Former Ice Dog, Austin Helie, is preparing himself for what could be the biggest, most extreme, race of his life.  Helie has been selected to try out for the Western Canada ” RED BULL CRASHED ICE ” event.  The event will be held in Calgary, Alberta.  We will get more details on the event so people can follow Austin’s results….

The Winner(s) of the Western Canada Tryouts will move on to the Canadian Championships in Quebec.  Then over to Munich, Germany for the World Championships.

If you are not familiar with Red Bull Crashed Ice, please click on the following link…..REDBULL CRASHED ICE 2010

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Ben McClellan, 3pts & First Star Jan. 26, 2010 vs. Fort Frances Lakers

The Dryden Ice Dogs traveled to Fort Frances, Ontario last night to face the Fort Frances Lakers. Ben McClellan would start it off for the Ice Dogs as he found the back of the net at 5:22 of the first to give the Dogs a one goal lead early in the first.  Brother, BJ McClellan would get the assist.  Fort Frances would tie things up before the end of the first, as they scored at 11:20.

The Second would only see one goal scored, and that would come from the stick of Ben McClellan giving the Ice Dogs a 2-1 lead, and Ben’s second goal of the game.  Kevin Burton and BJ McClellan would get the helpers.  With the score 2-1, Jon Mitchell would make it 3-1 in favour of the Ice Dogs, as he would score shorthanded very early into the third period at 1:33, with the assists going to Mike Lennon and Kevin Burton.  Fort Frances would respond at 5:56 to make it 3-2.  Jon Mitchell would then give Dryden a two goal lead once again at 13:26 with the feed coming from Mike Lennon and Ben McClellan.  Fort Frances would capitalize on the powerplay at 15:09 to make it 4-3.

However, Josh Baker would spoil any last minute efforts Fort Frances would give, as the Dryden Ice Dogs would defeat the Fort Frances Lakers, 4-3.  Baker would get the win between the pipes for the Ice Dogs, as he stopped 36 of 39 games.   Ben McClellan would end up getting 3 points on the night, giving him the first star of the game.

The Dryden Ice Dogs will now have a break, and prepare to travel to Thunder Bay on Feb. 3, 2010 to face the Fort William Northstars.

The Dryden Ice Dogs are heading south to Fort Frances, Ontario tonight to face the Fort Frances Lakers.  Dryden is coming off a 7-5 win against the K&A Wolverines, and will be looking to “put it in the win column” tonight!

Gametime is at 7:30PM (CST), CKDR will have the Play By Play starting at 7:15PM (CST)

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The Dryden Ice Dogs reached what they were going out to do this weekend, as they bring home 4 points this weekend, after defeating the K&A Wolverines in both games.  After skating to a 6-5 win on Friday night, the Ice Dogs faced the Wolverine again on Saturday night.

Deja Vu as Saturday night’s match began, as K&A Wolverine would hop out to a quick one goal lead, as they score at 1:11 of the first period.  However, just over 2 minutes later, Chad Liley would score the even up goal at 3:23, with the assist going to Kyle Heck.  The Wolverines would then put the pressure on, scoring 2 unanswered goals, to get teh 3-1 lead over the Ice Dogs.  Chad Liley would then score on the powerplay giving him his second of the game, with the helpers going to Tanner Harms and Kyle Heck at 18:36 of the first to bring them within one.

With the score 3-2, Wolverines would make it 4-2 to kick off the second at 1:27 on the powerplay.  Kevin Burton would score on the powerplay to make it 4-3 at 14:59 of the second, with the assists going to Tanner Harms and Brenden Church.  Dryden would even things up before the 40 minute mark, as Jon Mitchell would find the back of the net, with the helpers going to Andrew Hansen and Brenden Church.

The Dryden Ice Dogs would come out in the third to outscore the Wolverines 3-1.  The first for the Ice Dogs would come at 10:09 of the third, from the stick of Justin Lightfoot.  Henry Vadnais and Connor Foster would get the assists.  5 minutes later, Chad Liley would get his hattrick at 15:28.  Contributing to his hattrick, Kyle Heck and Connor Foster would get the helpers.  With the score 6-4, the K&A would inch to within one, as they score at 18:57.  With the last minute effort, the Wolverines would pull their Goalie, which would leave the net open for BJ McClellan as he gets the security marker late in the third.

The Dryden Ice Dogs would take the win, 7-5.  Curtis Barker would get the win between the pipes for the Dogs, stopping 47 of 52 shots.  Dryden will now prepare to face the Fort Frances Lakers in Fort Frances on Tuesday January 26, 2010.

The Dryden Ice Dogs and K&A Wolverines faced off against each other at the Tournament Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario last night. The Wolverines hopped out to a quick one goal lead early in the first at 2:17 of the first.  With Dryden finding themselves down early in the game, they responded with 3 unanswered goals in less than a minute, with Henry Vadnais starting the attack at 5:26 assisted by Chad Liley and Tanner Harms.  Then at 5:38, Justin Lightfoot would light the lamp with the helpers going to Brendan Wertanen and Henry Vadnais.  BJ McClellan would get the 3rd goal for the dogs at 6:19 assisted by brother Ben McClellan and Jon Mitchell.  Dryden’s 3-1 lead wouldn’t last long, as K&A Wolverines would respond with 2 unanswered goals of their own to close off the period.

Connor Foster would get his first goal in an Ice Dogs Uniform at 6:46 on the PP, with the helpers going to Jon Mitchell and Kevin Burton.  K&A Wolverines would then respond to tie things up at 4, before Brenden Church would score on the powerplay for the Dogs at 11:47.  Tanner Harms and Kevin Burton would get the assists, on the goal, which gave Dryden a 5-4 lead heading into the second period.

At 6:14 of the third period, Kyle Heck would give Dryden the 2 goal lead with the assists going to Mike Lennon and Chad Liley.  In a last minute effort, K&A would come within 1 at 12:33, but would end up being the final marker of the game.  Dryden would defeat the K&A Wolverines 6-5 with 13 Ice Dogs taking part and getting points in the game.  Josh Baker would get the win, stopping 26 of 31 shots.

In other S.I.J.H.L action, the Sioux Lookout Flyers defeated the Fort William Northstars in a Shootout.  Former Ice Dogs Netminder, Peter Emery stopped 42 of 44 shots to get the win for the Flyers.  With all 6 teams in action tonight, the Dryden Ice Dogs will go up against the Wolverines once again tonight in Thunder Bay starting at 6:30PM (CST).  CKDR will have the play by play starting at 6:15PM (CST)

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