Home Sweet Enmax Centre!

The Lethbridge Hurricanes are finally getting a good look-see at the new ice at the Enmax Centre.

The team has been practicing back at their home rink for the past couple of days as they prepare for their home opener this Friday night against the Edmonton Oil Kings.

I can tell you these Lethbridge players are finally happy to be back in their own digs. The ongoing renovations at the Enmax Centre meant the Hurricanes have had to deal with living in different locations for the past month and a half, but now that the ice is in and the logos are down, it's time for WHL hockey again in southern Alberta!

Carter Bancks was our guest on Hurricanes This Week Monday night. He mentioned how excited the players are to be back at the Enmax. Now it's just a matter of getting used to the new ice, your own dressing room, and a routine at home. The Canes' will play a lot at home over the next two months leading up to the Christmas break. In fact, 13 of the Hurricanes next 17 games are in Lethbridge and the team doen't leave town period between October 19th and November 14th. Fans who've been in hockey withdrawal since the start of the year will get their fair share of the Hurricanes over the next 7 or 8 weeks.

Head Coach/G.M. Rich Preston said to me a few weeks ago that once this team gets home, it'll be time to make some hay. I'm a strong believer that a team needs to be a strong force in their own rink. You don't want teams coming into your barn expecting an easy two points. If this improving group of Hurricanes can play with that edge they've had since the start of the season and establish some sort of home dominance, the next number of weeks will be important to determining whether or not they rise up in the standings.

Should be fun!
Thanks,
Pat