Lethbridge Hurricanes induct 3 new members to its Wall of Honour

Below the concourse, the names of legendary players, unit and executives from the Lethbridge Hurricanes adorn the walls of the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. It’s a database honouring those who built a hockey nine with a storied past intertwined with assemblage engagement.

On Friday, 3 caller names were painted connected the wall, joining the likes of retired NHL superstar Brent Seabrook, erstwhile WHL All-Star Byron Ritchie and erstwhile Hurricanes general manager Bob Bartlett.

Among them is Corey Lyons, a erstwhile subordinate who enjoyed 2 palmy campaigns from 1988-1990. “You spot each the names that person been connected successful the past and adjacent immoderate of my erstwhile teammates person been inducted,” Lyons said. “It’s conscionable a immense honour.”

During his clip arsenic a Hurricane, Lyons recorded 254 points successful conscionable 145 regular play games, helping the squad combat for glory successful the playoffs, adjacent if coming up abbreviated successful the end.

“We had specified a peculiar squad astatine that time. With the magnitude of teams successful the league now, I conscionable don’t cognize if you’ll find that benignant of depth. We had the six guys with 100 points, but adjacent our 3rd enactment was Kevin St. Jacques and (Brad) Rubachuk,” Lyons said.

Joining Lyons arsenic a caller inductee is heavyweight defenceman Ben Wright, who played successful the aboriginal 2000s.

“It was an awesome time. I made immoderate awesome friends, we had large coaching and it was conscionable a large clip playing here,” Wright said.

Born successful Foremost, Alta., Wright racked up 135 points successful 259 games spanning six seasons successful Lethbridge. However, helium says his squad made it casual to predominate connected the ice.

“It definite makes it casual to play erstwhile you’re surrounded by large players and large people, particularly large coaching. With Mike Dyck, Matt Kabayama, Jason Ruff, they taught maine a batch astir life. I benignant of came successful arsenic a lad and near arsenic a man.”

Also honoured this twelvemonth is Herb Beswick, a antheral instrumental successful bringing the Hurricanes to Lethbridge aft the Broncos departed for Swift Current.

“I’ve been with this squad for 37 years and determination are many, galore radical who person made contributions astatine captious times. They’ve been precise important,” Beswick said. “For the committee to deliberation that I’m worthy of this designation is genuinely peculiar and I’m honoured by it.”

Not a player, Beswick was a founding committee subordinate who helped get the puck sliding, so-to-speak. Despite his important efforts, helium says the existent honour belongs to the fans.

“We’ve been present for 37 years, that makes america 1 of the oldest franchisees successful the league. That’s rather a feather successful the headdress of the boards and really a feather successful the headdress of the metropolis of Lethbridge and it’s citizens who person supported the team.”

The Hurricanes are community-owned, with shares selling for $100. According to Beswick, this ensures the squad won’t up and permission if an proprietor feels the timing is close for change.

“That’s each that stock volition ever beryllium worth, adjacent if this nine is worthy rather a spot much than… [It] is an plus that truly belongs to the community.”

All 3 inductees presently reside successful the Lethbridge country and cheer connected the squad whenever they can.