The Whitecourt Wolverines started their four-game homestand with two losses over the weekend.
They were edged 4-3 by the Lloydminster Bobcats on Friday night and fell 6-4 to the Fort McMurray Oil Barons on Sunday.
November 6
The Bobcats gained a 1-0 lead after a power play goal at 2:32. They made that 2-0 after another goal at 5:07.
Wolverine Hunter Ashton scored the team’s first goal at 15:04 to make it 2-1. He was assisted by Kaiden Beniuk and Taite Donkin.
Lloydminster scored once more during the frame to finish period one with a 3-1 lead.
In the second, the Bobcats made it 4-1 with a goal at 9:17.
Tristan Slywka scored for the Wolverines just over three minutes later, making it 4-2. He was assisted by Kaeden Kalkat and Taite Donkin.
Whitecourt’s Parker Fitzgerald brought the score to 4-3 at 8:26 in period three, with the helper going to Justine Pichette.
November 8
The Fort McMurray Oil Barons gained a 1-0 lead early into the game, but Wolverine Grayson Niehaus made it 1-1 at 4:37 with assistance from Kyle Tucker.
The Oil Barons scored again at 6:28 for a 2-1 lead, but Whitecourt’s Taite Donkin tied it 2-2 with a power play goal at 12:50. He was assisted by Kyle Tucker and Spencer Claerhout.
The Wolverines gained a 3-2 lead at 13:44 thanks to a goal by Mason Russell, with assistance from Tristan Slywka and Jett Quaschnick, but Fort McMurray tied it 3-3 again at 17:15.
That tie turned into a 4-3 lead for the Oil Barons in period two.
In the third, Whitecourt’s Jackson DeGraves tied it 4-4 again at 12:36, with the helpers going to Ty Rayan and Justus Chyld, but a power play goal and an empty-netter in the final six minutes put Fort McMurray in a 6-4 lead.
The Whitecourt Wolverines are still fifth in the AJHL North Division with a record of 7-10 and 14 points. Next, they host the Camrose Kodiaks on Nov. 13 and the Calgary Canucks on Nov. 14. Both puck drops are at 7 p.m.
