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Titans aim for March restart

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The Titans are still hoping to get on the field this spring.
Drumheller Community Football Association held their Annual General Meeting via video conference on Tuesday, January 19.
At the meeting, Karie Drouin was named president after Holly Laffin stepped down. Deb Sattler is vice president, Lydia Natiuk remained as treasurer, secretary is now Tamara Perry.
Senior Titans head coach Ken Fournier says there are still many ways to volunteer for the board.
Bantam coach Thomas Laffin stepped down from coaching. So the Titans are on the lookout for a new coach.
“Thomas has put in eight great years with us and has been one of our best volunteers,” said Fournier. “We were lucky to have him for as long as we did.”
Coach Fournier says they are aiming to start practice again come March 15, if provincial restrictions allow.
“We have a set of guidelines from Football Alberta, and of course, we will follow them.”
They are hoping to have a spring season for the senior team to allow the Grade 12 players to get back on the field before their high school career is up. He says they are looking at playing full games and are working on organizing a league with Tier IV teams in Southern Alberta. After that, they intended to continue with the regular season come fall.
“We are going to try and do everything we can, we just want to get on the grass,” said Fournier.
He said if someone is interested in coaching at any level, or to volunteer to serve with the board, they can contact Drumheller Community Football through the Drumheller Titans Facebook page or at www.drumhellerfootball.com.

Dragons building for future

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Even in the midst of a pandemic, the Dragons are looking forward to the future with three new signings last week.
The team announced on January 11 they have signed Alexey Trischuk for the 2021-2022 season. Trischuk is playing in his first season with the Northern Alberta Extreme Hockey U18 AAA prep club. The defense-
man has one goal and three assists in six games this season. In the previous season, he played with the Calgary Northstars and had 11 points in 30 games.
The Dragons followed up this announcement on January 12 with word that Ty Daneault signed a letter of intent for the coming season. The 2004- born forward is in his second season with the Red Deer U18 AAA Optimist Chiefs and has racked up five goals and five assists in only five games this season. He competed in the Macs AAA Tournament last season and had five points in four games.
The Dragons also added some strength between the posts on January 13, with Goalie Ty Young signing a letter of intent. Originally from Coaldale, Young has spent the last last two seasons with the Lethbridge Hurricanes AAA Club. He has appeared in 20 career games and this season had a 2.33 GGA and .9256 save percentage before the season was suspended.

Provincial hockey championship tournaments cancelled

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With COVID-19 restrictions hockey players are still not able to get back on the ice, and this week Hockey Alberta announced provincial championships have been cancelled.
With the uncertainty because of COVID-19, Hockey Alberta has decided to cancel all tournaments for the 2021 Hockey Alberta Championships. They will not be rescheduled for the 2021 season.
This comes after the Alberta Government extended restrictions for an additional two weeks, including halting organized sports.
“This decision has been made with the safety of all our members and participants in mind. Within the current environment in Alberta related to COVID-19, hosting tournaments will likely not be possible, and making this decision now will ensure members do not waste time, money, and other resources in planning to host tournaments,” states a press release.

Drumheller Minor Hockey posted on their Facebook page, due to the extended restrictions, they are pushing their potential restart date to January 23.
Hockey Alberta notes it will continue to work with government officials to develop a plan to allow teams to return to practice and gameplay. They are also working with league representatives throughout the province to salvage the remaining season.
“Establishing the meaningful competition that is required to identify and move Teams from League play into Playoffs will not be easy. However, as we return to play this season, Leagues will have the ability to still find ways to determine a champion. Hockey Alberta remains optimistic that we can regroup and host the 2022 Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships,” the release states.

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