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Dragons hold on to third going into Christmas break

The Dragons are sitting in third place in a highly competitive Viterra South Division after a strong December.
On Wednesday, December 21 the Dragons were in Canmore to take on the Eagles. Canmore came out with more bounce in their step and by the end of the first period were up 3-0. Wil Christian scored less than a minute and a half into the second period, but that was all the Dragons could muster on this night. Canmore scored again in the second and capped it off in the third to win 5-1.
While it is not the best way to head into Christmas break, the Dragons have been playing great hockey through the last couple of months. Leading into Wednesday night’s game the Dragons had handily won three in a row and between November 12 and December 2 went on an eight-game winning streak.
After 36 games, the Dragons are 19-13 with two more losses coming in overtime and two in shoot-outs. They are in third place in the South, just three points behind the Okotoks Oilers and the Brook Bandits who are perennially strong. League-wide they have the sixth-best record.
The Dragons are back in action on Tuesday, January 3 at home to take on the Brooks Bandits.

Drumheller Dragons win three game home stand

The Dragons bounced back defending a home stand with three straight victories.
The Dragons were in front of a hometown crowd on Friday, December 16 to take on the Lloydminster Bobcats.
Lloydminster got the jump off the faceoff and scored just 28 seconds into the game. It didn’t take long for the Dragons to find their legs and Adam Raesler hit the back of the net three minutes later to tie the game. Vann Yuhas scored on the powerplay with eight minutes left in the period, and was followed up by Sam Simard at 16:62. The Dragons led 3-1 after the first period.
The Bobcats made it a little closer in the second with a goal, but Adam Raesler scored his second of the game and ninth of the season at the 4:32 mark of the third period to put it out of reach. The Dragons win 4-2.
On Saturday, December 17, the Dragons hosted the Bonnyville Pontiacs. The Dragons outshot the Pontiacs 10-4 in the first period, but the game remained scoreless until 13:47 of the second period when the Pontiacs took the lead.
The third period was all Dragons as Raesler scored at 8:24 to tie it up. Connor Poffenroth put the Dragons ahead a minute and six seconds later. 29 seconds after that, and with 10 minutes left in the game, Easton Adrian put the Dragons up 3-1 for the win.
On Monday, December 19 the Dragons hosted the Grande Prairie Storm. Adam Raesler continued his stellar play and put the Dragons up one after the first period. The Storm bounced back in the second with two straight goals, but Yuhas tied it up on the powerplay. The Dragons outshot the Storm 10-2 in the final period, and with just 27 seconds left, Cot Pighin scored the winner.

The Dragons round out 2022 on Wednesday, December 21 at the Canmore Recreation Centre taking on the Eagles.

Saints win home tourney

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The St. Anthony’s Junior B Boys Saints basketball team won their home tournament in a convincing fashion, going undefeated.
The Saints hosted their Invitational tournament on Friday, December 9, and invited Menno Simmons Christian School and Linden. Youngstown dropped out at the last minute.
The Saints first faced Linden and came away with a 67-7 win. Rylan Masson has 22 points in the effort.
They next played Menno Simmons and won 50-11, with Joseph Makse scoring 15.
This put them in the final to face Menno Simmons again. This time it was closer, but the Saints won out 35-20. This time Adrian Candelaria was the top scorer with 11 points.
So far this season the Junior B Saints are undefeated. The first game was on Monday, December 5, and they defeated Youngstown 67-22.

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