The Whitecourt Wolverines dropped two decisions on the road over the weekend, first to the Olds Grizzlys Friday night, then to the Drumheller Dragons Saturday.
On Sept. 25, the Grizzlys came out on top with a 4-1 victory.
Olds earned a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes before adding two more goals in the second to make it 3-0 after 40 minutes of play.
Wolverine Sidney Deslauriers scored the team’s only point about five minutes into frame three, with assistance from Ricky Deslauriers and Braxton Alaric.
Olds added one more goal in the third to up their lead to 4-1.
Two fights also broke out in the third period, first at 14:38, between Whitecourt’s Jett Quaschnick and Grizzly Jake MacDonald. Wolverine Tristan Slywka and Olds’ Austin Garrett also dropped the gloves at 18:27, with both incidents earning fighting majors.
The game finished 4-1 with the Grizzlys also outshooting the Wolverines 39-27.
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The following night, Whitecourt fell 6-2 to the Drumheller Dragons.
The Dragons secured a 2-0 lead early in the first period, before Nicholas Binner earned a minor for checking from behind.
While on the man advantage at 8:58, Wolverine Ricky Deslauriers scored to make it 2-1. Grayson Niehaus and Parker Fitzgerald assisted.
Just under 10 minutes later, Jett Quaschnick also scored on the power play to tie things up 2-2. He was assisted by Tristan Slywka and Jake Banicevic.
The Dragons then scored twice more in period two and netted another pair in the third frame for the 6-2 win.
The Wolverines outshot Drumheller 42-38.
The Whitecourt Wolverines are back on the ice to start a four-game homestand on Oct. 2, hosting the Drayton Valley Thunder.
