WEYEBURN - The Weyburn Red Wings are making preparations for the upcoming 2024-25 season, with the fall training camp set for the long weekend of Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.
A total of 60 players will take part in the camp, with a mix of veterans, prospects and walk-ons, with sessions for the defence, offence and goaltenders.
There will be scrimmages through the weekend, and the camp will culminate with the Eric Calibaba Cup game, also known as the Red-and-White game, on Sept. 2.
The first preseason game will follow soon after, as the Red Wings will host the Melville Millionaires on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m., as part of a home-and-home series.
The Notre Dame Hounds visit on Tuesday, Sept. 10, then Weyburn will have a home-and-home series with their Highway 39 rivals, the Estevan Bruins, hosting Estevan on Friday, Sept. 13 and visiting Estevan on Sept. 14.
Meanwhile, the board positions have been set for the Red Wings, with Lori McIntosh as the new president, Pat Grunert as vice-president, treasurer Anne Phair, secretary Natascha Jasper, governor Lee Moen, and directors Jean Hobbs, Tyler Istace, Chad Ror and Cory Pompu.
