Edmonton Oilers’ AHL coach could lose property to Hurricane Irma

Hockey coaches often talk about limiting distractions. Gerry Fleming, head coach of the Edmonton Oilers’ farm team in the American Hockey League, will be trying to block out a big one when he coaches the Edmonton Oilers at the Young Stars Classic in Penticton, B.C. this weekend.

The Bakersfield Condors coach owns two condos near Naples, Fla., right in the path of Hurricane Irma.

“You make sure your family and friends are safe and hope for the best,” Fleming said on Saturday morning. “I have a lot of friends there. My family has all gotten out of town.”

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Fleming has lived there since 2000 and is no stranger to wicked storms.

“Went through two of them in 2004,” he recalled. “We were fortunate the winds were coming out of the south. If the winds come out of the east or west, it’s a different story.

“We got the good fortune of having a company who insured us. We just sit back and wait now.”

Watch below: Some videos from Global News’ ongoing coverage of Hurricane Irma:

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• Reporter captures Miami Beach man having ‘zen’ moment at Hurricane Irma approaches
• Cuba slammed by Hurricane Irma as storm’s eye creeps along northern coast
• ‘We’re definitely not coping’: Barbuda evacuees react to Hurricane Irma devastation
• Hurricane Irma’s eye devastating Cuban coast as storm begins to target Florida
• Strong winds from outer bands of Hurricane Irma begin to strike Miami
• Video shows extent of severe Irma damage suffered by St. Martin
• Bahamas braces for Hurricane Irma’s force
• Hurricane Irma: Too late to escape storm’s fury
• ‘The storm is here’: Hurricane Irma begins assault on south Florida
• Key West evacuee explains decision to leave Hurricane Irma’s path
• Hurricane Irma evacuee expresses doubt Key West shelter will survive storm’s impact
• Hurricane Irma weakens slightly as it pounds Cuba, expected to strengthen again
• Strong winds from Hurricane Irma arrive in south Florida
• Florida braces for Irma’s storm surge as hurricane moves closer

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