Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Save On Hurricanes Seasons Tickets

The deadline is fast approaching to SAVE on your 2012-2013 season tickets!!

June 2nd is the last day to renew your season tickets and still get loyalty pricing. Season tickets at loyalty pricing cost the following (GST and ENMAX Fee are included):

Early Bird – Adult: $488.70 ($14.01/game) Regular Adult - $546.45 ($15.18/game)
Early Bird – Senior: $432.00 ($12.00/game) Regular Senior - $472.95 ($13.14/game)
Early Bird – Student: $379.50 ($10.54/game) Regular Student - $399.45 $11.10/game)
Early Bird – Youth: $183.00 ($5.08/game) Regular Youth - $204.00 ($5.67/game)


Financing / Payment Plans are available if making the entire purchase up front is not an option.

The future of the Lethbridge Hurricanes continues to look very bright. Our nine rookies last year generated more than 50% of the teams scoring. Their performance will no doubt pick up this season and once again complement our core group of veterans. There’s the continued development of last year’s two first round picks Ryan Pilon and Reid Duke and the off-season acquisition of Western Conference All-Star Goalie Ty Rimmer. Don’t miss this chance to be a part of something special as the Lethbridge Hurricanes continue to grow and develop.

For more information on season tickets or if you would like to set up your tickets on a payment plan contact Ticketing Director, Mark Lootens (403) 328-1986 or mlootens@lethbridgehurricanes.com

(From Esther Madziya, Hurricanes Media Relations)

Thanks,
Pat

Monday, May 7, 2012

Pinnacle Hockey Camp 2012



Head Instructor – Fred Jack



Registration Information

Please carefully complete and sign this form. $50.00 non-refundable deposit. Space is limited. Full payment may also be paid at the time of registration. If camp is full, participant registrant will be notified immediately. Balance of fees are due by July 15, 2012. Please mail completed registration form and cheque to the address below. No post-dated cheques please. NSF cheques will be subject to a $30.00 Fee. The camp for children whose Birth Year is from 2004-2006 will be held from July 30th – August 3rd 2012.

Please Print Legibly:
Participant’s Name___________________________________________________
Year of Birth________________________________________________________
Parent’s Name(s)____________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________________
City/Town__________________________________ Postal Code______________
Contact Phone(______)_______________________________________________
Contact E-mail_______________________________________________________
Health Card #_______________________________________________________

Liability Waiver and Medical Release
I agree I shall provide health insurance to cover any personal injury and property damage sustained by the player while participating in any activities during Pinnacle Hockey Camp Sessions. In consideration of the participate and participant in the Pinnacle Hockey Camps, we do hereby forever release and discharge Pinnacle Hockey Camps, its directors, Employees, and any person or corporation connected herewith from all manner of action, injury, damages, costs, claims or demands which we shall or make hereafter have, suffer or receive by reason of such participant in the program. The release shall be binding on our heirs, assigns, executors and administrations. It is agreed that Pinnacle Hockey Camps does not and shall not be considered to guarantee or warrant such equipment as maybe used in conducting of the said camp. It is further agreed that the Pinnacle Hockey Camps is not responsible for the loss of stolen personal articles or hockey equipment. There are no exceptions. This is also my permission to have my child admitted and attended to for medical or dental treatment in case of sickness or injury. Your signature confirms that you have read and understood our waiver form and registration information on this paper.

Parent/Guardian Signature:_______________________________________

Total Cost $130 Incl. GST = Half Day Camp
$110 Incl. GST = On Ice Session Only

Send completed Registration form and cheque payable to:
Fred Jack
446 Twinriver RD. W
Lethbridge, AB T1J 3Y9


* Dates: July 30-August 3, 2012
* Ages: Birthyears 2004-2006
* Location: Civic Centre in Lethbridge
* Cost: $110 One-Hour Ice Instruction/Day *Option 1 (2-3pm)
* Cost: $130 Half Day Camp *Option 2 (12;30-5:00 pm)
(Ice time, snacks, activities, shooting sessions, demonstrations, craft activities)
*Price includes GST: $50 non-refundable
*Deposit & Balance must be paid by July 15, 2012


Fred's BackGround

* University of Alberta B.Ed./BPE
* 15 Years Successful Coaching Experience
* Prov. Pee Wee and Midget ‘AAA’ Champion Coach
* Okanagan Hockey School Former Head Instructor
* Education Administrator
* WHL Lethbridge Hurricanes CJOC Colour Analyst
* NCCP Trained Level IV Hockey Coach

For More Information or to Register: Mail:

446 Twinriver Road West, Lethbridge, AB, T1J 3Y9 Phone: 403-795-6700 E-Mail: freddiej@telus.net

Friday, May 4, 2012

Rich Preston Talks About Hurricanes 2012 Draft

The Lethbridge Hurricanes were a busy team Thursday at the 2012 Western Hockey League Draft in Calgary.

