AJHL champions
The Canmore Eagles claimed the franchise’s first Alberta Junior Hockey League championship on Saturday (April 25) with a 2-1 victory over the Whitecourt Wolverines.
Conor Watson scored the game winning goal at 6:18 of the second period, snapping a 1-1 tie. It was his second goal of this series, smashing home an inch perfect pass from Hudson Landmark out of the right corner to the far side the goal and onto the stick of the charging goal scorer.
The teams were tied 1-1after the first period. Tavynn Hamilton (3) opened the scoring 2:35 into the game. Cole Barrett would tie it for Whitecourt at 13:15.
Whitecourt outshot Canmore 40-22 with playoff MVP Alex Scheiwiller putting in another superb performance.
In raising the Inter Pipeline Cup, Canmore now advances to the Centennial Cup, the national championship of junior A hockey, to be contested in Summerside, P.E.I., May 7-17.
More to come
Story by Russ Ullyot
