Ice lose overager

As per the Kootenay Ice website, forward Tylan Stephens has made up his mind about his hockey future and has decided not to report to the Ice for his overage season. Instead he will begin university in hopes of becoming a pilot.

This is a blow for the Ice; Stephens would have been the highest-scoring returning player on the team with his 27 goals and 57 points last year.

The Ice now have only one overager on the team, forward Dustin Sylvester, so they are probably buyers now in what should be a half-decent overage trade market over the next six weeks.