Hurricanes to Celebrate 1983 Lethbridge Broncos
February 6, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Lethbridge Hurricanes News Release
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club have announced that they will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1983 Lethbridge Broncos team that captured the Western Hockey League Championship this Friday, February 10th at the ENMAX Centre.
The Hurricanes will wear special Broncos' anniversary jerseys during the night when they face the Medicine Hat Tigers.
The jerseys will feature the current Hurricanes name bar, along with the name bar of the Bronco player that wore that number on the Championship team. Following the game, the game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off online.
"We're extremely excited to be able to honour and celebrate the 1983 Lethbridge Broncos Championship team on Friday," said Hurricanes General Manager of Business Operations, Terry Huisman.
"The Broncos are such a big part of the history of hockey and the Western Hockey League in our community and the star-studded 1983 Championship team holds a special place in the hearts of a lot of Lethbridge hockey fans, even to today. We can't wait to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their Championship and to welcome many of those Broncos players back to Lethbridge as we dawn the iconic Bronco jerseys for a night of celebration."
Members of the 1983 Broncos will be in attendance on Friday night and there will be a special pre-game ceremony to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the first WHL championship in Lethbridge. The players in attendance will also be available post-game for a special autograph session.
The 1982-1983 Broncos, led by head coach John Chapman, finished the regular season with a 38-31-3-0 record before marching to the WHL title with series victories over the Winnipeg Warriors, Saskatoon Blades, Calgary Wranglers and Portland Winter Hawks. The championship team had eight players that went on to play at least one game in the National Hockey League: Ron Sutter, Rich Sutter, Ken Wregget, Mark Tinordi, Troy Loney, Bob Rouse, Gerald Diduck and Darin Sceviour.
The Hurricanes welcome the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday at 7:00pm. Individual tickets can be purchased by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre, the Yates Memorial Ticket Centre, calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.lethbridgehurricanes.com. Catch up on all the latest on the Lethbridge Hurricanes by visiting the team's website at www.lethbridgehurricanes.com, and/or follow on Twitter @WHLHurricanes.
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