The Moose Jaw Miller Express are inching closer to the start of their season.

Over the weekend the last few players arrived to round out their 2017 roster, and they've spent the past few days practicing at Ross Wells Park.

"I'm excited abouti what we have," said head coach Michael Hunt before the start of Tuesday's practice - just the 2nd with the full roster. "Everybody looks like what they're supposed to be and we'll see what we can get done in the next couple of days to get prepared for Thursday."

The Miller Express begin their season on the road in Swift Current Thursday before coming home for games Friday against Weyburn and Saturday against Regina. 

Hunt says they hope to augment the physical aspect of the game with a motto designed to sharpen the team's mental focus.

"It's 'Make Your How Our How' and 'Your Why Our Why'," said Hunt of their thought process. "If we're all here for the right reasons then good things should happen."