"The difference between number one and numbers three or four or five in this league is minimal and no we definitely don't consider ourselves the favourite, we consider ourselves definitely a contender."Muise says he likes his team playing on the bigger ice surface at Queens Place because they are built around speed. He says his team will need to be at its best to win the provincial title.
"It's been kind of our trademark all year that we out work a lot of teams and once we do that, it seems our skill level and our systems fall into place and takes care of itself but without that work ethic and desire any team in this tournament is going to be in trouble because its going to be hotly contested championship and the competition is pretty tough."
The Hurricanes face the Newbridge Academy Senators in the tournament opener today at 12 noon.
Full Schedule
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
12 noon - Newbridge Academy vs. Western Hurricanes
12 noon - Newbridge Academy vs. Western Hurricanes
2 pm - Cape Breton Cougars vs. Halifax Hawks
4 pm - Bedford Barons vs. Bay Gulls
6 pm - Opening Ceremonies
6:30 pm - Valley Wildcats vs. Newbridge Academy
Friday, March 16th, 2012
8 am - Halifax Hawks vs. Bedford Barons
10 am - Bay Gulls vs. Newbridge Academy
12 noon - Cape Breton Cougars vs. Valley Wildcats
2 pm - Western Hurricanes vs. Bedford Barons
4 pm - Newbridge Academy vs. Halifax Hawks
6 pm - Bay Gulls vs. Cape Breton Cougars
8 pm - Valley Wildcats vs. Western Hurricanes
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
10 am - Western Hurricanes vs. Cape Breton Cougars
12 pm - Halifax Hawks vs. Bay Gulls
2 pm - Bedford Barons vs. Valley Wildcats
4:30 pm - Skills Competition
Top 4 teams from tournament play advance to semi-finals and are seeded based on tournament play
Sunday, March 18th, 2012
8:30 am - 4 vs. 1
10:30 am - 3 vs. 2
2:00 pm - Championship Game