The Canes selected 12 players and for the second straight year, had two first round selections.  They made a trade prior to their 2nd overall pick, acquiring goaltender Ty Rimmer from Tri-City for a pair of draft picks, a second rounder in 2013 and a 3rd rounder in 2014.  Lethbridge then dealt a pick away to Kelowna for a selection in the 3rd round (which they didn't have prior to the trade), and when it was all said done, the team selected 11 new prospects and traded for one of the top goaltenders in the WHL. 

In my opinion, that was a huge move by the Hurricanes, acquiring Rimmer, but that also puts the Canes in a real surplus of 20 year olds heading into training camp in September.  With Rimmer added to the mix, the Canes also have Dan Johnston, Nick Buonassisi, Tyler Kizuik, Landon Oslanski, and Graham Hood as potential overagers, so Head Coach and GM Rich Preston and his Hockey Operations staff have some decisions to make before then.  Rimmer's dad, by the way is a scout for the Hurricanes, so I'm told Rimmer is extremely excited to be coming to Lethbridge for his final season in the WHL.  I spoke to Rich Preston after the draft was done.

Pat:  Rich, You picked Giorgio Estephan and Thomas Lenchyshyn with your first two picks in the opening round and then made a big trade to pick up Rimmer from Tri-City.  It appears you have more than solidified your goaltending spots for this coming season.

Preston:  "Well, when you can get a top player, let alone a top goalie and we are pretty happy about this Pat.  His dad scouts for us so they're both pretty happy, their entire family about this."

Pat:  So now that you have six 20 year old players, what's the plan?

Preston:  "Good question!!! (chuckles)  Yeah, we have too many right now, but that will all play itself out!"

Pat:  Rich, are you happy with the way the draft went for the Hurricanes this year?  It seems you picked up some pretty solid players.

Preston:  "We're really happy with everything.  We got a bit of everything....size, is what we were looking at at. Estephan is a top-rated guy.  He was a good player last year as an underage Bantam and he stood out bigtime.  This year, he had 100 points and has a great shot.  I think he'll score a lot of goals in our league.  Then Lenchyshyn from Manitoba.  I saw him play about a month ago and he's the only Bantam in western Canada playing AAA Midget, which is pretty good.  He's big, tough, and a really good skater.  We didn't think he'd be around at number 18 so we are very excited to get him.  Potnikoff is a big kid out of BC.  Colt Conrad.....we were surprised he was around in the 3rd round. He played for Pembina, Michael Soffilas's old team in Manitoba. He was their top player.  I saw him at the Western Bantam Championship in Stony Plain. He really stood out as a skilled centreman.  Goberis is a kid from Colorado.  He's a real skilled forward that plays the wing and he wants to play in our league.  I haven't seen him yet, but Brad Robson has and really likes him.  We also got a couple of big defenceman.  Jensen from Calgary and Kennedy from BC.  Both are good-sized defenceman.  Szudor is a big goalie, 6' 2, 175 pounds from Edmonton.  Grant Fuhr coaches him. We talked to Grant about Szudor and he really likes him.  Hayward, is Estephan's line-mate with the South Side Athletic Club in Edmonton.  We took him.  He's a good player, I really liked him at the Western Bantam Championships and then we selected Rohl from Calgary, Fauber from Colorado, and White from Saskatoon."

Pat:  Is the scouting staff and Hockey Operations excited about the acquisitions and what the future might hold with what's in Hurricanes system now?

Preston:  "Yes!  Very happy!  We addressed a lot of needs.  Not too many years is a team going to have so many picks in the top 5 like we've had the last few years, so you have to make good on those and I think our two first-rounders this year are going to be top players in the WHL."

Hurricanes 2012 Bantam Picks

1st round, 4th overall:           Giorgio Estephan
1st round, 18th overall:         Thomas Lenchyshyn
2nd round, 28th overall:        Cole Plotnikoff
3rd round, 53rd overall:        Colt Conrad
4th round, 87th overall:         Zachary Goberis
5th round, 103rd overal:       Kade Jensen
6th round, 113th overall:       Brandon Kennedy
6th round, 121st overall:       Eric Szudor
7th round, 138th overall:       Josh Hayward
9th round, 182nd overal:       Tyler Rohl
10th round, 204th overall:     Logan Fauber
11th round, 226th overall:     Kody White

Thanks,
Pat

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Canes Select White With Final Pick of 2012 Draft

With their final pick of the 2012 WHL Bantam draft, the Lethbridge Hurricanes selected forward Kody Whote from Saskatoon 226th overall in the 11th round.

