The AJHL said “game on” and the Dragons didn’t disappoint in their first two games of the new abbreviated season.
The Dragons are in a cohort with the Camrose Kodiaks and the Olds Grizzlys and ended their first weekend in action with a dramatic overtime win and a loss.
The Dragons were in Camrose on Friday, March 12 to take on the Kodiaks. After a scoreless first period, the Kodiaks went up 1-0, 7:42 into the second period. Grayson Dietrich evened the scores assisted by Myles Hilman and Aiden Yakimchuk, less than two minutes into the third period, but 10 minutes later the Kodiaks scored for a 2-1 victory. Dragons outshot the Kodiaks 41-31.
On Saturday, March 13, the Dragons were back in the den, the first time since November 14, to take on the Grizzlys. The Dragons took an early lead on the powerplay, as Dietrich connected from Kent Anderson 1:10 in. The Grizzlys tied it up two and half minutes later shorthanded.
After a scoreless second period, Tyson Gross found the net, assisted by Hilman and Kasey Hiemstra. Olds answered back three minutes later to tie the game, forcing overtime.
It took two shots and 57 seconds of extra time for the Dragons to take the 3-2 overtime win, with a goal from Carter Belitski, assisted by Hiemstra.
The Dragons are on the road this Saturday, March 20 to take on the Grizzlys, and are back home Sunday at 5 p.m. to play the Kodiaks.
