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Hurricanes trim pre-season roster, reassign three players

Sep 23, 2021 | 7:46 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes have made some changes to their pre-season roster.

16-year-old forward Logan Wormald has been reassigned to the Yale Hockey Academy, where he’ll play for their Under-18 program. He was initially selected by the ‘Canes in the third round (45th overall) in the 2020 WHL Prospects Draft. The Langley, B.C. product skated in Lethbridge’s two pre-season games last weekend, where he posted a minus-1 rating. He totaled four points (two goals, two assists) along with eight penalty minutes in five games with the Yale Academy’s Under-18 prep team last season.

Fellow forward Nolan Viesner will suit up alongside Wormald at the Yale Hockey Academy. From Kamloops, the 16-year-old Viesner was signed by the Hurricanes after going undrafted in the Prospects Draft. He also suited up in two pre-season games for Lethbridge, posting a minus-1 rating. In five games last year at the Under-17 level with Yale, he scored six goals, dished out four assists and collected six penalty minutes.

16-year-old Dustin Renas was selected by Lethbridge 104th overall (fifth round) in the 2020 draft. The Saskatoon-born forward will play for the Warman Wildcats Under-18 AAA program in 2021-2022. In laced up his skates in two exhibition games for the ‘Canes, going pointless with a minus-2 rating. Last year, he appeared in seven games with the Wildcats, posting one assist.

The Hurricanes are down to 25 players on their exhibition roster, including three goalies, nine defenceman and 13 forwards. The team wraps up the ENMAX Pre-Season this weekend, with a matchup at the ENMAX Centre against the Red Deer Rebels Friday, September 24 and their final exhibition game Saturday in Red Deer.

The 2021-2022 WHL regular season starts for the Hurricanes on Friday, October 1 against the Calgary Hitmen. The ‘Canes will be on home ice at the ENMAX Centre.