The Airdrie Thunder face a stiff Heritage Junior Hockey League test tonight (December 8) against one of the teams chasing them for first place in the Northern Division.

The Blackfalds Wranglers sit third in the division but are only four points in back of the first place Thunder and have three games in hand.  

Airdrie has plenty of company near the top as Red Deer is only two points out of first and have also played three fewer games than the Thunder.

Faceoff for tonight's game is at 8:00 pm in the Ron Ebbesen Arena.

The Cochrane Generals play a road game against the Three Hills Thashers tonight.

The Thashers will be buoyed by their first win of the season this week over Mountainview.  The puck drops at 8:00 in the Three Hills Centennial Arena. 

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