SATURDAY

As of 11:30 this morning Pontiacs Defenceman Alex Grill Donovan was still in hospital with a broken leg which is going to require surgery. There was a chance surgery could happen today so he still hadn't eaten anything from before the game so hospital staff had a hungry teenager on their hands.

Alex went awkwardly into the boards with just under 8 minutes to play in last nights third period. I'm told he will need a rod put in his leg but that he will make a full recovery. He will be out for the rest of this season.

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While we hope nothing like this ever happens again we should give credit to the great response by trainer Kim Sydora from the Pontiacs, the Saints trainer who also came out to help and the EMT's who responded. Good work was done by all.

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Back to hockey, it was a tough way to end what was shaping up to be a great game. The Pontiacs were playing well and despite having to kill off 17 more minutes worth of penalties than the Saints they were right in it until the final buzzer once again proving the team can skate with anyone in the league.

Our hope as fans is that the level of play seen last night continues throughout the rest of the season and into the playoffs as opposed to the two first periods played against Lloyd. One last Wednesday and one on January 9th.

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Wear your pink to the game tonight. It is Pink Jersey night tonight at the RJ as the Pontiacs will be wearing pink jerseys for the game with the jersey's being auctioned off with the money being donated to breast cancer awareness.

There will also be a number of prizes given out and the 50/50 draw is a guaranteed $1000, not to mention the hair cuts given by Techniques Hair Salon in exchange for $10 donations.

It will be a fun night off the ice.

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On the ice the Pontiacs will try to snap what is now a three game losing streak by beating a team they have had success with this year. The Pontiacs are 4-0 against the Steel so far this year. Don't let the record fool you. This won't be a cakewalk for Bonnyville as St. Albert has been playing some inspired hockey as of late picking up a pair of wins in Fort McMurray last weekend and come in having won their last four games.

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Congrats to yesterdays winners who picked Connor Hardowa to score the winning goal. Mind you all the winning e-mails came in after the game was over but I suppose I didn't say that wasn't allowed. Thanks for playing and I'll see if I can track down some more prizes in the future.