The Drumheller Dragons had cause to celebrate this week. The five game losing streak that has been plaguing the Dragons since the end of the holidays was broken with a 7-4 win on Tuesday, January 17, at home in the Memorial Arena.
The Dragons went up against the Calgary Canucks who are a southern division rival and six points ahead in the standings. The two teams had met previously on Friday, January 6, with the Canucks the victors.
The first period started slow for the Dragons. The Canucks were able to keep pressure on the Dragons and ensure most of the game was played in the Dragons own end. The Canucks were ahead by two goals by the end of the first period.
For the Dragons, enough was enough. The Dragons showed what they were capable of in the second period.
One of the newest Dragons, Bryton Mills, put the team on the scoreboard 1:30 into the second period. From then on the momentum shifted in the Dragons favour.
By the end of the second period, four more goals, courtesy of Ryan Bloom, Justin Cintas, Brodie Jamieson, and another from Mills.
The Canucks tried to come back, scoring two more goals in the third period. However, it was too little. Cintas scored his second goal of the game on the powerplay late in the third and Josh Kluck scored on a empty net with only 34 seconds left in the game.
The Dragons played Thursday night in Calgary against the Mustangs, but the results were not available as of press time. The Dragons return to the Memorial Arena on Saturday, January 21, to face the last place St. Albert Steel. The action starts at 7:30 p.m.
