Ice Pak has started the season on fire, posting a 4-game winning streak. The team has weathered injuries, questionable refereeing and varying rosters to be one of the league's premier teams.


Heading into the holiday season, the Ice Pak will look to extend their unbeaten streak against some of the teams at the bottom of the standings.

Week 3 vs. Skate and Score (5-4 Shootout Win)



Despite a late goal from Skate and Score that should have been called back for too many players on the ice, the Pak came away with the shootout victory thanks to key goaltending from Matt Turner and Chad Linville potting the lone shootout goal.

1st star: Ned White
2nd star: Chad Linville
3rd star: Eric Capps



A shortened Ice Pak roster took down the Dew Crew with relative ease thanks to an offensive outburst from Christiaan O'Connor. O'Connor's offense has been a prime reason the Ice Pak have  been able to rattle off 4 straight victories to start the season.

1st star: Christiaan O'Connor
2nd star: Ben Smith
3rd star: Eric Capps


 has started the season with a perfect 3-0 record (

 collected 4 pts in her last 4 games for the University of Utah Women's division 1/W1 team (

 has skated in the 1st 4 games for Navy's M2 team (

Sunday 10/30 vs. Murder Hornets (6:00 PM at Steiner)

Unbeaten To Start The Season

The Ice Pak turned in a strong showing during the second half of the Salt Lake County Summer 2022 season. The team rattled off 4 straight wins to end the season on a high, finding themselves 5th in the standings.

Starting the playoffs with a bye in the first round, Ice Pak earned a solid win over Skate & Score in the 2nd round before dropping a controversial contest to finalists, The Puckheads, in the 3rd round. 

For the Pak, this season can be considered a success as they went 5-1 to end the season, including a couple of solid wins over other highly-ranked teams. The Salt Lake County winter season will begin in early October as the Ice Pak look to contend for a championship once again.

The Ice Pak encountered an unconventional strategy, to say the least, as the Rat Pack attempted stretch pass after stretch pass, mostly icing the puck for the entire game. The Pak were able to handle this without issue, starting the second half of the season with a shutout from Joe Darnell.

1st Star: Mike Thompson
2nd Star: Tyler Bywater
3rd Star: Troy Johnson

Week 9 saw a undermanned affair as both teams had less than 8 skaters for this matchup. The Ice Pak were able to outlast the Flyers thanks, in part, due to the Christiaan O'Connor's arrival in the 2nd period to add a set of fresh legs to the lineup.

1st Star: Christiaan O'Connor
2nd Star: Jay Bartlett
3rd Star: Henry Levy

The penultimate game of the regular season was a completely one-sided contest, with Dew Crew unable to mount any sort of offense or defense all game. Dylan Whittaker exploded for 5 points, taking home 1st star honors.

1st Star: Dylan Whittaker
2nd Star: Eric Capps
3rd Star: Max Pereira

Continuing their momentum, the Pack put the rest of the league on notice that they were ready to contend as they pounded the Murder Hornets 10-0. Mike Thompson and Dylan Whittaker both had hat tricks and eight separate players had multi-point games.

1st Star: Dylan Whittaker
2nd Star: Mike Thompson
3rd Star: Per Gesteland

The Ice Pak began the playoffs in round 2 against Skate & Score after receiving a bye in the 1st round. After a hard fought contest, the Ice Pak came away with the win against their constant rivals.

1st Star: Matt Turner
2nd Star: Mike Thompson
3rd Star: Max "Zeke" Gesteland

The Pak's hopes for a finals berth were dashed in round 3 against The Puckheads in a contest which saw The Puckheads commit multiple infractions that went uncalled by the referees. One of these plays directly lead to the Puckheads tying goal late in the 2nd before scoring a net-front goal in the 3rd to take the 4-3 lead. Though they fought hard, the Ice Pak weren't able to complete the comeback as the boys in blue saw their season come to a close.

