The Dragons extended their winning streak to eight games last Friday, but it came to an end the next night as they dropped two in a row.
The Dragons have been playing inspired hockey and on Friday, December 2, they hosted the Olds Grizzlys. Olds was leading by two goals early in the second period when Jacob Goudreau put the Dragons on the scoreboard. It was followed up by Ty Whitford three minutes later and then Coy Pighin. Suddenly the Dragons were up 3-2. The Grizzlys tied it up and took the lead, but Ty Daneault scored his 20th of the season to tie the game at four each after two periods.
In the third period, Kai Matthew put the Dragons up, but the Grizzlys tied it up again with 7:59 remaining Noah Danielson scored the winner to make it 6-5.
On Saturday, December 3, the Dragons hosted Canmore. The Eagles had just come off taking the Brooks Bandits to overtime the night before and were motivated. Within the first 15 minutes, the Eagles were up by three goals and the Dragons retired goalie Garrett Fuller.
The Dragons got on the score board early in the second with a goal from Wil Christian, but the Eagles scored two more, ending the second period up 5-1. The Eagles went up 6-1, six minutes into the third. Sam Simard and Vann Yuhas each found the net as they battled back, but it was too little too late as the Dragons had their winning streak snapped by the Eagles, 6-3.
The weekend wasn’t over for the Dragons as they headed to Blackfalds to take on the Bulldogs. Blackfalds came out scoring and went ahead by two goals. Daneault scored with 1:27 left in the first period.
The rest of the game tilted in the Bulldogs’ direction as they scored two in the second and one in the third to win 5-1.
This weekend, the Dragons are on the road on Friday, December 9 to take on the Sherwood Park Crusaders, and then in Okotoks on Saturday, December 10 to take on the Oilers.
