Hunter Mills has a chance late in the third period last Monday. As of press time the Dragons were up 2-1 in the series , but played Game Four on Tuesday night.
While the results of last night’s game were unavailable as of press time, the Drumheller Dragons appear to be making a big impact in the second round of the AJHL Southern Division playoffs.
After soundly defeating the Calgary Mustangs, the Dragons were thrust back on the ice to play the Canmore Eagles last Friday night in Canmore.
The Dragons were strong out of the gate and went up 2-0 after the first period with goals from Christopher Rauckman and the Jesse Zaharichuk.
The second period will go down in history as the next four goals came within just 50 seconds. Alex Bechtold scored for the Dragons at the 1:05 mark, only to be matched by the Canmore Eagles just 11 seconds later. Only 20 seconds later Tristan Thompson scored at the 1:35 mark. Not to be outdone Lane Olson of the Eagles scored at 1:55. At the 3:20 mark Colton Vannucci scored his first of the game on the powerplay.
Mitchell Cook put one in the empty net in the final nine seconds as the Dragons won 6-2. Devon Buffalo stopped 25 shots and Trent Ouellette had three assists.
The Canmore Eagles came back with a vengeance in Game Two Saturday night. The Eagles scored first, on the powerplay but Rory Davidson tied it up at 2:55. Dallas Smith put the Dragons up 2-1 but it was short lived as the Eagles rattled off three in a row to go up 4-2.
Try as they might, the Dragons peppered the Canmore goalies with 33 shots but were not able to bring it any closer.
With a tied series, the teams headed to Drumheller Memorial Arena for Game Three on Monday night. Curtis Skip was flawless, facing 22 shots for a shutout. Rauckman had two goals; Vannucci and Smith each contributed one. Jarrell Pinchuk had two assists.
While the results of Tuesday night’s game were unavailable at press time, the Dragons will be hosting Game Five this Friday night. If necessary, they head back to Canmore Sunday.