1st Star: Ned White
2nd Star: Matt Turner
3rd Star: Eric Capps


1. Jake Barnes (10)
2. Troy Johnson (9)
3. Stefan Wilson (8)

1. Mike Thompson (17)
2. Henry "Hank" Levy (8)
3. Dylan Whittaker (7)



1. Troy Johnson (9)
2. Jake Barnes (7)
3. Eric Capps (7)



1. Mike Thompson (23)
2. Troy Johnson (13)
3. Henry "Hank" Levy (13)



1. Gregg Burt (15)
2. Chris Browne (6)
3. 9 tied with (2) 


1. Mike Thompson (14)
2. Henry "Hank" Levy (8)
3. Dylan Whittaker (6)

* (3 points for 1st star, 2 points for 2nd star, 1 point for 3rd star)


1. 13 tied with (2)
2. Per Gesteland (1)

1. Mike Thompson (3)
2. Ned White (2)
3. Eric Capps (1)



1. Eric Capps (2)
2. Blake Moss (2)
3. Dylan Whittaker (2)



1. Mike Thompson (3)
2. Ned White (3)
3. Eric Capps (3)



1. Mike Thompson (6)
2. Chris Browne (4)
3. 5 tied with (2)


1. Matt Turner (5)
2. Ned White (3)
3. Mike Thompson (2)

As mentioned in the last recap, whenever you score you can have a goal song of your choice play. If you don't pick one, Troy will pick one for you. However, you're always welcome to change your song at any time. Here is the list of songs for those that picked a song or scored a goal and had a song picked for them:

Dylan Whittaker: 


Mike Thompson: Best/worst love/pop songs
Ned White: 

The Bloody Beetroots + Jet - My Name is Thunder

Salt Lake County Summer 2022 Season Review

The first half of the season for the Ice Pak has been a bit of a Jekyl and Hyde scenario as the squad has skated to a 3-3 record. There have been very few games able to be described as close contests with the smallest margin of victory in any of the first 5 games being 4 goals. 

Regardless, the Pak have put themselves within striking distance of the top 4 teams and have an easier schedule to close out the regular season. The Ice Pak will look to close out the season with a strong effort going into the playoffs.

The Ice Pak started the season with an exclamation as they handled the Murder Hornets without issue. All skaters had at least one point with Hank Levy scoring a hat trick to cap off the season opener.

The start of the Pak's up and down season began with a forgettable game against one of their rivals, the Thirsty Dogs. 

 scored the lone Ice Pak goal to spoil the Thirsty Dogs' shutout.

The Ice Pak slid to a 1-2 start after dropping this contest to newcomers, The Puckheads. The Puckheads were able to tire the Pak out with their skating ability despite being tied 3-3 headed into the 2nd period.

The Ice Pak were able to get back in the win column after facing another new team to the league in the Bengals 2. Made up of former Brighton High School players, the Bengals weren't able to hold off the onslaught of offense from the Pak. 

 took home rarely-seen 4th star honors in this contest after coming to the defense of veteran forward 

The Pak tallied another victory against the Wild while earning goalie 

 a shutout in the process. The Wild's anemic defense allowed the Ice Pak to control the game, firing 43 shots at the Wild net in contrast to the paltry 8 shots the Wild offense was able to muster.

In what could be considered the closest game of the season, the Ice Pak fell to perennial title contenders Skate & Score. Still, the Ice Pak had several positives to take from this contest as they have been able to progressively ramp up their game against the teams at the top of the standings. The Ice Pak were ahead or tied with Skate & Score at several points during the game as neither team was able to pull away from their opponent

. As always, tax and shipping are included in the price listed.

Custom shirseys (Ice Pak logo on the front with name/number on the back) are now available! Please contact Troy as these will need to be custom ordered. Several designs are available and are priced at $24 for adult sizes and $20 for infant, toddler, and youth sizes.

Have a favorite song you want to be played after you score in the Ice Pak videos? Let Troy know (otherwise he'll pick for you)!

