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Hurricanes ready to drop puck on playoffs
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 21st, 2022
For the first time since 2019, the Lethbridge Hurricanes will step on the ice for a postseason game tonight in Edmonton against Oil Kings for Game 1 of the first round of the 2022 WHL playoffs. “Well, we’re excited,” said Brent Kisio, Hurricanes head coach. “We’ve kind of been in playoff mode for a long ... Read More »
1 responseIwaasa racquetball gold at Pan Am
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 21st, 2022
Lethbridge’s Coby Iwaasa and playing partner Sam Murray of Quebec won a gold medal in racquetball men’s doubles for Team Canada at the Pan Am Championships last week in Bolivia. The Canadian duo beat the Ecuador team of Juan Francisco Cueva and Jose Daniel Ugalde in the final with scores of 10-15, 15-13, 15-5, 11-15, ... Read More »
1 responseHit the links for health with YMCA Golf Fit
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 20th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The YMCA of Lethbridge have partnered up with Evergreen Golf Centre to create the Golf Fit program, aimed at helping golfers integrate fitness into their swing. Each partner has a part to play. While the YMCA works with participants in improving their flexibility, strength and movement, Evergreen Golf Centre will work with them ... Read More »
1 responseNicol earns berth in FINA World Championships
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 20th, 2022
Lethbridge’s Rachel Nicol has earned a berth to the 19th annual Fina World Championships in Budapest this June after successful swims at the 2022 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria recently. She will be one of 32 swimmers that will represent Canada at the international meet. Nicol won the national championship in the 50-metre breaststroke ... Read More »
1 responseThacker gets OT winner in regular season finale
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 19th, 2022
Lethbridge Hurricanes’ Alex Thacker one-timed a pass from Justin Hall for his 14th goal of the season just 19 seconds into overtime to beat the Calgary Hitmen 3-2 on the road in the regular season finale on Sunday afternoon. Nolan Bentham collected the other assist The Hurricanes got the scoring going in the contest as ... Read More »
1 responseKODI awards celebrate year of return to play for Kodiaks
By Lethbridge Herald on April 19th, 2022
For the first time in three years, the Lethbridge Kodiaks were able to celebrate a return to play season with the annual KODI awards on Tuesday night. The awards capped off a season that every Kodiaks team qualify for Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) championships. “Preparing, planning and competing in the 2021-22 transition season was ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta Treaty Hockey tourney plays as reconciliation ‘stepping stone’
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 19th, 2022
There were 108 Indigenous youth hockey teams from the U7 all the way up to the U21 level that convened in Lethbridge for the Alberta Treaty Hockey Association tournament over the weekend. There were 12 communities that came together from all over Alberta for the tournament. This was the first time that the tournament has ... Read More »
2 responsesHall highlights Hurricanes year-end award winners
By Lethbridge Herald on April 18th, 2022
Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – sports@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Hurricanes handed out their year-end awards prior to puck drop on their last home contest of the regular season on Friday night against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Justin Hall took home three awards including the Harry Ingarfield Memorial Award for team MVP, 106.7 Rock Three Star Award and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Klavdiev lifts Hurricanes over Warriors in overtime
By Lethbridge Herald on April 15th, 2022
Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – sports@lethbridgeherald.com Yegor Klavdiev scored his 21st goal of the season on the breakaway just 1:02 into overtime to lift the Lethbridge Hurricanes over the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-4 on Friday night at the Enmax Centre. Joe Arntsen and Brayden Edwards has the assists on Klavdiev’s game winner. The overtime winner was ... Read More »
1 responseSteel ready to hit the gridiron
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022
The Lethbridge Steel women’s football team having been preparing for the 2022 season over the last number of weeks, which would be for the first time since the end of the 2019 season. The Steel had been practicing for eight weeks in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown everything down. “So, now to be outside ... Read More »
1 responseLCI volleyball players headed to Olds
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute boys volleyball players Sean Vanderzee and Brett Boone will be continuing their volleyball careers together with the Olds College Broncos next fall after signing on with the team during a media conference at the high school on Monday. “This year was a big part of my volleyball career, especially with Dustin (LCI ... Read More »
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