Lethbridge selected, in round 10, defenceman Logan Fauber. Fauber hails from Niwot, Colorado.  He's the second Colorado player the Canes drafted Thursday.

The Canes also picked Tyler Rohl of Calgary in the 9th round 182nd overall.  He plays with the Calgary Royal Bantam AAA team.

In the 7th round, 138th overall, the Canes picked forward Josh Hayward from the South Side Edmonton Athletic Club.

Before that, Lethbridge selected a goaltender late in the 6th round, picking Eric Szudor from Edmonton with the 121st selection overall. He's 6' 2", 175 pounds.

The Hurricanes also picked defenceman Brandon Kennedy from Tsawwassen, BC with their first 6th round pick, 113th overall.

The Canes took defenceman Kade Jensen in the 5th round, 103rd overall before that.  Jensen is from Calgary and played with the Calgary Broncos Bantam AAA team.

Prior to that, the Canes picked Centre Zachary Goberis in the 4th round of the WHL Bantam draft, 87th overall.

Back in Round 2, the Canes picked up Centre Cole Plotnikoff from Surrey, BC with their only selection in that round. Plotnikoff was taken 28th overall. Lethbridge did not have a 3rd round selection this year, so they made trade to acquire the 53rd overall pick in the third round and chose forward Colt Conrad from Manitoba.

Earlier today, the Hurricanes took Giorgio Estephan with the 4th overall selection. Estephan had 100 points in 32 games, including 43 goals and 57 assists with the Edmonton Southside Athletic Club this past year.

The Hurricanes made their second, first-round selection in the Draft. With the 18th pick overall, acquired from Moose Jaw in the Cam Braes trade, the Canes selected defenceman Thomas Lenchyshyn.

Hurricanes 2012 Bantam Picks

1st round, 4th overall:       Giorgio Estephan
1st round, 18th overall:     Thomas Lenchyshyn
2nd round, 28th overall:    Cole Plotnikoff
3rd round, 53rd overall:    Colt Conrad
4th round, 87th overall:     Zachary Goberis
5th round, 103rd overal:   Kade Jensen
6th round, 113th overall:   Brandon Kennedy
7th round, 138th overall:   Josh Hayward
9th round, 182nd overal:   Tyler Rohl
10th round, 204th overall: Logan Fauber
11th round, 226th overall: Kody White

Thanks,
Pat

Canes Select Logan Fauber in 10th Round of Draft

With their second-last pick of the 2012 WHL Bantam draft, the Lethbridge Hurricanes selected defenceman Logan Fauber.

Fauber hails from Niwot, Colorado.  He's the second Colorado player the Canes drafted Thursday.

The Canes also picked Tyler Rohl of Calgary in the 9th round 182nd overall.  He plays with the Calgary Royal Bantam AAA team.

In the 7th round, 138th overall, the Canes picked forward Josh Hayward from the South Side Edmonton Athletic Club.

Before that, Lethbridge selected a goaltender late in the 6th round, picking Eric Szudor from Edmonton with the 121st selection overall. He's 6' 2", 175 pounds.

The Hurricanes also picked defenceman Brandon Kennedy from Tsawwassen, BC with their first 6th round pick, 113th overall.

The Canes took defenceman Kade Jensen in the 5th round, 103rd overall before that.  Jensen is from Calgary and played with the Calgary Broncos Bantam AAA team.

Prior to that, the Canes picked Centre Zachary Goberis in the 4th round of the WHL Bantam draft, 87th overall.

Back in Round 2, the Canes picked up Centre Cole Plotnikoff from Surrey, BC with their only selection in that round. Plotnikoff was taken 28th overall. Lethbridge did not have a 3rd round selection this year, so they made trade to acquire the 53rd overall pick in the third round and chose forward Colt Conrad from Manitoba.

Earlier today, the Hurricanes took Giorgio Estephan with the 4th overall selection. Estephan had 100 points in 32 games, including 43 goals and 57 assists with the Edmonton Southside Athletic Club this past year.

The Hurricanes made their second, first-round selection in the Draft. With the 18th pick overall, acquired from Moose Jaw in the Cam Braes trade, the Canes selected defenceman Thomas Lenchyshyn.

