By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)

Copperheads sitting pretty following 3-0-1 start to second half

Jan 15, 2018 | 10:47 AM

COALDALE – The second half of the Heritage Junior B hockey season is off to a roaring start for the Coaldale Copperheads.

The Copperheads came out of the break on Friday, Jan. 5 with a 5-2 win over the Cochrane Generals, before dropping a 4-3 overtime decision to the Strathmore Wheatland Kings on Saturday, Jan. 6.

This past weekend saw the Copperheads post a pair of wins as they close in on first place in the Southern Division.

First up was a 7-3 shellacking of the Medicine Hat Cubs on Friday night (Jan. 12).

Rookie forward Jayden Bexte led the way with a hat trick, while Sam Paskuski, Tyler Anderson, Levi Anderson each had a goal and two assists. Goaltender Andrew Suriano made 32 saves in the victory.

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Coaldale returned home to the Snake Pit on Saturday night (Jan. 13) against the High River Flyers, and came away with a 5-2 victory.

Five different players scored for the Copperheads, as Chase Williamson, Brandyn Howg, Jayden Smith, Brandon Langridge, and Sam Paskuski got in on the action.

Suriano, starting on back-to-back nights, made 24 saves for his 8th win of the season.

The 3-0-1 run over the past two weekends has the Copperheads sitting at 17-9-2 on the season, good for 36 points. That’s tied with Okotoks for third place in the Southern Division.

Things are tight at the top of the division, with both Cochrane (18-11-1) and High River (17-11-3) sitting with 37 points.

Working in Coaldale’s favor is the fact they have two games in hand on Cochrane, and three on High River.

The Copperheads will have a chance to make up the difference this weekend with a pair of road games on the schedule.

Coaldale heads to Three Hills to take on the Thrashers Saturday night (Jan. 20), a team boasting a single win on the season, before heading to Strathmore to battle the 11-14-2 Wheatland Kings on Sunday night (Jan. 21).