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The Brooks Bandits celebrate during Game 1 of the AJHL South Division Final. (Photo From Twitter/Brooks Bandits, Chad Goddard)

Bandits up 2-0 in South Division Final

Apr 10, 2023 | 11:50 AM

BROOKS, AB – The Brooks Bandits went two for two over Easter weekend and lead the Alberta Junior Hockey League South Division Final 2-0 over the Blackfalds Bulldogs.

In Game 1 on Friday Caelan Fitzpatrick led the charge, scoring twice in the 5-2 victory. Mikhail Simchuk, Hudson Malinoski and Hughie Hooker also scored for Brooks.

The next night Aiden Fink, Dominick Campione and Ethan Beyer staked the Bandits to a 3-0 lead in the first period. Blackfalds cut the lead to 3-2 before the Bandits’ Heath Armstrong scored in the third to end the scoring at 4-2.

Ethan Barwick has made 45 saves through two games.