6/21 at 8:30 PM vs. Rat Pack (SLC Sports Complex)

6/29 at 9:45 PM vs. Flyers (County Ice Center)

7/11 at 6:45 PM vs. Dew Crew (SLC Sports Complex)

7/19 at 8:45 PM vs Murder Hornets (West Valley Acord Ice Center)

Mid Season Recap

Though the SLC County Winter 2021-2022 season ended in a loss in the second round of the playoffs, the Ice Pak turned in a solid season as they challenged Skate & Score for 1st place all season. With a record of 10-4, the Ice Pak secured second place heading into the playoffs. 

an unexpected early loss in round one to the Dew Crew

 that sent the Ice Pak to the lower bracket and saw two Ice Pak defensemen receive game misconducts. 

Needing to go undefeated to reach the finals, the Ice Pak made quick work of the Wild in the second round before finding themselves up against a common rival, the Thirsty Dogs. In a spirited affair, the Pak started strong, controlling the majority of the play; 4 goals later and the Ice Pak had jumped out to a commanding lead. The Thirsty Dogs, taking exception to the Ice Pak offensive outburst, began using  questionable tactics to gain an advantage. After managing to wear down the Pak, the

Looking to improve on the SLC County '21-'22 campaign, the Ice Pak will open the SLC County Summer '22 season on May 3 against the Murder Hornets. Come on down to the Acord Ice Center in West Valley City and support your home town Ice Pak! Puck drop is at 8:45 PM.

Winter '21-'22 Season Recap and Summer '22 Opening Night

There was a buzz in the building at Acord Arena Sunday, as an untested rookie goaltender from Pittsburg Pennsylvania got the call for his first ever start as goaltender for the Ice Pak. You could feel the energy and excitement in the locker room, and see some double takes as well, as Dylan Whittaker suited up in his defenseman's gear and Ben Lieberman donned the big pads. But all questions were soon answered as Lieberman delivered a steady, professional, veteran performance in his debut in the big league. 

Mike Thompson opened the scoring in the first and Ned White followed with a double curl and drag and the Pak were off to a successful start in the early going. In the second period, with the game still in question, Lieberman extinguished the Wild's hopes by making a highlight reel breakaway stop on the Wild's best player. The stick taps from the bench were deafening. 

Thompson continued his dominance, running "feckin Wild on the feckin Wild", scoring an 3 additional goals and setting up Jake Barnes for a breakaway goal to put the game beyond the Wild's reach.

With time winding down, the only question remaining was if a rookie could 

 post a shutout in his Ice Pak debut. This would be a first in the history of the vaunted club. A final five minutes of frantic crease battles, scrums and spirited side-to-side butterfly work by Lieberman answered the question as the Ice Pak skated to a 6-0 victory over the Wild.

Next week marks the end of the regular season for the Ice Pak as they take on the Thirsty Dogs. Playoffs begin on February 27th, so the Ice Pak will look to end the regular season on a high.

Recap: Ice Pak vs. Wild

The Icepak got back to their winning ways with a convincing 8-2 win over 5th place Rat Pack Sunday evening at the Salt Lake County Ice Arena in front of a partisan crowd, primarily of the Barnes family and other passionate fans. 

The victory avenged their prior 4-2 loss to the Pack. 

In the early stages, the outcome was entirely in doubt, but thankfully, goalie Trevor Tilk carried over his exceptional play from the summer of 2021 to keep the Ice Pak level after both teams traded a pair of goals each. 

But the outmanned Rat Pack began to tire under a relentless Ice Pak forecheck supported by pinching "D" leading to 6 unanswered goals. Mike Thompson led the way with three tallies, while Jay Bartlett and Ned White both chipped in two and Per Gesteland contributed one. Newly acquired Ice Pak defenseman, Dylan Whittaker, made his presence felt early with a booming slapper tipped home by Bartlett. 


