The Oilbarons split the weekend losing 2-1 to Okotoks Friday before bouncing back with a strong 4-0 win Saturday over Canmore.
The Barons were lackluster Friday in losing to Okotoks. The Barons had the edge in shots 26-23 and scoring chances 11-9 but showed little emotion with a season low 16 hits. Justin Fraser (8th) scored the lone goal for the MOB. Newly appointed Captain Mike Marianchuk added an assist in his 200th career AJHL regular season game.
The MOB bounced back with a solid 4-0 win Saturday as Tanner Jaillet stopped 34 shots in collecting his first shut-out of the sesaon. Kevin Miller (1st) Matt Purmal (3rd) Mike Marianchuk (5th) and John Teets (4th) all found the twine in the victory. The shots favoured Canmore 34-33 and the Eagles out-chanced the Barons 12-10. The penalty kill was a large part of the win as the Barons killed 6 penalties on the night and are 20 for 21 over the last 8 games.
Did You Know
Luc Lalor and Mike Marianchuk each have 3 game point streaks.
On the Injury front, Joey Stadnicki is out 6 weeks with a fractured collarbone. Jordan Clark played 2 games with the Red Deer Vipers Junior B team this weekend and is likely to return to the line-up this week. Mike Green is skating and expected to return to full contact within 7 days.
Zach Wittenburg leads the team with 111 hits, Matt Purmal 107 and Alex Cromwell 105 round out the top 3.
Adam Durkee and Luc Lalor lead the team with 74 shots while Parker Evans-Campbell leads the team with 43 scoring chances.