PR - Hurricanes

THE LONE TFHL12 CHAMPION FOR THE CALGARY HURRICANES IS NOW THE VETERAN

The Calgary Hurricanes are continue to keep pace for a playoff spot and
let by one of the former 3 wisemen. Shawn Bates, the star centre of the
Hurricanes has emerged from the shadow of Markus Naslund and taken the
city of Calgary by storm. He is only 3 points back for most points for
centremen and he has the best +/- in the league with a +39. That is 10
points higher than fellow team mate Ryan Getzlaf who trails with +29.

"I don't know if you can say I came out of the shadow. When Nazzy was
traded it was obvious we needed to pick it up to replace his scoring.
We have a lot of young guys pulling this team now and I am being counted
on to do that being one of those veterans. Kind of weird being a
veteran I guess." said Shawn Bates. Bates is the only player on the
current editiion of the Hurricanes who was with the team in TFHL12 when
the Calgary Hurricanes defeated the Blackhawks in 7 games. "It
certainly is a bit odd. When Markus got traded that was it. I mean we
still got our coach who won the Cup with us, and this whole team picked
up a lot of experience last season going to Game 7 against the Wheat
Kings in the finals." said Bates.

At 33 years of age, Bates continues to lead the Hurricanes and with this
being the last of his contract year..... "Not playing for a contract,
just having fun. I will retire as a Hurricane one day." Fans are
excited to hear those words.


WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
The TFHL12 Championship Hurricanes

Alexei Zhamnov (Retired)
Janne Niinimaa (A) (Blackhawks)
Andy Delmore (Flames)
Joey Tetarenko (Retired)
Shawn Bates (Hurricanes)
Michael Nylander (Retired)
Chris Pronger (C) (Pain)
Pavel Kubina (Owls)
Dan Boyle (Raiders)
Richard Matvichuk (Misconduct)
Bates Battaglia (Ignite Farm)
Tony Amonte (Retired)
Robert Lang (Retired)
Sean Burke (Retired - Jersey #1 Retired)
Bill Guerin (A) (Retired)
Steve Passmore (Retired)
Toby Petersen (Hurricanes Farm)
Frederic Cassivi (Pain Farm)
Markus Naslund (A) (Marauders)
Marc Crawford (Coach) (Hurricanes)
Mike York (Sioux)
Martin Lapointe (Free Agent)
Ivan Ciernik (Free Agent)


Calgary Sun 2007