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Banner Season for U18 Wranglers Hockey Team
Banner Season for U18 Wranglers Hockey Team
Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser
The 2024-25 hockey season is a special one for members of the Vegreville Wranglers U18 team as they won the league championship on home ice Friday, March 14.
For Head Coach Brad Morrow, it was an exciting final series against the St. Paul Canadiens. The Wranglers narrowly defeated the St. Paul Canadiens 1-0 on March 12 in St. Paul before edging them out in the final game by a score of 3-2.
Morrow said the stands were packed at the Wally Fedun Arena Friday, energizing the team throughout the game. “We were tied 2-2 going into the third period. In the last 10 minutes of the game we scored to win it.”
For Morrow, it was a great feeling to win the championship as he had been behind the bench two other times when they had to settle for second place. Winning the championship was no easy feat as the team had to play Cold Lake, Kitscoty and the CR Knights to get to the final series against St. Paul.
Even though the half of the team is comprised of first year players at the U18 level, they adapted well to their roles on the ice and the system they utilize as well as playing up to their potential and beating the teams when it counted. While they played 500 hockey at the beginning of the season they lost only one of 12 games in the second half of the season, peaking at just the right time.
The team’s next challenge will come during the weekend of March 27 when they compete in the Hockey Alberta U18 B Provincials in Drumheller.
