Kootenay Ice
| Kootenay Ice | |
|---|---|
| City | Cranbrook, British Columbia |
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Founded | 1998-99 |
| Home arena | Western Financial Place |
| Colours | Blue, Black, Bronze |
| Website | www.kootenayice.net |
| Franchise history | |
| 1996–1998 | Edmonton Ice |
| 1998–2019 | Kootenay Ice |
| 2019–present | Winnipeg Ice |
The Kootenay Ice were a Canadian professional ice hockey team that played from 1998 until 2019. They played in the Western Hockey League (WHL). They played their home games in Cranbrook, British Columbia at the Western Financial Place. The team was originally known as the Edmonton Ice from 1996 to 1998 before it moved to Cranbrook in 1998. The team won 1 Memorial Cup in 2002 and 3 Ed Chynoweth Cups in the 1999-00, 2001-02 and 2010-11 seasons.
On January 29, 2019, the Ice said they would be moving to Winnipeg. They moved at the end of the 2018-19 season.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "WHL confirms Kootenay Ice relocation to Winnipeg". Global News. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
