 We're one day away now from the Bidji Boys hockey team season opener. With a new bench boss running the show, the Jacks are ready to start the new season. Lace up the skates and strap up the helmet because high school boys hockey is back. And for the Lumberjacks, it's year one under head coach Eric Monsrud, who takes over for Wade Chida. My coaching staff is awesome. I got great support from all the parents too. And the booster club is great. So it makes my job a lot easier. They work really hard and so that's something that I don't like to teach. So it's really easy for us to get out there, get our work done and do it the right way. And with the new season graduates, key players and comes fresh faces, but the Jacks are really excited about the group they're putting on the ice. We just got a lot of heart, a lot of effort and we'll bring it every night. I love it from the boys. We're a great, great, big family and I really like it. And it all starts back between the pipes in the return of senior net miner Matt Fitzgerald, who was named with a top 50 players in the state according to an article on let'splayhockey.com. It means a lot to me and you know, I couldn't do it without these guys out here in front of me and they helped me out a lot. So I got to give a lot of credit to those guys out there. Offensively, they'll have to replace their top two scores from last year, but do return three of their top five and have a good mix and depth in that forward group. Well, we'll just replace it with two more top scores. I'm not sure who it'll be, but somebody will come out there in the end and be our top two scores in the end. So with fresh legs and a roster full of excitement, the Lumberjacks are ready to surprise some people in 2017. Legs feed the wolves. So we've been conditioning a lot and we'll see if it pays off. I hope it does. We've been skating a lot, so we'll see. It's been a lot of fun, get back out with the guys again and it's looking pretty good. I think we're going to surprise a lot of people this season, so it should be a good year. Legs feed the wolves. The season opener tomorrow night on the road. They will travel the war road at the gardens arena, then they'll be back at home Thursday night at the BCA hosting Brainerd. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.