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Cotton and Nash gear up for NHL rookie camps
By Dale Woodard on September 14th, 2021
Alex Cotton has the Motor City on his mind. Actually, it’s Traverse City, but close enough. As the Lethbridge Hurricanes wrapped up training camp Sunday afternoon with their Red vs. White Intra-squad game at the Enmax Centre, the veteran defenceman who suited up for Team White was already gearing up another camp. This one will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rams come up big in early-season test vs. St. Francis
By Dale Woodard on September 11th, 2021
It was a measuring stick for the LCI Rams. They measured up. The Rams downed Calgary St Francis 21-6 in non-league play Friday night at the University of Lethbridge Stadium to improve to 2-1 on the season. Facing St. Francis in the Calgary squad’s first game of the year, LCI scored on their first possession ... Read More »
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By Dale Woodard on September 11th, 2021
Through no fault of his own, Logan McCutcheon’s rookie season in the Western Hockey League was a shortened one. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that wiped out the first half of the 2020-21 season, the blue-liner from Saskatoon and his Canes teammates were limited to 24 games in the 2021 portion of the season, their ... Read More »
1 responseHurricanes camp a learning experience for prospect
By Dale Woodard on September 11th, 2021
Aiden Ziprick’s first Western Hockey League training camp has been an eye-opener on a number of levels. First and foremost, the Canes training camp has given the defenceman from Russell, Man. a firsthand look at major junior-calibre talent. There are other important glimpses as well for Ziprick, who the Hurricanes selected in the seventh round ... Read More »
2 responsesHurricanes prospect getting settled in
By Dale Woodard on September 10th, 2021
On the opening day of the Lethbridge Hurricanes camp, Noah Chadwick has already ticked a few items off his list. A first trip to Lethbridge was one of those items. Still, by Thursday afternoon at the Enmax Centre, the 16-year-old defenceman the Canes drafted in the second round and 38th overall in the 2020 WHL ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New-look Pronghorns ready to roll
By Dale Woodard on September 10th, 2021
After a year-and-a-half away, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s soccer team is back. And they’re going on the offensive. Last year, the Horns could only watch as the 2020 Canada West season was sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic. That all changes this weekend as the Pronghorns take the pitch for the first time in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canes ready to serve it up
By Dale Woodard on September 9th, 2021
With the 2021-22 Western Hockey League season right around the corner, the Lethbridge Hurricanes are ready to serve up the real thing. None of that watered down stuff. Sure, it stands to reason that as the season approaches, coaches, players and fans alike will keep an eye on the COVID-19 situation that rendered the 2021 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Copperheads head into camp, but keep an eye on COVID
By Dale Woodard on September 9th, 2021
If there’s a potential plus in having their season cut short after four games last year, the Coaldale Copperheads may have found one. After losing the majority of their 2020-21 Heritage Junior Hockey League season to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Copperheads guardedly head into the 2021-22 campaign with the opening of their main camp tonight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rams open with sixth seed in Football Alberta Tier I rankings
By Lethbridge Herald on September 7th, 2021
As Football Alberta released its Week 1 rankings, the LCI Rams grabbed a road victory. The Rams downed the Bellerose Bulldogs 33-22 Saturday afternoon in St. Albert. That improves the Rams to 1-1 this season and gives them the sixth seed in the Tier I Football Alberta rankings. On Saturday, Rams’ quarterback Crew Hirsche hit ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge Academy takes the field
By Dale Woodard on September 7th, 2021
The Lethbridge High School Baseball Academy has stepped up to the plate. A little under two months after its official unveiling, the Academy took the field for the first time at the Keith Jorgensen Memorial Tournament Thursday through Sunday at Spitz Stadium and Lloyd Nolan Yard. The Academy, consisting of players in Grades 9 to ... Read More »
1 responseCanes going to rookie camps
By Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2021
As they get ready to open their training camp next week, the Lethbridge Hurricanes are sending two of their players to NHL rookie camps. On Friday, the Canes announced 2001-born defenseman Alex Cotton and 2003-born forward Ty Nash will attend NHL rookie camps with the Detroit Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes, respectively. Cotton, 20, was ... Read More »
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