Story Coming In:
Yes, the MOB dropped three straight on the road against the Grande Prairie Storm, however, a full week of practice should be beneficial for the blue and gold. With the additions of Stefan Serediak, Jayden Lazare and Bradley Schmidt, getting them up to speed could make Fort McMurray a dangerous team. Currently, a couple of forwards are riding hot streaks. Justin Dumais has points in ten straight games, the second longest active streak in the league. While Cade Petersen has points in eight straight. The power-play has also been lethal, having scored in seven of the Oil Barons last eight games.
View From Olds:
The Grizzlys only won one game since the Christmas break. The offence has shown flashes, including putting up six goals in their lone victory against Devon. However, the defence has been a point of concern, with Olds giving up five or more goals in each game since the break. Sean Richards and Ryder Reidel continue to pace the offence for the Grizzlys. Reidel is the reigning rookie of the week, while also being named one of Olds’ assistant captains. The Grizzlys also got a little younger during the trade deadline. Out was team captain Hunter Motley and starting goaltender Connor Johnson, while Olds acquired Noah Kelly from the Oil Barons and signed forward Nhan Boebel and goaltender Cole Prelusky.
Stats Leaders:
Goals: Arnold (23)
Assists: Dumais (38)
Points: Dumais (57)
PIM: Nordstrom (74)
Goalie: Gee 10-4-2-1, 2.96 GAA, .917 SV%, 1SO
