It’s been a busy two weekends for the teams of Drumheller Minor Hockey, with the teams looking to keep the momentum of their strong opening weekends going.
Many of the teams are currently in some of the top spots in their respective tiers following two weekends of intense competition.
The McDonalds Novice Tier 3 Raptors have racked up several wins over the past two weekends. On Saturday, November 3, the team took a 4-2 win over Olds, then turned around and won 6-4 over Airdrie in an exhibition game the same day.
The following day, the team tied 7-7 against Redcliff.
“The kids had a great positioning weekend and worked very hard to get those wins,” said head coach Kit Clark. “They’re doing excellent.”
The Canalta Novice Tier 6 team is coming off the weekend with a 4-4 tie against Crossfield. The team is currently tied for first place in their tier.
The previous weekend saw the team up against some tougher opponents during a couple of games against higher-tier teams.
“We won our first two games [of the season] pretty easy, then we had to do a couple tiering games and we got smoked. Basically, we had to play a couple teams in the tier above us, in Tier 5,” said head coach Phil McClusky. “Yesterday we had a game against Crossfield, which is in our own tier, and we tied 4-4. The kids did quite good. It’s been a fun start to the year.”
The Yavis Atom Tier 3 Raptors are coming off a loss on the road in Crossfield this past Sunday. The weekend before saw the team win at home against Redcliff 4-2 and a 2-9 loss against Cochrane. The team is currently four points shy of first place in a tight tier.
“We’ve played a couple teams that are much stronger than us and a couple that are on par with us. The kids are buying into our system, they’re practicing hard, and improving every game,” said head coach Tony Pliva.
The Encana Atom Tier 6 team had a tough weekend on the road, losing against Strathmore on Saturday and a narrow 6-5 against Chestermere the following day. The team is holding onto third place in their tier thanks to a strong opening weekend.
The NGC Pee Wee Tier 2 Raptors are currently tied for first place in their tier thanks to two big wins. On October 27 and 28, the team took Indus to task 7-1 and then defeated Brooks 8-5.
The following weekend, the team was on the road in Kneehill County, but couldn’t keep the momentum going, losing 3-7.
The Hi-Way 9 Pee-Wee Tier 6 team has been dominating their tier so far this season. October 27 and 28 saw the team win 7-4 and 4-1 over Okotoks Green and Chestermere, respectively. The team is currently in a solid first place in their tier.
The Boston Pizza/Western Chev Bantam Tier 4 is a mere two points from first place in their tier. On Saturday, they shut out Oyen 4-0.
The Bertram Drilling/Sports Room Midget Tier 3 team has had a strong couple of weekends. On October 27, the team prevailed 8-5 over Claresholm. They followed up their success with a 4-2 win over Okotoks last Friday. However, on Saturday in Brooks, the team suffered a 2-12 defeat.
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Tanner Couturier fires a bullet at the Bertram Drilling/Sports Room Midget Raptors game against Claresholm on October 28. The team is currently 3-2 so far in their season and will be heading to Cremona on Saturday in a bid to rack up another win.
