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Horns women's hockey hosts National Female Hockey Challenge

For the second season in a row, the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s hockey team will conclude its pre-season preparation by hosting the National Female Hockey Challenge.

The three-day event features six Canadian InterÃâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ Sport teams as well as 12 'AAA' Midget girls teams and utilizes the Horns' home facility, Nicholas Sheran Arena, as well as Henderson Arena and the Enmax Centre.

The Horns will play three times over the course of the tournament, gearing up for next weekend's Canada West regular season opener.

Joining the ‘Horns in this year's CIS tournament are the Mount Royal Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ Cougars, Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Toronto Varsity Blues, Ryerson Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ Rams, Concordia Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ Stingers and St. Thomas Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ Tommies.

For the ‘Horns, they will open the tournament Friday evening at 8 p.m. versus the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Toronto. They'll then face the Ryerson Rams at 8 p.m. on Saturday night. The tournament concludes Sunday with the ‘Horns playing the St. Thomas Tommies at 2 p.m. All games of the CIS portion of the tournament will be played at the Enmax Centre.

The Pronghorns will also host a Skate with the Pronghorns event on Saturday afternoon, 12:45 to 1:45 p.m., at the Enmax Centre. The skate is open to the public and admission is free.

In addition to hosting the CIS portion of the tournament, the ‘Horns are also hosting a ‘AAA’ Midget girls tournament with teams from across Alberta. All of the midget tournament games will be played at Nicholas Sheran Arena and Henderson Arena.

Tickets for the CIS tourney are available at the ENMAX Centre Box Office (403-329-7328) or . Full Schedules and tournament information can be found .

The ‘Horns will open the 2013-14 Canada West conference schedule Oct. 4-5 when they host the UBC Thunderbirds.