Cole Purboo hes ready to step into a leadership role this season
The Windsor Spitfires' season opener at the WFCU Centre is quickly approaching.
Right winger Cole Purboo is heading into his third year with the team and says there's a good mix of newcomers and veterans this time around.
The Spitfires went 4-1 in the pre-season and continue to prepare for opening night.
Purboo says the team is itching to hit the ice.
"It's been good. A lot of competition between the guys in camp and everyone is excited to get going. It's been a long few weeks. It's going to be nice to play a lot of meaningful games in the next few weeks and get back into the cycle of everything."
He says it's going to be an exciting year.
"We have a lot of young, skilled guys to be excited about and a lot of older guys that are giving them a lot insight because we have a young defence core. So everybody is helping out everybody and I think we're going to be really good."
Purboo he's ready to step into a leadership role this season.
"I want to be a role model for the guys and hopefully be a leader for the team and I'm going to try and do my best to do so. I've maybe got a little less nerves because I've been here a couple years already. Just as excited though. I'm always excited to get a new season going."
Windsor kicks off the 2018-19 campaign at home Thursday night against the Guelph Storm.
The AM800 pre-game show gets underway at 6:30pm.
Puck drops at 7:05pm.
— with files from AM800's Rob Hindi