The Lethbridge Hurricanes will meet up with the Pats tonight for the second time this season. This is a big game for both clubs, given the fact they are separated by just 2 points in the Eastern Conference standings. The Pats enter this game with 41 points while the Canes' have 39. Lethbridge has a great chance here to make another dent in the standings. A win in Regina would move the team into a temporary tie for 4th with both the Pats and Swift Current. The battle for positioning is already underway and were only getting to the mid-way point in the season.
Lethbridge will be without the services of Carter Bancks for a few games. He has a lower body injury after blocking a number of shots in the Hurricanes overtime win in Edmonton the other day. I guess with the upcoming Christmas break, it'll give Bancks some time to recoup. The Canes' have called up Pincher Creek product Mark Reners who will suit up tonight and tomorrow in Brandon as well. It'll be our first chance to see the forward in a Lethbridge uniform this season. Reners was selected by the Hurricanes 18th overall in the 2007 WHL Bantam draft.
The Hurricanes practiced here in Regina last yesterday afternoon and had a good evening of relaxing and resting up for these final two games before the Christmas break. After the game in Regina, the team with head straight to Brandon to get ready for tomorrow's game versus the Wheat Kings. So to say the least the Hurricanes have a great opportunity in these next two games to leapfrog over a few of the teams they're chasing.
Tonight's game from the Brandt Centre in Regina is 6pm Alberta time. The pre-game show on CJOC at 5:30.
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