Hurricanes vs. Red Deer..Teddy Bear Toss Night

Well it appears the Hurricanes have indeed turned the corner. This team has now won 4 games in a row for the first time this season and have also won 6 of it's past 7. The latest win came in Lethbridge on Wednesday after a 3-2 victory over Edmonton. The Canes' came back from a 1-0 deficit to take the lead only to have the Oil Kings tie things up in the 3rd. Lethbridge though got a big goal with little time remaining. Carter Ashton took a pass from Colton Sceviour and slid the puck passed Edmonton goalie Torrie Jung with 44.9 seconds left to give Lethbridge the win. It was Ashton's 2nd goal of the night. It was an important win for Lethbridge, especially given the fact it was in regulation. The Canes' now leapfrog one point over the Oil Kings in the Eastern Conference standings. The two teams will play again tomorrow at Rexall Place.

Tonight the Hurricanes host Red Deer. Lethbridge blanked the Rebels 3-0 a few weeks ago in Red Deer. Again, the Rebels are a young team, but improved over last year. Tonight's game should bring out a good crowd too. It's the 13th annual teddy bear toss night. All stuffed animals thrown onto the ice this evening after the Hurricanes score their first goal will be donated to local charities and given to less fortunate kids throughout the Christmas season. It's a very popular and worthwhile promotion that seems to always bring the best out in the community. On Sunday Morning December 7th at 11:00, Hurricanes captains Ben Wright, Zach Boychuk, Carter Bancks, Dwight King and the goal scorer of tonight’s Teddy Bear Toss goal will be on hand at Chinook Regional Hospital to visit and hand deliver just a few of these stuffed toys to the children in the pediatric ward.

After tonight's game, the team will load the bus and travel to Calgary and stay the night there. The team will get up tomorrow and we will all head to the funeral for former Hurricane goaltender Michael Maniago would died suddenly last week in car crash. The team will then head up to Edmonton to play the Oil Kings tomorrow night before taking the 5 hour trip back right after.

Tonight's game against Red Deer is a 7 o'clock start. The pre-game show on CJOC at 6:30