 317 || 152 || 111 || 1st East || Lost Eastern Conference final | ] || 68 || 53 || 10 || 3 || 2 || 317 || 152 || 111 || 1st East || Lost Eastern Conference final
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==WHL Championship history== ==WHL Championship history==
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==NHL alumni== ==NHL alumni==
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Western Hockey League team in Winnipeg, Manitoba (2019-2023)

Winnipeg Ice
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CityWinnipeg, Manitoba
LeagueWestern Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionEast
Founded1996
Home arenaWayne Fleming Arena
ColoursLight blue, black, white
     
Franchise history
1996–1998Edmonton Ice
1998–2019Kootenay Ice
2019–2023Winnipeg Ice
2023–presentWenatchee Wild
Championships
Regular season titles2 (2021–22, 2022–23)
Playoff championshipsConference champions: 1 (2022–23)

The Winnipeg Ice (officially stylized as ICE) were a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded as an expansion Western Hockey League team in 1996 as the Edmonton Ice, the team played in Cranbrook, British Columbia from 1998 to 2019 as the Kootenay Ice. The team moved to Winnipeg ahead of the 2019–20 WHL season, and played home games at Wayne Fleming Arena. Despite success on the ice, a failure to construct a new arena for the team—a condition of the team's move to Winnipeg—led to the team being sold and relocated to Wenatchee, Washington ahead of the 2023–24 season.

History

The Ice were founded in 1996 as the Edmonton Ice, an expansion team owned by Ed Chynoweth, the WHL's longtime president. The team relocated to Cranbrook, British Columbia in 1998, becoming the Kootenay Ice. In Cranbrook, the team won three WHL championships in 2000, 2002, and 2011, and captured the Memorial Cup in 2002. The team was purchased by 50 Below Sports + Entertainment Inc. in 2017.

Despite the team's on-ice success, the league expressed concern about the team's long-term viability in one of the region's smallest major junior hockey markets. In January 2019, the Ice announced a move to Winnipeg after the 2018–19 season, with plans to play at Wayne Fleming Arena on the University of Manitoba campus until a new arena was constructed. As part of the relocation, the Ice were moved to the WHL's East Division.

The Winnipeg Ice played their first regular season game on September 20, 2019, defeating the Brandon Wheat Kings by a score of 3–2; they made their home debut the following day, losing a re-match against the rival Wheat Kings by a score of 4–2 in front of a sold-out crowd. The season wound up being cut short and the playoffs cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic; the following season was shortened and heavily modified, with East Division teams playing a 24-game in-division schedule with all games centralized in Regina, Saskatchewan. When the league resumed regular scheduling in 2021–22, the Ice proved themselves to be a contending team. Led by stars including Zach Benson and Matthew Savoie, Winnipeg won consecutive Scotty Munro Memorial Trophies for the best regular season record in 2021–22 and 2022–23—including franchise-record marks of 57 wins and 115 points in the latter season—and in 2023 advanced to the league's championship final, losing a five-game series to the Seattle Thunderbirds. During the series, the Ice played two home games at Canada Life Centre, home rink of Winnipeg's professional hockey teams.

While the team enjoyed on-ice success, the failure to construct a new arena led to the team being sold once again. On June 16, 2023, the team was sold to David White of the Shoot the Puck Foundation, who would relocate the club to Wenatchee, Washington ahead of the 2023–24 season, where they became the Wenatchee Wild.

Season-by-season record

The ICE hosting the Saskatoon Blades at Wayne Fleming Arena in 2023.

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

Season GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
2019–20 63 38 24 1 0 231 207 77 2nd East Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 24 18 5 1 0 100 70 37 2nd East No playoffs held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 68 53 10 3 2 317 152 111 1st East Lost Eastern Conference final
2022–23 68 57 10 1 0 325 177 115 1st East Lost Finals

WHL Championship history

NHL alumni

References

  1. "WHL History". Western Hockey League. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  2. Coulter, Barry (August 9, 2022). "20 years later: Kootenay Ice back in the news". Cranbrook Daily Townsman. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. Greenslade, Brittany; Dacey, Elisha (January 28, 2019). "WHL to announce Kootenay Ice moving to Winnipeg – on the coldest day of the year". Global News. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "WHL's Kootenay ICE to relocate to Winnipeg for 2019–20 season". The Province. The Canadian Press. January 29, 2019. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022.
  5. Potenteau, Doyle (January 29, 2019). "WHL confirms Kootenay Ice relocation to Winnipeg". Global News. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  6. Friesen, Paul (September 21, 2019). "Ice fill house, lose game, in home debut". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on September 22, 2019.
  7. "WHL makes Regina its East Division hub; games to start March 12". CJME. February 12, 2021. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  8. Billeck, Scott (March 25, 2023). "Ice's historic season won't mean much without good playoffs". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  9. Billeck, Scott (May 20, 2023). "Historic season for Winnipeg Ice ends in heartbreak". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  10. "WHL Championship Series will be played at Canada Life Centre". Winnipeg Ice. May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  11. "Winnipeg Ice sold and will be moved to Washington". The Sports Network. June 16, 2023. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023.

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