Short-staffed Bandits drop 3-2 decision in Camrose
CAMROSE, AB – With seven players sitting in the stands, the Brooks Bandits (15-6-1) couldn’t finish a comeback against the host Camrose Kodiaks (5-10-5) on Friday night, falling in regulation by a 3-2 score.
The loss keeps the Bandits 1 point behind Okotoks for first place in the South, but with the Oilers having 4 games in hand.
Brooks was missing forward Nathan Plessis and defenceman Jakob LaPointe due to suspension, with injuries to Tyler Carangelo, Luke Bast, Louis Jamernik, Ryan Mahshie, and David D’Agostino rounding out the scratches. Forward Taylor Makar and defenceman David Dach made their AJHL debuts as affiliates, but it still left the Bandits two players short of a full roster.
Camrose had the only goal of the first on a Carson Welke wrist shot from the left circle, in a period in which they outshot the Bandits 11-7. But Brooks would outshoot the Kodiaks 30-19 the rest of the way.