The Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Lethbridge men's hockey team completed a recent tour of Colorado, posting a 1-1-0-1 record over three pre-season games against American college competition.
The tour served as a pre-season tune-up for the start of the regular season schedule, which begins Friday, Oct. 15 when the Horns host Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of ,
7 p.m. at Nicholas Sheran Arena. It also proved to be a positive team-building exercise for the Horns as they took part in a number of activities away from the rink.
One of the community outreach activities the hockey team engaged in was a visit with Canadian military personnel stationed in the Denver area with the North American Aerospace Defence Command (). The Horns were given a tour of in Colorado Springs, had lunch with the acting general and exchanged hockey jerseys.
Members of the Canadian military later attended the Horns' game against , a 4-3 overtime loss for the U of L.
The highlight of the trip for the Pronghorns was a 5-2 victory over , the first time Denver had lost a pre-season game to Canadian competition since 1999. Nicholas Hotson led the way with three goals.
The Horns also dropped a 5-1 decision to .