Tonight the St. Albert Flyers host the KC Centennials in the Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League.
Puck drop is 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.
In the north division, the Flyers (8-3-3) are tied for second with the Sherwood Park Squires (9-3-1) and KC (2-9-2) is ranked 11th in the 12-team standings.
The Flyers are 2-2-1 in their last five games after last weekend’s 6-2 loss to CAC United Cycle (7-7) at Callingwood Arena. The Flyers trailed 6-0 with 12 minutes to play.
Chris Curr replaced Nate Reinhart in net after the fifth CAC goal with 13:10 remaining. Shots were 24-20 for CAC.
Leif Mattson scored his 19th and 20th goals for 37 points in 14 games. Jack Langenhahn assisted on both goals.
Tuesday the Flyers play the visiting Fort Saskatchewan Rangers (0-13-2) at 8:15 p.m.
The St. Albert Warriors, a Special Olympics’ floor hockey team, are the Flyers’ guests of honour. The Warriors will hang out with the Flyers in the dressing room prior to the game and wear the team’s away jerseys in the stands. During the first period intermission the Warriors will gather at the Flyers’ bench for player introductions over the public address system.
A few weeks ago the Flyers and Warriors bonded during a floor hockey game at Sir George Simpson School.
Sunday’s exhibition between the St. Albert Mission U19 AA belle ringette team and the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns starts at 11:15 a.m. at Troy Murray Arena.
Last weekend, Mission won the Wood AA tournament in Edmonton. The team’s record was 5-1.
The next tournament is Dec. 12 to 14 in Lacombe.
St. Albert teams in the Northern Alberta Midget AA Hockey League have games scheduled this weekend at Go Auto Arena.
Today at 2:15 p.m., the Crusaders (11-3-2) face-off against SSAC Don Wheaton (9-2-2) and Sunday the Blues (7-4-3) skate at 8:15 p.m. against the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers (7-8).
The Crusaders are ranked No. 1 in the Clean Harbors division. Last season they were the first St. Albert team to win the Fountain Tire Cup in the NAMHL’s four-year history.
The Blues were fifth in the Inside Edge division prior to Friday’s home game against the Strathcona Warriors (8-3-3), the top team in the Kenworth division. The score was unavailable at press time.
The NAMHL consists of 27 teams in four divisions.