🌟 - Trevor Tilk
🌟 🌟 - Jay Bartlett
🌟 🌟 🌟 - Mike Thompson

Next Sunday, the Ice Pak travel to West Valley to take on the Wild.

Recap: Ice Pak vs. Rat Pack

The Ice Pak saw their 5-game winning streak come to an end as Skate & Score beat the Ice Pak 4-1 in a frustrating game for the home team.

Dylan Whittaker continued his strong play by backstopping the team to a 1-1 tie after two periods. 

A late third period goal gave Skate & Score all the offense they needed as the Ice Pak weren’t able to tie the game after pulling Whittaker for an extra attacker.

Mike Thompson scored the lone Ice Pak goal to extend his goal scoring lead to 12 on the season.



With the league taking a break for a week in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, the next Ice Pak game will see the Ice Pak take on the Rat Pack on January 23rd at 4:30 PM at the County Ice Center. In their previous matchup, the Rat Pack won 4-2.

Recap: Ice Pak vs. Skate & Score

Last Sunday saw the Ice Pak take down the Flyers 4-0 in their last regular season matchup for the County Winter season. The Ice Pak played a solid offensive game and had several solid scoring opportunities that would have seen their goal output increase significantly if it weren't for the Flyers goalie doing his best Dominic Hasek impression.

 continued his dominant season as he made the Flyers offensive efforts look pedestrian for his second shutout in a row. Whittaker likely can be considered a frontrunner for the team MVP award for the season.

 scored a dazzling goal in the 2nd period as he displayed excellent patience, waiting for the Flyers netminder to commit before burying the puck in the net. 

 had another solid all around outing, making several key defensive plays while also driving the play offensively. 

This week marks the first week of the game video going live on YouTube on the 

 At 12:15 PM, you can watch the game live

 and chat with the rest of the viewers. Once the video has premiered, you will be able to re-watch the game as usual.

 sees the Ice Pak take on Skate & Score in an attempt to avenge their 1-0 loss earlier in the season. 

Recap: Ice Pak vs. Flyers

The Ice Pak put up their best offensive effort of the season in an 

. Sunday's game saw the Ice Pak score eleven times with eleven different players picking up points on the evening.

 lead the way with dueling hat tricks. This marks the first time two Ice Pak players have scored hat tricks in the same game since stats started to be tracked. Barnes and Thompson also picked up an assist a piece to add 4 points to their season totals. 

 also picked up 4 points on the night with 4 assists to extend his team-leading assist total to 7 on the season.

Beginning next week, game videos will debut on the 

the Wednesday after the game at 12:15 PM. The video will autoplay for everyone tuned in beginning at that time and will also include a chat feature to allow anyone who wants to watch the game together and chat about it to do. After the video has premiered, it will be viewable like normal for those that prefer to watch it at a later date/time.

 will see some new items added this week, including an athletic t-shirt (ideal for wearing under your hockey gear). Shirseys are still being worked on. Please let Troy know if there any items or designs you'd like to see in the store.

Next week's matchup sees the Ice Pak take on the Flyers in a rematch of their 

late October contest which saw the Ice Pak shoot down the Flyers 9-3

Recap: Ice Pak vs. Murder Hornets

Ice Pak continued their winning ways en route to a 

 to put an exclamation on the day for the Ice Pak. The Dew Crew netminder is in shambles and is day-to-day with a bruised ego due to Moss' laser. Moss may need to work on his celly if Sunday was any indication of what's to come. 

 put in a solid shift during the game to lead the Ice Pak's defensive efforts. Browne made several key defensive plays to deny the Dew Crew's attempts at closing the gap.

 made several key saves to allow the Ice Pak offense to overcome a sleepy start in the 1st period. Sporting a 1.25 GAA over his last 5 games, Whittaker is clearly locked in to lead the Ice Pak for the rest of the season.

 launched this week with several apparel options for those that want some of that sweet Ice Pak swag. Shirts, hoodies, hats, and toques are available for individual purchase with more items to come. 

