Bandits advance to AJHL South Division Final
DRUMHELLER, AB — The Brooks Bandits earned a spot in the Alberta Junior Hockey League South Division Final for the seventh consecutive year, after eliminating the Drumheller Dragons on Sunday night with a 6-3 win in Game 6 at the Drumheller Memorial Arena.
Arnaud Vachon opened the scoring just 11 seconds into the game, but the game remained tight until the final minutes, with Brooks outshooting the Dragons 27-21 in the game.
Vachon’s opener came on the first shift when he sped in along the left side and fired a perfectly placed wrist shot by the glove hand of Drumheller goalie Hunter Virostek. But the Dragons tied it before the period was out, with Brayden Nicholetts backhanding a low tipped shot between the pads of Bandit goalie Mitch Benson to even things up.