OLDS — The Olds Grizzlys have a chance to notch a win when they host the Camrose Kodiaks Wednesday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m. at the Sportsplex.
As of Monday, Jan. 15, the Kodiaks weren’t that far ahead of the Grizzlys in the standings.
They had a 13-24-0-6 record for 32 points in in 43 games. The Grizzlys’ record stood at 10-28-2-3 for 25 points, also in 43 games.
Hopefully this time the goals will go in.
The Grizzlys’ offence was as cold as the weather during a three-game road trip Friday through Sunday in Whitecourt Grande Prairie and Sherwood Park.
During that roadie, the Grizzlys scored four goals but gave up 20, losing 9-1 to the Wolverines in Whitecourt Friday night, 4-2 to the Storm in Grande Prairie on Saturday night and 7-1 to the Crusaders in Sherwood Park on Sunday.
During Friday’s game in Whitecourt, Greye Rampton got the lone goal for the Grizzlys, a short-handed marker, at 12:25 of the second period, assisted by Braxton Thornton. The goal was Rampton’s 13th of the season.
Aidan Comeau tended goal, stopping 35 of 44 shots on goal.
The Grizzlys were 0/3 on the power play. The Wolverines 0/1.
On Saturday, the game in Grande Prairie got off to a promising start for the Grizzlys.
They led 2-0 after the first period on a power play goal, Rampton’s 14th goal of the season at 5:36, assisted by Gage Giblin, and Michael McIntee’s first goal, unassisted, at 7:40 of that first frame.
However, the wheels fell off after that.
The Storm got four unanswered goals in the second and third periods to seal the win.
Comeau went the distance in net, stopping 33 of 37 shots he faced.
Both teams went 1/6 on the power play.
On Sunday in Sherwood Park, Cade Moxham scored the lone goal for the Grizzlys, his 13th of the season, at 6:52 of the third period, assisted by Giblin and Tait Humphries.
Grizzlys forward Connor Seeley was awarded a penalty shot at 1:46 of the third period, but couldn’t beat Crusaders goalie Daniel Heroux.
This time, Comeau had the night off. Thomas Samborski went the distance in net for the Grizzlys, stopping 32 of 39 shots.
The Grizzlys were zero for four on the power play. The Crusaders went one for four with the man advantage.
