Hockey Alberta’s U18 Tier 2 provincials arrive at the Olds SportsComplex this week.
The Town of Olds is one of 11 host communities for the second week of provincial action.
17 year old right winger Mannix Thorburn from Olds says the season for the U18A Olds Grizzlys had some ups and downs, but he feels they got better as it went along.
17 year old left winger Ashton McDermid from Olds talks a bit about their coach.
Grizzlys 16 year old defenceman Bryce Logan says they are a really hard working team and they like to go out there throw some hits and wear down their opponents.
Grizzlys 15 year old defenceman Braden Scott will be playing in provincials for the first time in his career.
Grizzlys 17 year old defenceman Landon Erick from Olds is one of the veteran players on the host team.
Grizzlys Centre Peyton McNeil looks forward to playing on home ice during his first trip to a provincial championship tournament.
17 year old forward Cai Challoner from Olds says they have about 5 players graduating from minor hockey this year and they will be trying to go out with a bang by winning a provincial championship.
Grizzlys Head Coach Travis Thorburn says the boys are pumped for the tournament to get going.
U18 Tier 2 provincial excitement starts on Thursday, March 28th at 5pm with Fairview versus Vegreville on the main ice surface at the SportsComplex.
The opening game for the hosts from Olds will be against the Glenlake Hawks and live coverage can be heard on 96.5 CKFM on Thursday at 7:30pm.
Olds is in Pool A for the 8 team provincial tournament. The Grizzlys finished 4th in the Central Alberta Hockey League’s U18 Tier 2 Red Division during the 2023-2024 regular season with a record of 7-7-2.
The Grizzlys will face off with Fairview on Friday at 2:15pm, and then more live coverage of their preliminary round games can be heard on Saturday at 1:30 on CKFM when they battle the Vegreville Wranglers.
Hockey Alberta’s U18 Tier 2 provincial banner will be handed out following the championship game on Sunday, March 31st at 4pm.
