The St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders resume action this weekend after a break in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League schedule.
The Raiders (14-13-1) host the Leduc Oil Kings (10-13-3) tonight at 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena and Sunday's game against the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers (7-16-5) starts at 7:45 p.m. at JRC Arena.
The Raiders, winners of five in a row and 10 of their last 13 games, are entrenched in second place in the north standings.
The St. Albert Flyers are looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season in the Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League with a winning performance Sunday.
Faceoff is 10:45 a.m. against the Grande Peace Storm (5-21-2) at Akinsdale Arena.
The Flyers (25-1-1) are coming off a 3-2 setback against the SSAC Bulldogs (17-8-3) Wednesday at Millwoods Arena.
The Flyers outshot SSAC 44-27 but gave up the only goal in the third period.
The bantam elite St. Albert Raiders play the Peace Country Storm twice this weekend in the Alberta Female Hockey League.
Game times are 7:45 p.m. tonight and 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Go Auto Arena.
The Raiders (16-2) are the top team in the AFHL as the north division leaders and the Storm (1-15-2) are last in the north standings.
The Raiders skate into the homestand with 14 consecutive victories, including seven by shutouts.
The St. Albert Source for Sports Crusaders enjoy home-ice advantage this weekend in the Northern Alberta Midget AA Hockey League.
The Crusaders (15-7-2) face-off against the Camrose Vikings (8-7-5) tonight at 8:30 p.m. at Mark Messier Arena and Sunday's puck drop against the Lloydminster Blazers (5-13-2) is 3:45 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.
The Crusaders, 3-0-1 in January, and PAC Saints (15-7-2) share first place in the Besa division of the Metro conference.
Upcoming for the Crusaders is the Feb. 6 showdown with the St. Albert Blues (18-4-1) at 8:30 p.m. at Go Auto Arena.
The Blues are first overall in the NAMHL as the top team in the Anderson division of the Metro conference.
The Blues are 6-0-1 in their last seven games when the team heads north for games against the GPAC Storm (10-7-6) today at 2 p.m. in Clairmont and the Whitecourt Wolverines (17-4-1) Sunday at 1 p.m.
Zach Carlson of the Blues is fifth in league scoring with 39 points in 21 games and Kiegan Miller of the Crusaders is tied for 11th with 32 points in 22 games.
