It's just pre-season in the Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL) but a well-known rivalry in the league will heat up tonight (September 14).

The Airdrie Thunder host the Cochrane Generals at 8:00 pm in the Ron Ebbesen Arena.  Both teams are grinding their way through training camp in anticipation for the start of the regular season,  The clubs open the year at home, Friday, September 21st against Stettler for the Thunder and Saturday, September 29th against the Mountainview Colts for the Generals.

The two have each played a pair of exhibition games so far with the Thunder going 1 and 1 and the Generals winning both theirs.

The Thunder and the Generals will meet again back in Cochrane on Sunday afternoon at 4:30 pm. 

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