The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins will start the regular season at Affinity Place. The City of Estevan Leisure Services Division announced on Monday that the ice will be ready for the Bruins' home opener on Sept. 17 against the Melville Millionaires. Affinity Place was severely affected by a July 10 storm that produced a flash flood in parts of Estevan including the area surrounding Affinity Place. Water levels rose to six feet in the rink's ice plant mechanical room submerging all electrical components, controls, pumps, motors and compressors, which resulted in almost everything in the plant having to be replaced and reinstalled. In order to get the ice ready for the start of the Bruins' season, the Power Dodge Ice Centre's (formally the Lignite Miners Centre) ice plant will be cooling Affinity Place's ice sheet until the repairs are completed. Once the repairs are complete, the controls will be switched back to Affinity Place's ice plant and the Power Dodge Ice Centre season can begin. It is unknown how long it will take for the repairs to be completed.
