The Airdrie Thunder will go into their game this Friday without Head Coach Art Krusel. Krusel has agreed to take some time off as he's continuing his ongoing cancer treatment that kept him away from the team for most of last season as well. GM Frank McEvoy has high praise for his coach.

McEvoy fully expects this is a temporary absence, saying his head coach should return to the bench in the New Year. The team's two assistant coaches, Gareth Barley and Brandon Miller, will take over the head coaching duties in the interm.