Hurricanes go 3 and 0, aquire a new forward, and getting ready for the rematch with Tigers tonight.

Juha Metsola right


Well, it went down to the wire again last night, but the Canes' managed to pull out another nail biter! 60 minutes of hockey solved nothing between rivals Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, but Dwight King would be the hero on his return to the line-up scoring the game winner 18 seconds into OT to give Lethbridge a 1-0 win. It's second straight game the Canes' managed a 1-0 victory. Goaltender Juha Metsola recorded his second consecutive shutout and hasn't allowed a goal 129 minutes and 20 seconds of hockey.


Lethbridge lost another player to injury last night. Cam Braes went down with a concussion. His status is unknown and he will not play tonight in Medicine Hat. That leaves Braes, Bancks, and Iwanski out with injury. Lethbridge though has added a new forward via a trade with Edmonton. The Canes' have acquired forward, Brent Henke, from the Oil Kings in exchange for a 7th round pick in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft. Henke is an Edmonton native originally drafted by Kootenay in 2005. Henke made his major junior debut last season playing 63 games and scoring 2 goals, 6 assists for 8 points to go with 24 penalty minutes. He'll suit up for the Hurricanes tonight in the Hat and will wear number 28. The pre-game show tonight on CJOC-FM at 7. The puck drops at 7:30.


After tonight's game, Lethbridge won't play again till next Thursday, October 1st in Calgary.


Pat

Canes' getting set for Tigers

Sceviour left, King right
Photos from whl.ca

The Lethbridge Hurricanes are off to a good start in this early season. They began the regular season last weekend with back-to-back wins versus Kootenay. Given the fact the team was missing 8 players, it was a successful start. The good thing is the team gets 2-more players back tonight as they get set for a home-and-home series with rival Medicine Hat. Colton Sceviour and Dwight King are back for their respective NHL camps. They should add a big boost going into the second weekend of the season. Sceviour had a strong showing with the Dallas Stars prospects at the Traverse City prospects tournament which earned him an invite to Stars main camp. King, played well enough at the L.A. Kings prospect tournament in Phoenix to garner a look at L.A. Kings main camp this past week. That still leaves the Hurricanes with 4 players not playing with the team right now. Defenceman Luca Sbisa is still with Philadelphia and Mitch Fadden continues his stint with Tampa Bay. Carter Bancks' broken foot will keep him sidelined for another few weeks and Zack Boychuk is still with Carolina. The news on Boychuk is he's been cleared by doctors in Carolina for non-contact practice only. That bodes well for his return to the Lethbridge line-up in the days ahead. Tonight's game is a 7 o'clock start from the Enmax Centre. The two teams play tomorrow again in the Hat with a 7:30 start time there. The puck drop will be delayed a bit because it's the Tigers season opener. Catch all the action on CJOC, 94.1 The Lounge with myself and Dick Gibson. If you have any questions for us through the broadcast drop us a line at hurricanes@pttwireless.ca I hope you enjoy this Blog.! I'll be doing me best to keep you up to date with the Hurricane happenings at home and on the road. I'll be posting pictures as well during road swings and will add audio clips at times too. Please let know your thoughts about this blog. I hope for Hurricanes fans, it keeps you a bit more informed about your favourite team!

Pat