INNISFAIL – The Innisfail Eagles close out their three-game home stand this weekend on Saturday, Nov. 23 against the Devon Barons.
Puck drop is 8 p.m.
At this game the Eagles will be having the team’s annual tuque and mitt drive for the Innisfail Christmas Bureau.
Donations will be accepted at the arena’s ticket table in the lobby. Donations will earn fans an extra ticket into Red Deer’s The Hideout Eats & Beats Restaurant & Bar.
The Birds of Innisfail continue their dominant play in the North Central Hockey League (NCHL).
The local senior men's hockey team seem to outshoot just about every squad they face in their inaugural season.
On Nov. 16 at the Innisfail Twin Arena the Innisfail Eagles were simply overpowering again, firing 63 shots at Camrose Bruins goalie Connor Dobberthien.
But Camrose still led 1-0 after one period and scored again at 5:43 in the second to go ahead 2-0.
A minute later the Eagles’ Ty Clay finally got one past Dobberthien to make it 2-1 but that was all the game’s scoring.
Dobberthien shut down the Eagles the rest of the way and Camrose got the win.
The Eagles’ Wade Waters had another fine game in net, blocking 22 out of 24 shots but his mates up front had the misfortune of playing against a hot goaltender.
The Eagles now find themselves sitting in fifth place with eight points in the nine-team NCHL but they have played just six games, versus nine for fourth place Camrose who have nine points.
Innisfail's arch rival Stony Plain is leading the league with 12 points after seven games.
