SUNDAY

In Okotoks, the Oilers fire 51 shots at Thunder goalie Braely Torris but can't find a way to win as Drayton Valley score a pair of goals 17 seconds apart in the third period to tie the game at 3 while overtime would solve nothing. Courtney Nelson, Tyler Eskesen and Lindsay LeBlanc all score for the Thunder while Justin Daigle, Cody Dion and Brandon "Tick, tick, tick, tick" Hoogenboom tallied for the Oil.

In Calgary, the Royals game sheet is just off but I'm guessing that Grande Prairie fired 57 shots at the Calgary net and scored six powerplay goals on route to a 7-1 win.

In Spruce Grove, the Camrose Kodiaks almost did the rest of the North Division a favour but couldn't hold on to a 3-2 lead in the third against the top team in the league. The Saints come storming back with three goals in the final period from Sam Dezman, Jordan Draper and Shane Lehman to win it 5-3, while "Saints Powerplay Watch '08" was 2 for 3 but they did give up a shorty to Brad McConnell at 18:20 of the second.

In St. Albert, powerplays are the story offensively as all three goals in the game are scored on the man advantage with Nik Yaremchuk picking up the eventual game winner at 15:47 of the second. Rob Kleebaum also scored for the Cru while Bryce Williamson added his 21st of the year for the Steel. Final score 2-1 for the Park. Nick Blair played his second game after missing six with a knee injury suffered back on December 3rd.

In Lloydminster, I guess I didn't jinx them, the Bobcats roll to their fifth win in a row dropping the Calgary Canucks 5-1. John Spigott's favorite official gave the Canucks 10 powerplay opportunities but they could just muster the one goal from Sean Pollard on the man advantage. Brendan Roberts had a pair for the Cats while Brendan Turner, Brody Foster and Logan Gabel also scored for Lloydminster.

In Bonnyville, the Pontiacs come storming out of the gate outshooting the Oil Barrons 14-4 in the first period and out scoring them 3-0. Fort McMurray wouldn't give up and claw their way back into the game only to fall just short as Bonnyville wins their 12th game on home ice this year 4-3. Kirby Halcrow came on in relief after the first 20 minutes and was sharp stopping 21 of the 22 shots he faced. Ashton Hewson had the winner on the powerplay at 3:36 of the third.