Hurricanes Making the Cut

Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club concluded Training Camp this past weekend. The four day camp officially opened on Thursday, August 30th and concluded Sunday with the Annual Blue and White game in support of the United Way of Lethbridge.
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r30 players remain of the original 59 who reported to this year’s camp. (10 defenseman, 18 forwards and 2 goaltenders) While most of the remaining players will all continue to battle for a spot on this year’s squad, first round bantam draft picks Alex Theriau (TERRY- Oh) and Pincher Creek’s Mark Reners (RAY-ners) will continue to practice with the Canes before returning to their respective Midget AAA teams later this week. Included in the 30 is Hurricanes forward and 2006 – 2007 East Conference second team all star Zach Boychuk. Boychuk missed training camp to play with Team Canada in the ongoing Canada Russia Super Series. Canada currently leads the series 4-0 and will look to continue with their success as the action shifts to Winnipeg this evening. 
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rNOTABLES:
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rYoungsters Carter Ashton and Cam Braes both had an excellent showing in Training Camp and will remain with the team as the preseason begins.
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rTeam White managed a 5-4 win over Team Blue in the annual Blue and White inter-squad game. The game helped to raise over a thousand dollars for the United Way of Lethbridge, the highest total ever. The Hurricanes, along with the United Way would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the 500-plus fans for supporting this great event.