The Estevan Bruins' road to the Canalta Cup starts on Friday as the SJHL club begins its 2012-13 training camp at Spectra Place.
Among the roughly 80 players in camp will be defenceman Patrick Hurley, who was acquired from the Wisconsin Wilderness of the Superior International Junior Hockey League on Aug. 28 for future considerations.
Hurley, 20, is listed at 6-foot-3, 216 pounds and has two years of NCAA Division 3 college hockey under his belt at Gustavus Adolphus College.
The Duluth, Minn., native had two goals and eight points in 17 games with Wisconsin last year, along with four goals and 10 points in 14 playoff games.
Meanwhile, 19-year-old left winger Austin Daae was cut by the Regina Pats and will be in camp. The Estevan native recorded six assists in five games with the Bruins last year. He spent the rest of the season with the Prince George Cougars.
In addition, 17-year-old forward Wyatt Johnson will be here after going to camp with the Vancouver Giants. Johnson, who broke the point-per-game barrier as a 16-year-old in midget AAA, was acquired in the Ryan Ostertag trade last season.
Following registration and orientation on Friday, scrimmage action will begin with White playing Gold at 6:30 p.m. and Red facing Black at 8. Those two games will feature 4-on-4 play.
There are four intrasquad games on Saturday: 9 a.m., Gold vs. Red; 10:45 a.m., Black vs. White; 4 p.m., Red vs. White; 6 p.m. Gold vs. Black.
There is also a goaltender session, including eight shooters, scheduled for 12:30 p.m. that day.
Cuts will be made following Saturday's action and the remaining players will be organized into Team Black and Team Gold. The two squads will practise Sunday morning, followed by the annual Black and Gold Game at 3 p.m.
For full updates on training camp, visit the Bruins Banter blog at estevanmercury.ca/bruinsbanter.