Hurricanes 2012 Bantam Picks

1st round, 4th overall:       Giorgio Estephan
1st round, 18th overall:     Thomas Lenchyshyn
2nd round, 28th overall:    Cole Plotnikoff
3rd round, 53rd overall:    Colt Conrad
4th round, 87th overall:     Zachary Goberis
5th round, 103rd overal:   Kade Jensen
6th round, 113th overall:   Brandon Kennedy
6th round, 121st overall:   Eric Szudor
7th round, 138th overall:   Josh Hayward
9th round, 182nd overal:   Tyler Rohl
10th round, 204th overall: Logan Fauber

Thanks,
Pat

Hurricanes Pick Tyler Rohl in 9th Round of Bantam Draft

The Lethbridge Hurricanes have selected Tyler Rohl of Calgary in the 9th round of the WHL Bantam Draft.

Rohl was selected 182nd overall.  He plays with the Calgary Royal Bantam AAA team.

In the 7th round, 138th overall, the Canes picked forward Josh Hayward from the South Side Edmonton Athletic Club.

Before that, Lethbridge selected a goaltender late in the 6th round, picking Eric Szudor from Edmonton with the 121st selection overall. He's 6' 2", 175 pounds.

The Hurricanes also picked defenceman Brandon Kennedy from Tsawwassen, BC with their first 6th round pick, 113th overall.

The Canes took defenceman Kade Jensen in the 5th round, 103rd overall before that.  Jensen is from Calgary and played with the Calgary Broncos Bantam AAA team.

Prior to that, the Canes picked Centre Zachary Goberis in the 4th round of the WHL Bantam draft, 87th overall.

Back in Round 2, the Canes picked up Centre Cole Plotnikoff from Surrey, BC with their only selection in that round. Plotnikoff was taken 28th overall. Lethbridge did not have a 3rd round selection this year, so they made trade to acquire the 53rd overall pick in the third round and chose forward Colt Conrad from Manitoba.

Earlier today, the Hurricanes took Giorgio Estephan with the 4th overall selection. Estephan had 100 points in 32 games, including 43 goals and 57 assists with the Edmonton Southside Athletic Club this past year.

The Hurricanes made their second, first-round selection in the Draft. With the 18th pick overall, acquired from Moose Jaw in the Cam Braes trade, the Canes selected defenceman Thomas Lenchyshyn.

Hurricanes 2012 Bantam Picks

1st round, 4th overall:      Giorgio Estephan
1st round, 18th overall:    Thomas Lenchyshyn
2nd round, 28th overall:   Cole Plotnikoff
3rd round, 53rd overall:   Colt Conrad
4th round, 87th overall:    Zachary Goberis
5th round, 103rd overal:  Kade Jensen
6th round, 113th overall:  Brandon Kennedy
6th round, 121st overall:  Eric Szudor
7th round, 138th overall:  Josh Hayward
9th round, 182nd overal:  Tyler Rohl

Thanks,
Pat

Hurricanes Select Josh Hayward in 7th Round of Draft

The Lethbridge Hurricanes have taken another forward in the Western Hockey League draft.

In the 7th round, 138th overall, the Canes picked forward Josh Hayward from the South Side Edmonton Athletic Club.

Before that, Lethbridge selected a goaltender late in the 6th round, picking Eric Szudor from Edmonton with the 121st selection overall. He's 6' 2", 175 pounds.

The Hurricanes also picked defenceman Brandon Kennedy from Tsawwassen, BC with their first 6th round pick, 113th overall.

The Canes took defenceman Kade Jensen in the 5th round, 103rd overall before that.  Jensen is from Calgary and played with the Calgary Broncos Bantam AAA team.

Prior to that, the Canes picked Centre Zachary Goberis in the 4th round of the WHL Bantam draft, 87th overall.

Back in Round 2, the Canes picked up Centre Cole Plotnikoff from Surrey, BC with their only selection in that round. Plotnikoff was taken 28th overall. Lethbridge did not have a 3rd round selection this year, so they made trade to acquire the 53rd overall pick in the third round and chose forward Colt Conrad from Manitoba.


Earlier today, the Hurricanes took Giorgio Estephan with the 4th overall selection. Estephan had 100 points in 32 games, including 43 goals and 57 assists with the Edmonton Southside Athletic Club this past year.

The Hurricanes made their second, first-round selection in the Draft. With the 18th pick overall, acquired from Moose Jaw in the Cam Braes trade, the Canes selected defenceman Thomas Lenchyshyn.

Hurricanes 2012 Bantam Picks

1st round, 4th overall:      Giorgio Estephan
1st round, 18th overall:    Thomas Lenchyshyn
2nd round, 28th overall:   Cole Plotnikoff
3rd round, 53rd overall:   Colt Conrad
4th round, 87th overall:    Zachary Goberis
5th round, 103rd overal:  Kade Jensen
6th round, 113th overall:  Brandon Kennedy
6th round, 121st overall:  Eric Szudor
7th round, 138th overall:  Josh Hayward

Thanks,
Pat