Canes' Getting Some of Their Walking Wounded Back

Well, Lethbridge gets set to take on Calgary again, this time at the Enmax Centre on Friday. The two teams played last week at the Saddledome with the Hitmen winning 4-2. The Hurricanes will be looking for some redemption in that game. It'll be the second of three meetings between the Canes' and Hitmen this month. Lethbridge is back in Calgary again next Thursday, Oct. 16th. With that being said, the "Boys from the Bridge" are starting to get some of their injured players back in the line-up. Cam Braes who suffered a concussion a few weeks ago is expected back on Friday and Carter Bancks who broke his foot while blocking a shot at the Altlanta Thrashers camp could be back as early as Monday's Thanksgiving Day game versus Regina. That's great news for the 5 and 2 Canes'! Dan Iwnaski though will be out a while with his knee. GM Roy Stasiuk told Dick and I on our weekly Hurricanes talk show this week that Iwanski will have to have an arthroscopic procedure done. Garret Taylor will be out 4 to 6 weeks with a broken arm/wrist. As for the status of those players still away at pro-camps (Sbisa, Boychuk, Fadden) no change there from our last report. When and if they return is still any one's guess. For now though, the Hurricanes are getting healthier and getting set for the Hitmen on Friday! One note on Fadden though. The Norfolk Admirals of the AHL announced their opening night roster and neither Fadden nor former Hurricanes defenceman Jeff May are listed to be in the line-up when the team starts it's season this weekend. That being said, the Admirals website says both are remaining with the Admirals pending details on official contracts.

Here is the CHL Mosaik MasterCard Top-10 Rankings – Week 4 out today!


1. Windsor Spitfires (6-1-0-0)
2. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (8-1-0-0)
3. Moncton Wildcats (7-0-1-0)
4. Swift Current Broncos (6-1-0-0)
5. Vancouver Giants (6-0-0-1)
6. Belleville Bulls (5-1-0-0)
7. Drummondville Voltigeurs (7-1-0-1)
8. Quebec Remparts (7-1-0-0)
9. Guelph Storm (5-2-0-0)
10. Spokane Chiefs (4-1-0-2)