The Foothills CFR "AAA" Midget Bisons enter the 39th Annual Mac's Hockey Tournament as the top team in the Alberta Midget Hockey League and one of the favourites.

Forward Kadan Hanas says it's kinda fun to go in with a target on their backs.

"It gives us a bit of competition. You know it's going to be fun. We're going to see a lot of teams we've never seen before. We're going to see American teams, which will be a different style of hockey. So, it'll end up being good for us in the long run."

The Bisons open the tournament Boxing Day at 12:45 P.M. against the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs at the Father David Bauer Arena in Calgary.