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Ice earn last ever victory at 'Crushed Can'

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The Kootenay Ice etched their name in WHL history last night, earning the final win ever in the Civic Centre.

"It's a little piece of history we can take with us," said forward Matt Fraser. "We came into this series knowing what we wanted to do, and I can probably speak on behalf of every other team in the Western Hockey League - that we're happy that we don't have to play in this rink anymore."

He granted that there's lots of history and memories in the building and it would be missed by the community.

Brayden McNabb was happy to be a part of it.

"It's pretty cool because my dad used to play here and he was pretty excited for me to finish if off here," said McNabb, whose pop Kim used to skate for the junior Moose Jaw Canucks.

Head coach Kris Knoblauch grew up an hour north of Moose Jaw.

"I remember coming, watching hockey games here," he said. "It is special right now. It might be even more special a few years down the road. Right now, just having that first round wrapped up and getting ready for the second one - that's what's on our mind."

Assistant coach Todd Johnson had entered the playoffs without a win in his former team's barn. He exited the opening round with two.

"Kris and I were talking before the game, and it is a historical game. It's going to be the last game played here, and as a former player of Moose Jaw, I was really excited for the guys but I was extremely excited we could win a couple of games in this building - especially the last one."


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