Next on the schedule is a rematch against 

 on December 5th at 3:00 PM in Murray. The 

Ice Pak swatted the Murder Hornets in their last meeting 6-1

Recap: Ice Pak vs. Dew Crew

 is now open for business! The team store is your one stop shop for all your Ice Pak swag and apparel.

Ice Pak t-shirts, hoodies, hats, and toques are available for purchase, with more options on the way.

Currently, the team store contains the following items:

I'll be bringing examples of the Wordmark Tee and Jersey Logo Tee to the game this Sunday.

Among the next batch of items to be added to the shop will include:

Shirsey Tee (jersey logo on front with customizable name and number on the back)

Kids sizes will also be available for purchase in the near future.

We will be adding more items in the following days/weeks. Check back often for what's new, including some new designs once our team designer is back in town!

Want to see something in the team store that isn't available? Text or email me and I'll make it happen (if at all possible)! 

As always, please let me know immediately if you encounter any issues while using the team store. It'll help me iron out any issues and is much appreciated!

Ice Pak Team Store Grand Opening

 in a strong effort going into the Thanksgiving break. The win moves the Ice Pak into 2nd place, only 2 points back of 1st place Skate & Score.

 lead the offensive effort with a hat trick to tie him with 

 for points on the season. In the post game press conference, team coaches praised Linville's offensive acumen and didn't immediately shoot down the idea of converting Linville into a forward.

 was the playmaker for the evening, as he picked up two assists on Linville's 1st and 3rd goals to give him 3 points in his last 2 games and 5 points in 6 games on the season.

 shut down several key chances from the Thirsty Dogs before the Ice Pak were able to add some goal support late in the 2nd and in the 3rd. Another solid outing for the Ice Pak netminder.

Coming soon just for the holiday season! Ice Pak's very own team shop will launch in the next few weeks with several apparel items available to purchase. Be on the lookout for more news!

 on December 5th at 3:00 PM in Murray. Ice Pak dominated in the 

 to the tune of an 8-1 victory on October 10th.

Recap: Ice Pak vs. Thirsty Dogs

Ice Pak are back in the win column after a dominating effort 

 lead the way with a goal (thanks to an assist from the Wild goalie) and an assist, putting him into the assist lead on the season. 

 potted another goal to continue leading all defenseman in goal scoring, while 

 returned to game action after getting the hole in his face patched up and promptly scored a goal. 

, as always, was a steady presence in net and calmly turned away all but one Wild shot.

Starting this week, game day notifications will be sent out via text message to everyone who has checked in for the game on BenchApp. If you'd like to opt out of receiving game day notifications, please login to the Ice Pak website and 

go to the profile page (click the avatar in the top right and then click Profile)

. Here, you can adjust your profile information in addition to opting out of game day notifications by unchecking the "Game Day Notifications (SMS)" checkbox. 

Next game is a big one as the Ice Pak will go up against the 

 stood on his head to secure the win for the Rat Pack. The contest saw some 

 and generally chippy play, perhaps due to the lack of a second referee present.

Despite numerous high-danger scoring chances, including several point blank opportunities, Ice Pak were only able to solve the Rat Pack netminder twice in the 1st period before "Topher" refused to break for the rest of the evening.

The Rat Pack capitalized on several ill-timed turnovers at the blue lines on their way to a 4-2 win.

Outside of minor improvements to the website, players can now login and set more preferences, including if they'd like to opt-in to game day text message (SMS) notifications. If you've opted in, you'll receive a text message around lunch time if you are checked in on BenchApp (this requirement will move to the Ice Pak website after the feature to check in for a game has been implemented) to remind you of the game time, location, and opponent. Further enhancements will include a reminder in the same text if it is your turn to bring drinks.

I am still looking for a local print shop to handle our team shop. If anyone knows of a good local shop that can handle smaller orders for cheap, please let me know!

