Longtime members of the Squirrels roller team remember the Hurricanes. In 2003, the Squirrels faced them in a best-of-3 championship match, split 1-1, but couldn’t play game three because Hurricane Isabel tore through the area. In 2005, the Hurricanes were a dominant team, but lost in the semifinals which paved the way for a Squirrels championship. After that, the Hurricanes were promoted to the B division, and the Squirrels haven’t seen them since.
The Hurricanes were set to drop back down to the C division this season, but after several members couldn’t return, they had to break up. Which left Eddie Owen, Steve Heger Jr. and Nathan Leber needing a new team. So they’ll be putting on the yellow jerseys and skating alongside their former foes.
Here is the 2011 Squirrels roller roster:
- Ben Sumner
- Jeff Ford
- Stu Miller (goalie)
- Juan Canchasto
- Chi Pham
- Mark Tessar
- Steve Heger
- Don Marks
- Rob Myers
- Brian Iciek
- Eric Smith
- Nathan Leber
- Ed Owen
- Wes Gassert
- Bob Sewell (backup goaltender)