Richmond Sockeyes will play their one and only pre-season game Thursday night when the Aldergrove Kodiaks visit Minoru Arenas at 7:30 p.m.
The Sockeyes have typically played a limited exhibition in recent years. They held their main training camp back in July to get a better idea what their roster is going to look like before players departed for major junior and junior “A” camps.
Richmond is coming off a 23-16-2-3 campaign that ended in a opening round playoff loss to eventual PJHL finalist Grandview. Head coach Judd Lambert is expected to have some familiar names to work with including local products Arjun Badh and Alex McLeod, aloing with veteran goalie Kurt Russell.
The Sockeyes have also welcomed back forward Tyler Andrews who had an impressive rookie campaign two years ago, before spending last season with the B.C. Hockey League’s Surrey Eagles.
Richmond will open its regular season schedule Sept. 8 when the Steelers are in town for the usual 7 p.m. face-off.