Ice Pak's unbeaten streak ends in close fashion after a 

 this past Sunday. No game footage this week due to Skate & Score sending a Michael Jordan flu game pizza to the camera operator.

Stick tap to Jake Barnes for handling drinks this week.

The team will look to get back in the winning column 

: You can now view current season and historical standings on the standings page

: Player career stats and game log are now available on the player page

Welcome to the official Ice Pak website! Users are able to view various information about the team like game schedules, game stats, player information, player stats, and more. 

Here is some more in depth detail about what's available now and what you can expect in the future:

Stat tracking is available for all games in the current season! You can view game stats by going to a game page (

. I am working on finding information on old games to add, though they will likely not include individual stats as we don't have copies of the score sheets. In the future, going to an individual player's page (

) will show stats for that player's last several games (Game Log tab) and for their Ice Pak career (Career Stats tab).

Also available (beginning with last week's game) is game video! Game videos can be viewed by going to a game page and clicking the "Game Video" tab. For now, videos are hosted on my YouTube account, though I'll be moving them to an Ice Pak account soon. In addition, each goal/penalty listed on the game page contains a link directly to the time in the video where that play occurs (click the TV with the play icon to view). 

Bear with me as the viewing angles weren't great last Sunday so I'll be looking for a new spot to film from to capture more of the ice.

Note: Game videos are unlisted, which means they can't be searched for. This is done as not everyone is comfortable being in a publicly available video.

Outside of fixing bugs, the next planned feature is a team shop! I'll be looking for a local company to provide purchasable shirts, hats, and other swag. If anyone is aware of a good, reliable local company that we can use, please let me know. Implementation of this feature will depend on the company, so I'll provide more information about this once I've found a company to use.

Users have the ability to login via Google, Facebook, or with an email address/password combo. To login, click the avatar icon in the top right corner, and click "Login". Right now, logging in only allows you to comment on posts. However, I'll be adding functionality to allow users to update their player profile.

If you use a different email address than the one you are currently using on BenchApp (e.g. if you login with Facebook and the email address tied to your Facebook profile is "bob.mccracken@gmail.com" and your BenchApp email is "bobisthebest@aol.com"), you won't be able to update your profile information. Currently, player profiles have the following data:

 to be different from your login email address): this will be used to send email notifications

Phone Number (hidden): this will be used to send SMS (text) notifications

Bio (just a couple of lines about who you are, when Ice Pak "drafted" you, etc.)

I'm also considering adding some other info like (like height, not weight 😅), so pease feel free to let me know if there's something you'd like to see on the player pages.

I'll be working on other features to add to the site such as email/SMS (text) notifications, roster tracking (who's in/out for each game), sub tracking, "refreshment" tracking, chat, payment tracking, and, eventually, a mobile app. The long term goal is for this app to take the place of BenchApp while also providing more, customizable features. In the meantime, grab yourself a cold one if you've managed to read this far and please let me know via email or text if you find any bugs or find yourself wanting a feature that isn't there! Cheers and go Ice Pak!

Welcome to the new Ice Pak website!

Another shellacking from the team as an outpouring of offense resulted in Ice Pak's 

's hat trick en route to a 5-point night lead the team in scoring while Topher played a spectacular game in net to hold off the Flyers' attempt at a comeback.

Currently undefeated on the season, Ice Pak will look to extend their winning streak to 4 games as they take on 

Skate & Score next Sunday at 4:30 PM at the County Ice Center in Murray

Tonight's game marks the debut of Ice Pak's game video! After every game, the video of the game will be available on YouTube and will be viewable within each game page. Time to show your friends and family your sick dangles! Please be patient as we work out bugs and issues with our camera operator and his beginner level cinematography ability. Tonight's game (with all of the aforementioned bad viewing angles) is available 

Unbeaten To Start The Season

Perfect 4-0 record

Salt Lake County Summer 2022 Season Review

Ice Pak end season on a high note