Game Day vs. Wheaties

It's been a busy week here at CJOC..... news and sports-wise, but time for me to take off my News Director's hat and put on the Play-by-Play hat as the Hurricanes get back at it this weekend with two home games. Tonight the Canes' will take on the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings. It'll be our first look at Kelly McCrimmon's crew this season. The Wheaties bring a 14-9-1-1 record into this game with the Hurricanes, while Lethbridge will try and get back above the .500 mark with a win (12-12-0-1). Lethbridge has been playing better as of late. They've won 3 of their past 4 games with wins over Edmonton, Prince Albert, and Red Deer. The loss was last Friday against Medicine Hat.

Tonight's game versus Brandon will also be the first meeting between these two teams since the Canes' knocked the Wheaties out of the first round of the playoffs last season.

We'll also see how much juice Zach Boychuk and Colton Sceviour have. They've been playing the last two nights against the Russians at the ADT Canada/Russia challenge. Congrats to those two players for making the team!

Lethbridge has 11 games remaining before the WHL Christmas break. 6 of those games are at home while 5 are on the road.

On Sunday, the Hurricanes will host the struggling Moose Jaw Warriors. Again, the Canes' have a great opportunity before the break to make up some ground here in the Eastern Conference. If they can go on a run over the next 3 weeks, it'll makes things pretty interesting for sure. It's also important to get a few wins against teams the Canes' are chasing. That's where the real ground is made up in the standings.

The pre-game show tonight on CJOC AT 6:30. The pucks drops from the Enmax Centre at 7pm.

Canes' Win on the Road....Hurricanes This Week Tonight

The Lethbridge Hurricanes notched their 3rd road win of the season on Saturday night with a 3-0 shutout victory in Red Deer. Colton Sceviour scored once and added two assists and Juha Metsola recorded his 3rd shutout of the year. The Hurricanes penalty killers were and had to be very good in that game. The Rebels were given 6 straight power plays including a 5 on 3 for a minute 41. That ultimately turned out to be the difference in the game. Special teams more times that not decide a hockey game and for the Canes', the PK got the job done in Red Deer. Overall it was a fairly solid performance by Lethbridge. There were a couple of close calls, but Metsola was again steady between the pipes for the Hurricanes who are now back to the .500 mark with a record of 12-12-0-1.
Lethbridge has now won 3 of it's past 4 games. The team has 11-games remaining before the Christmas break.....6 at home and 5 on the road. Next up for Lethbridge is Brandon on Friday at the Enmax Centre. Moose Jaw pays a visit on Sunday and then next week Edmonton is back in town December 3rd and on the 5th the Rebels are in Lethbridge to take on the Canes' on what will be Teddy Bear Toss night.
The next couple of weeks here will be important for this Hurricanes team. They have a chance to make up some ground on the rest of the Eastern Conference and get back into the race. Lethbridge still has a few games in hand on some teams and it'll be important for the hockey club to win those games in hand as well.
The ADT Canada/Russia Challenge will be held this Wednesday and Thursday in Prince Albert and Swift Current. Two Hurricanes, Zach Boychuk and Colton Sceviour will play for team WHL in those two games, something I'm sure both players are looking forward to. Boychuk today was named as one of the Assistant Captains for the WHL squad along with Tyler Ennis of Medicine Hat and Dana Tyrell of Prince George. Seattle's Thomas Hickey was announced as the Captain.
Tonight 'Hurricanes This Week' is back on the air on CJOC. Our guests include: Hurricanes Head Coach Michael Dyck, Canes' rookie forward Austin Fyten, and Bruce Luebke-- voice of the Brandon Wheat Kings. The show starts at 7.