‘Cats wrap main camp, prep for pre-season

PTLN Orange downs Meridian Source Pink in Media Cup

Lloydminster Bobcats’ hopefuls left it all on the ice this past weekend as the Junior A hockey club hosted its main camp before Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) pre-season action.

The weekend-long camp saw players participate in on and office training sessions, a media game with local “celebrity” coaches on Sunday, and a meetand-greet BBQ on Monday to wrap things up.

The team’s actual coaches had their work cut out for them over the weekend with roughly 24 forwards, 12 defenders, and four netminders.

Sunday’s media cup between the Meridian

Source and Prime Time Local News (PTLN) drew a pretty decent crowd with admission by donation of school supplies to support the team’s Tools for School initiative.

Team Meridian Source may have been trying to defend their media cup title, but PTLN’s Team Orange bested the Source’s Team Pink 4-3 in a shootout.

The Bobcats’ preseason starts on Sept.

1 when the ‘Cats host their rivals, the Bonnyville Pontiacs.

The ‘Cats will travel to Bonnyville on Sept. 2 for a road game against the ‘Yaks before hosting the Fort McMurray Oil Barons for back-toback homers on Sept. 8 and 9.

The ‘Cats regular season starts on Sept. 15 when they host the Calgary Canucks before the Drumheller Dragons come to town on Sept. 16.