Your Drumheller Dragons kicked off their exhibition season this past weekend with three games in three days.
It all started in Camrose on Friday night. The Dragons came in with a young team against a veteran filled line up by the Kodiaks. It would be a back and forth first period with the Dragons down 3-2 after one. In the second, Camrose would add two increasing their lead to 5-2 after two periods. They would add another in the third to win the game 6-2.
The same two teams would meet in Drumheller on Saturday night. The Dragons would have a better start and a better game. Drumheller would open the scoring when former Kodiak Bradley Gallo scored at 9:02, giving the Dragons the 1-0 lead. Just over four minutes later, Dragon forward Jase Johnstone would increase the lead, from Ellis Mieyette and Tate Yule. Camrose would get one back 31 seconds later with Bowen Grycan scoring his third goal in two games, making it 2-1 Dragons after one.
Drumheller would be the only team to score in the second, when Avery Johnson scored at 11:30, giving the Dragons the 3-1 lead heading into the third period.
Drumheller would score early in the third, at 2:17, with Ellis Mieyette scoring his first as a Dragon, making it 4-1 Drumheller. The Kodiaks would score with 2:18 left in the game, to make it 4-2 but the Dragons weren’t finished. With 1:43 left in the game, Bradley Gallo would score his second of the game and then Ellis Mieyette would streak up the middle and score an unassisted goal only 23 seconds later to give the Dragons a 6-2 victory.
The weekend would wrap up for your Dragons with a home afternoon affair with the Olds Grizzlys on Sunday. It would be a low scoring affair with no scoring in the first period.
The Dragons would take the lead midway through the second as Avery Johnson would score his third goal in three games. Under 1:30 later, the Grizzlys would tie the game with a goal by Johnathan Doucette.
The third would see no scoring and the game would need overtime. Both teams would have powerplay opportunities in overtime but neither could get the game winner. The game would head to the shootout. The Dragons thought they had the game when Tate Yule scored in the shootout but Olds would answer. Then the Grizzlys would win in round four of the shootout.
The Dragon will look for redemption against the Grizzlys on Wednesday night in Olds as their exhibition season continues. The game at the Olds Sportsplex will be at 7 PM. Drumheller is back on home ice on Friday as the 2024 AJHL Champion Calgary Canucks pay a visit. Game time Friday night is at 7 PM.
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