Winnipeg Ice | |
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City | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
League | Western Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | East |
Founded | 1996 |
Home arena | Wayne Fleming Arena |
Colours | Light blue, black, white |
Franchise history | |
1996–1998 | Edmonton Ice |
1998–2019 | Kootenay Ice |
2019–2023 | Winnipeg Ice |
2023–present | Wenatchee Wild |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 2 (2021–22, 2022–23) |
Playoff championships | Conference champions: 1 (2022–23) |
The Winnipeg Ice (officially stylized as ICE) were a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded as an expansion Western Hockey League team in 1996 as the Edmonton Ice, the team played in Cranbrook, British Columbia from 1998 to 2019 as the Kootenay Ice. The team moved to Winnipeg ahead of the 2019–20 WHL season, and played home games at Wayne Fleming Arena. Despite success on the ice, a failure to construct a new arena for the team—a condition of the team's move to Winnipeg—led to the team being sold and relocated to Wenatchee, Washington ahead of the 2023–24 season.