Big weekend has the Coaldale Copperheads eyeing first place with last home game of 2017 looming
COALDALE – It was a rare three games in three nights for the Coaldale Copperheads this past weekend, but the club managed to grab five of the six available points.
First on Friday night (Nov. 17), the Copperheads beat the Mountainview Colts 5-3 in Didsbury. Brandon Langridge had a goal and an assist, Jayden Bexte added two assists and goaltender Nolan Berner made 34 stops in his 5th win of the season.
Next up was the Okotoks Bisons on Saturday night (Nov. 18), the team the Copperheads are battling with for first place in the Southern Division. Coaldale dropped a 4-3 decision in a shootout, with the Bisons’ Kyle Harrison scoring the winning goal in the fifth round.
Troy Feldbusch, Jedd Horvath, and Clayton Nevil provided all the offence for the Copperheads while Berner made 25 saves in starting his second game of the back to back.