聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The Big Six Hockey League is getting set for its 2016-17 season. A few changes have been made in the league this year, while in Carlyle the highly anticipated PureChem Cougars are making working towards their comeback season.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Changes in the league include a year off for the Arcola/Kisbey Combines after they filed for a leave-of-absence on Thursday, Sept. 15.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Players from this team, however, have options to play elsewhere, which includes a new team to the league: the Yellow Grass Wheat Kings.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The league is now up to eight teams total. The East Division includes the Carnduff Red Devils, Oxbow Huskies, Redvers Rockets, and Wawota Flyers. The West Division includes the Bienfait Coalers, Carlyle Cougars, Midale Mustangs, and Yellow Grass Wheat Kings.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Each team will play 20 games in their regular season before heading into playoffs. Teams will play four games against each team in their division and two games against each team from outside of their division.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Excited for the season is Dallas Lequyer, Carlyle PureChem Cougars President: 鈥淭hings are going really good for us. We had a player meeting the other day and had 25 guys out for that plus five who couldn鈥檛 make it, but were interested. We can only take about 21 to 23 guys on the team. For the month of October we have six practice times slotted in and we鈥檒l play an exhibition game, but our actual roster won鈥檛 be nailed down until the end of October.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Lequyer added, 鈥淭he new dressing room is nearing completion and is beautiful.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淥ur first game of the season and our home opener is on Nov. 4 when we host the Wawota Flyers. There鈥檚 going to be free admission that night so come out and help us pack the stands! We also have a few different specials that night and we鈥檒l be unveiling our jerseys.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 To keep up with the Cougars follow them on Facebook: Carlyle PureChem Cougars and on Twitter: @CarlyleCougars.
