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Solid play earns Dragons two wins

The Dragons had an intense week topping the second-best team in the south and then besting Calgary in overtime.
The Dragons were at home on Friday, November 18 to take on the Okotoks Oilers. The Dragons came out firing and outshot the Oilers 13-6 in the first period Easton Adrian scored with less than four minutes left in the first and carried the Dragons with a score of 1-0 after one.

Okotoks scored 3:09 into the second but Sam Simard kept the Dragons ahead 2-1 after two. Coy Pighin put the Dragons up 3-1, but Okotoks answered back with a goal. It wasn’t enough as the Dragons went on to a 3-2 win over the Oilers who are in second place in the AJHL Vittera South.
The Dragons were on the road to close out the weekend and headed to Calgary to take on the Canucks on Saturday, November 19. The Dragons drew first blood as Tanner Dawkins scored on the powerplay. Calgary however evened it up to end the first, tied at one.
Calgary scored the lone goal in the second period, but Simard started the third on fire scoring at 1:58 and again at 3:11, to go up 3-2. With less than five minutes left, Calgary scored and forced overtime. Just 36 seconds into the extra time, Ty Daneault scored his 14th of the season to win the game.
The Dragons have a three-game homestand this week with a chance to make some gains in the south. On Tuesday, November 22, they host the Olds Grizzlys, Results not available at press time. On Friday, November 25, they play the Blackfalds Bulldogs, and wrap up the weekend on Saturday, against the Camrose Kodiaks.

Daneault named AJHL Player of the Week

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The Drumheller Dragons’ Ty Daneault is being recognized for a stellar week of hockey.
He earned the Pizza 73 AJHL Player of the Week. With six points (4G, 2A) in two games from October 31 to November 6, Daneault was also twice awarded as the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game.
Ty Daneault (Red Deer, AB) recorded his eighth goal of the season to open the scoring on November 4 versus Okotoks. On November 5, he scored a hat trick and added two assists in a 7-2 win over the Camrose Kodiaks.
The second year Dragon leads the team in scoring with 21 points (11G, 10A). The 2004-born forward is committed to Merrimack College (NCAA).

Raptors host Charmont memorial tournament

The Drumheller Memorial Arena was a hive of activity as the Drumheller Ramada Raptors and the Drumheller Wiart Raptors hosted the annual Charmont Memorial Tournament. The tournament is in memory of Chris and John Charmont. The father and son were killed in an explosion at a Mexico resort in 2010. Minor Hockey has been hosting the U11 tournament in dedication to the family. This year eight teams from all over Alberta were on the ice, including Banff, Cochrane, Chestermere, Lethbridge, Wetaskiwin and Sylvan Lake, as well as the Raptor Squad. While the Raptors played well, the final included Banff versus Sylvan Lake and Cochrane versus Lethbridge.

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