Winnipeg Ice

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Winnipeg Ice
founding 2019
history Edmonton Ice
1996–1998
Kootenay Ice
1998–2019
Winnipeg Ice
since 2019
Stadion Max Bell Center
Location Winnipeg , Manitoba
Team colors Light blue, black, orange, white
   
league Western Hockey League
Conference Eastern Conference
division East Division
Head coach CanadaCanada James Patrick
Memorial Cups no
Ed Chynoweth Cups no

The Winnipeg Ice are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Winnipeg , Manitoba . The team has been part of the Western Hockey League since 2019 and plays its home games at the Max Bell Center .

history

The History of Ice began in 1996 as the Edmonton Ice in Edmonton before the team more than 20 years in Cranbrook in the province of British Columbia was settled. There it was renamed as the Kootenay Ice , following the Indian tribe of Kootenay . In 2017 the franchise was bought by a group of investors from Winnipeg , who announced in January 2019 that the team would be relocated there for the 2019/20 season . The logo and the team colors have been retained, and James Patrick will continue to act as head coach. The Ice will initially play their home games in the Wayne Fleming Arena of the Max Bell Center , as will the University of Manitoba's ice hockey teams . However, a new venue is already under construction.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ WHL's Kootenay Ice to relocate to Winnipeg for 2019-20 season. theprovince.com, January 29, 2019, accessed October 20, 2019 .