On Saturday September 29th, the Peace River Royals hit the ice to start their 2018/2019 season. Their year’s start to the Northern Alberta Midget “AA” season began with two away games in Fort Saskatchewan and Morinville.
They had a shaky start on Saturday when they played the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers and lost 7-3. The Royals’ main scorers for the game were Blake Anderson with two goals, with Carson Schumann scoring as well. Mason Ward made 23 saves.
The Royals made a strong comeback the next day when they played the Sturgeon Stings, winning 6-3. Honorable mentions for Sunday’s game go to Dominic Bernetic who made 44 saves. Carson Schumann scored twice and other goals came from Corey Isaac, Koby Konowalyk, Tanner Lins and Blake Anderson.
The Royals will have their homeopener at the Baytex Energy Centre on Friday October 5th. The puck drops for the Royals and the NEBC Trackers at 6:45 pm. The Royals will be back at it again on Saturday October 6th when they face the GPAC Storm.
-LG courtesy of notes from the Peace River Royals’ manager, Danny Jung.
