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What could have been …
By Woodard, Dale on July 9th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com The 2019-20 Western Hockey League season will go into the books as the “what if” season for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Like every team in the WHL – and across the Canadian Hockey League – the Hurricanes season ground to a gut-wrenching halt when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in mid-March, cancelling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curling has a long, rich history in Lethbridge
By Woodard, Dale on July 8th, 2020
Lethbridge Sports Council In the 1880s, as the community of Lethbridge was being formed, some of the first organizations developed were sport organizations. The Lethbridge Curling Club was one of the first, established in 1887. Lethbridge has always loved its curling, setting up one of the earliest curling rinks in Alberta. From curling on ponds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes promise to be ready
By Woodard, Dale on July 8th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Say when. As COVID-19 continues to cast a giant question mark over fall and winter sports, the Western Hockey League nonetheless tabbed Oct. 2 as the puck drop date for the 2020-21 season in an announcement last month. Whether that date remains in place or gets shuffled as sports across ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canes pick Russian in CHL import draft
By Lethbridge Herald on July 1st, 2020
Lethbridge HeraldThe Lethbridge Hurricanes made one selection at the Canadian Hockey League Import Draft Tuesday.Picking 48th overall the Canes picked up 2003-born forward Nikita Chibrikov.The 17-year-old from Moscow spent the last season with MHC Dynamo Moscow junior team of the MHL, scoring three goals and 16 points in 33 games.Chibrikov added one assist in three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canes to pick 48thin CHL Import Draft
By Woodard, Dale on June 30th, 2020
Lethbridge herald Teams across the Canadian Hockey League will do a little drafting from overseas during the CHL Import Draft today. The picks start at 9 a.m. with the Lethbridge Hurricanes picking 48th and again at 108th. The Canes used the 2019 Import Draft to select Oliver Okuliar, who went on to score 33 goals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roersma earns invite to Hockey Canada’s U-17 camp
By Woodard, Dale on June 26th, 2020
Lethbridge HERALD A local product and Western Hockey League prospect has taken a step toward the 2020 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Lethbridge midget AAA Hurricanes forward Rylen Roersma was one of 35 Western Hockey League players invited to attend Hockey Canada’s virtual national under-17 development camp. Roersma will be joined by Dr. Ben Cameron of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!O’Donnell falls short in mid-Am
By Woodard, Dale on June 26th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com For the first two days of the Alberta Men’s Mid-Amateur Golf Championship, Ryan O’Donnell’s putter couldn’t miss. The sizzling short game put the Lethbridge golfer in the championship group on the final day Thursday in Sundre and in the hunt for first place after scores of 69 and 68 Tuesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roersma earns U-17 invite
By Lethbridge Herald on June 24th, 2020
Lethbridge HERALDA local product and Western Hockey League prospect has taken a step toward the 2020 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.Lethbridge midget AAA Hurricanes forward Rylen Roersma was one of 35 Western Hockey League players invited to attend Hockey Canada’s virtual national under-17 development camp.Roersma will be joined by Dr. Ben Cameron of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greig finds stride with Wheat Kings
By Woodard, Dale on June 24th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Like every major junior hockey player, Ridly Greig’s season was slammed shut in March due to the COVID pandemic. But not before the Lethbridge product and forward for the Brandon Wheat Kings made an impression. Last week, Greig was one of 15 Western Hockey League players invited to Hockey Canada’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!O’Donnell in contention at Alberta Mid-Amateur
By Woodard, Dale on June 24th, 2020
Lethbridge Lethbridge’s Ryan O’Donnell finds himself near the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Alberta Men’s Mid-Amateur Golf Championship Tuesday in Sundre. O’Donnell carded a two-under 69 as the three-day event began. The member of the Lethbridge Country Club shot a 35 on the front nine, bogeying the fifth hole before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Muller grateful for what sport has provided
By Woodard, Dale on June 24th, 2020
Lethbridge Sport Council It has been 10 years since we honoured the first recipients of the Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards. Athlete, sport excellence, leadership, and spirit-in-sport award categories span the roles that encompass community sport. We aimed to recognize accomplishments both on and off the field of play. Participation in sport develops physical literacy ... Read More »
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