The St. Albert Crude returned home from last weekend’s season-opening road trip with a split in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League.
The junior B Tier I team defeated the Calgary Mountaineers 13-7 Saturday and the next day dropped a 7-5 decision to the provincial champion Red Deer Rampage.
The Crude outscored the Mountaineers 6-2 in the first period and led 9-5 after 40 minutes.
Brody Tod’s hat-trick paced the attack against the host team for the Founders Cup national championship in August.
Tod led all scorers with four points and Simon Hansen potted a pair and added one helper.
Tod also struck twice on the penalty kill as the visitors connected three times while shorthanded against the Mountaineers (1-1), winners of seven consecutive provincial titles before last year’s playoff exit.
Noah Flink and Cam Ellingson notched two goals apiece and Mathew Meek-White collected three assists.
Eric Hardinge, Dyllan Dokken, Jacob Dion and Ben Holowaty also scored.
The Crude were unable to provide the gamesheet against the Rampage (1-0-1) at press time.
The Crude are back in action Saturday against the Edmonton Warriors (1-0) at 4:30 p.m. at Bill Hunter Arena.
The Crude also host the Warriors on May 9 at 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena. The 10th anniversary of the Crude program will be celebrated during the pre-game ceremonies. The 2006 Crude team will be introduced and Gord Brittain, the team’s inaugural manager, will be recognized with a special tribute.
Meanwhile, the Crude’s new website is www.crudelax.ca, where you can watch live streaming of games by clicking on the YouTube icon.
