Press Release

The Tigers returned to action on Saturday night in Frog Lake for a Halloween matchup up with the T-Birds. The yellow and black fresh off a weekend sweep of Cold Lake and Saddle Lake had some momentum. The referee handed out penalties like candy to both teams as each squad had 10 power plays. Both clubs had an excellent night on the penalty kill as the Tigers edged the T-Birds killing off 9 of 10.

Vermilion paced by 2 goal performances by Dalyn Borysiuk and Nolan Blair came away with a 6-5 OT loss, however the 1 point jumped the Tigers into a 4th place tie with Lloydminster, Onion Lake and Cold Lake. The compete level was high on Saturday as the Tigers fought back three times from being down to force the extra frame.

It was a quick turnaround as the jungle cats returned home to face the Rangers on Sunday afternoon at the Stadium. The Tigers looked sluggish out of the gate as Vegreville peppered the Tigers, outshooting them 14-7 after the 1st period.

The second period saw the flood gates open as 3 turnovers cost the Tigers and paced Vegreville to a 6-3 victory. Assistant Coach Dusty Irvine was disappointed noting "you have to bury teams behind you in the standings". Nolan Blair continued his hot streak netting another goal in the loss.

A few items to note from the week. Congratulations to rookie Josh Eyben for scoring his first NEAJBHL goal on Saturday in Frog Lake. Coach Durwin Selte had a hunch that Eyben was due and put him out on the power play. Rookie defenseman Adam Gerling had successful surgery to repair a broken wrist. He will be sidelined 6-8 weeks.

The Tigers return to action this Friday as the Lloydminster Bandits roll in for their first visit of the season. Face off is at 8pm. On Sunday, it's Onion Lake's first trip to Vermilion for a 2pm afternoon puck drop.

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