WHL approves Kootenay Ice move to Winnipeg
The Kootenay ICE are leaving Cranbrook.
This morning, the team and WHL confirmed long-circulating rumours that they’re heading to Winnipeg in time to start next season.
The announcement came from WHL commissioner Ron Robison, who was joined by ICE majority owner Greg Fettes as well as president and GM Matt Cockell.
Robison says keeping the team in the Cranbrook market was no longer sustainable. “After a lengthy assessment, which extends back many seasons, we’ve reached the conclusion that we need to relocate the franchise in order for it to be sustainable on a long-term basis.”