A pair of local hockey prospects are playing leading roles with their respective provincial teams in the U16 WHL Cup this week in Red Deer.
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Tripp Fischer of Lloydminster is an assistant captain with Team Alberta, while Anderson Reschny of Macklin is the captain of Team Saskatchewan.
The four-team Western Canadian championship tournament began Wednesday and runs through Sunday.
Reschny, a defenceman with the U18 AAA Saskatoon Blazers, is a prospect of the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, while Fischer is a forward with the U18 AAA Lloydminster Lancers and a prospect of the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders.
After his pre-season ankle injury, Fischer returned to the Lancers’ Alberta Elite Hockey League lineup just last weekend in Calgary. He assisted on a Dalin Hannah goal as the Lancers (1-4-1) lost 4-2 to the Calgary Royals (4-3-1). Josh Frazer, with his first of the season, scored the other Lloyd goal.
The Lancers went on to lose 8-2 to the Calgary Flames (6-0) on Sunday. Ty Domshy, with two points, and Rhett Romanchuk, on the power play, had the Lloydminster goals.
The Lancers host the St. Albert Raiders (3-1) at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at the Hub and visit the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers (5-2) at 3:45 p.m. Sunday.
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