The Coaldale Copperheads are in the midst of the Division Final of the Heritage Junior Hockey League. After reverse sweeping the Okotoks Bisons in the semi-finals, the team is hoping to continue the trend of upsetting teams ahead of them in the standings as they continue to battle the Cochrane Generals. The Generals finished first…
Hurricanes hometown heroes return
The Lethbridge Hurricanes celebrated one of its most successful teams in franchise history. Last week the team celebrated the 1996/97 squad on being the only team to win the Western Hockey League (WHL) championship. It had been 20 years since the squad has gathered to celebrate their historical run all the way to the Memorial…
Hurricanes start playoff push
The Lethbridge Hurricanes are riding an impressive streak right now. Nick Nielsen has more.
Copperheads playoff push
Copperheads players salute the home fans at the Snake Pit in Coaldale. The Coaldale Copperheads are heading into playoffs on a four game winning streak. The final regular season weekend of the Heritage Junior Hockey League left the Copperheads in a home and home series with the Strathmore Wheatland Kings and the Copperheads came…
New Hurricanes brewing a storm
The Lethbridge Hurricanes have had two weeks now to look at the pieces they picked up at the trade deadline, and they seem to be delivering. The Hurricanes added three players; Alec Baer, Matt Alfaro, and Zac Zborosky. Baer has been playing with the Vancouver Giants since he broke into the WHL in 2012, and…
Skating to the front line
Coaldale Copperheads celebrate a goal against their rivals, the Cochrane Generals, on Oct. 22. The Coaldale Copperheads are once again in a battle for first in the Heritage Junior Hockey League. (HJHL) The team has only lost one game so far this year and currently sit tied with the Cochrane Generals at the top of…
Sliding right into new season of hockey
Callie Morris, a University of Lethbridge student chases after the puck as Jason Allonby and Natasha Ruele get into play. As some of us prepare for the colder weather in the coming months we begin to get excited for lacing up the skates and playing hockey outside. Some people in the community use another option…
Coaldale Copperheads Gear up for New Season
The expectations are high as the Coaldale Copperheads head into the 2015-16 season. Having come off a south division and league championship in the Heritage Junior Hockey League, the team is looking to continue its winning ways. However, the loss of several veterans has shifted some of the burden to the team’s youth. Head Coach…
Puck Power
By Colby McKee Hockey is a game of passion. For most Canadians, it unites us as a group and allows us to do some wonderful things. That’s exactly what the Taber Fading Sons Hockey Club aspired to do at its annual charity hockey tournament that ran from March 6-8. The hockey club is an old…