The Drumheller Dragons were in action last Friday versus the Brooks Bandits at home. They walked away with a 4-2 win. On Monday night they faced the Okotoks Oilers and won 4-3. Exhibition play continues this week with a tournament in Okotoks.
While exhibition games are typically a time to let skaters get a feel for playing in the AJHL and the experience is more important than the score, the Dragons are showing some bright spots early on.
The exhibition season started last week, and while the Dragons were drubbed in their first outing by the Brooks Bandits with a score of 9-2 on Wednesday, August 20, by Friday they bounced back in their home opener.
Facing the Bandits again, Brody Valette found the net, along with Craig Martini and Rory Davidson, each on the powerplay. Drew Bish scored the fourth as the Dragons went up 4-2 in the second outing of the season.
The momentum continued on to Monday night when 302 fans came out to see the Dragons take on the Okotoks Oilers in preseason play. Mitchell Cook, found the net and Tristan Thompson scored twice. Cody Fiala also hit the net as the Dragons went on to a 4-3 win.
This weekend the Dragons head to Okotoks for a preseason tournament. On Thursday, they play Brooks, Friday they face off against Okotoks and Saturday they play Fort McMurray
The team’s final exhibition game of the season is Tuesday, September 2, when they host the Kindersley Klippers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
