The Whitecourt Wolverines were edged 3-2 by the Bonnyville Pontiacs but beat the Devon Xtreme 4-3 over the weekend.
On Friday night, Wolverine Grayson Niehaus opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at 11:48, his third of the season, for a 1-0 lead.
At 7:37 in period two, Whitecourt’s Brady Gamble went to the box for interference, giving Bonnyville the chance to score on the power play and tie things up 1-1. The Pontiacs scored again at 12:22 to jump to a 2-1 lead.
With assistance from Jackson DeGraves and Mason Russell, Wolverine Parker Fitzgerald tied things up 2-2 at 15:58.
Bonnyville secured the 3-2 win at 8:33 in period three.
The Pontiacs outshot Whitecourt 42-32.
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On Saturday night, the first goal was netted almost 17 minutes into period one. Whitecourt’s Mason Russell earned the 1-0 lead with assistance from Kyle Tucker and Spencer Claerhout.
Jackson DeGraves then scored twice for Whitecourt in the second frame, once at 7:28 while on the man advantage, and again at 10:29 to put Whitecourt up 3-0. Claerhout and Ty Rayan assisted on the power play, while Parker Fitzgerald and Trista Slywka got the helpers for the second point.
Devon brought it to a 3-1 game with a goal at 17:51.
In period three, the Xtreme scored on a power play to narrow Whitecourt’s lead to 3-2. That became a 3-3 tie with another goal at 9:42.
Wolverine Kyle Tucker later broke that tie to earn Whitecourt a 4-3 victory at 12:46, with assistance from Mason Russell.
The Whitecourt Wolverines also outshot the Devon Xtreme 44-27.
The Wolverines are still fifth in the AJHL North Division with a record of 4-5-0-0.
The team is back on the ice in Camrose on Oct. 16 to take on the Kodiaks, before hosting them at home on Oct. 17. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. for both matches.
