The Whitecourt Wolverines routed the Bonnyville Pontiacs 5-1 at home on Saturday, Dec. 6.
It was the annual Teddy Toss game, and just one minute into the match, Wolverine Jalen Bianchet sent the bears flying with a powerplay goal. He was assisted by Kyle Tucker and Quentin Bourne.
About nine minutes later, Whitecourt’s Quentin Bourne netted one of his own with help from Mason Russell and Ty Rayan, bumping the team to a 2-0 lead.
It was a tight second frame until 14:04, when Jalen Bianchet and Ethan Short assisted Wolverine Kyle Tucker in securing the team’s third goal of the night.
Bianchet scored again just 2:15 into period three, bringing it to 4-0, and Kyle Tucker got the helper.
With support from Bourne and Bianchet, Whitecourt’s Cole Barrett secured his eighth goal of the season at 8:31, securing the team’s five-point lead.
The Pontiacs netted one goal with 3:18 left in the game for the final 5-1 score.
Wolverine Jalen Bianchet scored twice throughout the game, the 66th and 67th goals of his career, making him the Wolverines’ all-time franchise leader in goals.
The Wolverines are on the road tonight, Dec. 8, for a 7 p.m. face off against the Fort McMurray Oil Barons.
Whitecourt still leads the AJHL North Division with 18-6-0-0.
