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Boyko shines in preseason for Tri-City Americans

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A Drumheller youngster is turning heads in the hockey world as he works for a spot on the roster of the Tri-City Americans.

The Mail reported that goalie Talyn Boyko was picked up by the Tri-City Americans in the second round of 2017 Bantam Draft. Just 14 at the time, he played in a couple of exhibition games but continued his hockey and education at the Pursuit of Excellence Academy in Kelowna.

Fast forward to this season, now 15, he has seen action in preseason and it appears he may have a shot at a spot on the squad. On his first outing of the season versus the Everett Silvertips on August 31, he stopped 45 shots including three saves in a four-round shootout for the win.

He also started in a preseason game versus the Vancouver Giants on September 2. He stopped 25 out of 27 shots before the game went to a shootout. There he stopped all four shots.

In two games he has stopped 70 of 75 shots.

He is still hoping to get a spot on the roster this season, and his father, Kelly Boyko, says Talyn has made the move to Washington and is now living with a billet.

“He is really fortunate to be in Kennewick around such great management and a great team and community, we are really grateful he has been drafted there,” said Kelly. He adds he has had the opportunity to meet and play with great players, including some from the NHL.

The Americans still have a few preseason games before their season begins on September 22. The final roster has not been released.

Local wins MVP in start-up pro volleyball league

A former Drumheller resident was named MVP of an upstart professional volleyball league in Calgary.

Andrea Price, who was a star on the Drumheller Composite High School girls volleyball team during her time there, earned the honour this season for her play in the ONE Volleyball Calgary league. Her team, JVC Reign, went 5-1 in the regular season and pushed into the semi-finals in late July.

The ONE Volleyball league expanded into Calgary for 2018 after starting up in Toronto in 2017 and currently has four women’s and four men’s teams.

“It’s really helping the volleyball community because if you want to play volleyball outside of university, you have to go to Europe and sign a contract. It’s a pretty big commitment to make that life choice. It’s been cool to be a part of the first step of (the league) and see it start to grow.”

Price previously played for both the Mount Royal University Cougars and the University of Calgary Dinos during her university career, an outside hitter known for her high kill numbers on the court.

She studied social work in university but found her path in life when she began working a chiropractic clinic a few years ago. She recently moved to Toronto to enroll at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in the Doctor of Chiropractic program there, the only English-speaking school in Canada offering the program.

“I’m passionate about health and it is a good fit for me personally,” she says.

Due to her studies, Price is unsure if she’ll be participating in the volleyball league in Toronto when their season starts next summer.

Dragons and Sherwood Park ink four player deal

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The Drumheller Dragons and the Sherwood Park Crusaders completed a multi-player transaction involving four players, it was announced Tuesday.

The Dragons have sent 2001 born forward Brett Wieschorster and 1999 born forward Tyson Scott to the Sherwood Park Crusaders in exchange for the rights to 1999 born goaltender Joshua Brindza and 2000 born defenseman Aiden Yakimchuk.

Brindza is a 6’1 goaltender from Edmonton, Alberta. He has earned 15 starts during his first season in the Alberta Junior Hockey League split between the Crusaders and the Olds Grizzlys. Yakimchuk is also from Edmonton and is a 6’3 left shot defenseman. In 39 games played with Sherwood Park last season the shut down defender contributed 7 points and 10 pims.

Wieschorster returns to his home town Sherwood Park to continue his junior career. In 51 games played last season, Wieschorster contributed 13 points and added 65 pims. Wieschorster earned an NCAA commitment with the University of Vermont in his first season in the AJHL. Tyson Scott is a 6’2 forward from Turner Valley Alberta. In 56 games played with the Dragons, Tyson contributed 44 points including 3 points in 9 games played during the play-offs.

"The entire Drumheller Dragons organization would like to thank the Wieschorster family and the Scott family for the positive contributions to the Dragons hockey team. We would also like to welcome the Brindza family and the Yakimchuk family to the Drumheller community," the organization said in a release.

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