Oil Kings battle in CAHL games

Cole Parkinson
The Taber Times

It was another busy weekend for Taber Oil Kings teams as they looked to climb up the Central Alberta Hockey League (CAHL) standings.

U11 Tier 3

No games were on tap for the U11 Tier 3 squad. They regroup for a game on Jan. 31 at 12:45 p.m. as the road team against Foremost. On Feb. 1, they head to Lethbridge to play as the home team against Raymond. Puck drop is set for 1 p.m.

U11 Tier 5

The U11 Tier 5 Oil Kings played in a pair of games this past weekend. On Saturday, they were on the road to take on Bow Island. The teams battled all 60 minutes, and neither team was able to break the deadlock as the game ended 4-4. Jovian Beebe scored and added two assists, Mya Braun, Cooper Feldbusch, and Sebastian Woordman-Reimer all scored for Taber. Zayne Cody was back in net and made 36 saves on 40 shots.

Sunday’s action took Taber out to Duchess to wrap up the weekend. Thanks to four unanswered goals, Taber doubled up Duchess 4-2. Braun had a pair of goals, Aspynn Hart-Jensen notched two assists, and Finnley Olson and Beebe scored a goal each. Cody was masterful between the pipes as he backstopped the team to a win with 40 saves.

An off-weekend from CAHL approaches as the team gets back to the regular season on Jan. 31. They take on Brooks Red at 1 p.m. to begin the weekend and then wrap things up on Sunday with a game against Brooks Blue at 11:15 a.m.

U13

It was a weekend with no CAHL games for the U13 Oil Kings. They return this weekend with two games, and it starts on Friday with a 6 p.m. road game against Magrath. On Saturday, the team heads to Coaldale to take on the Cobras at 2:45 p.m.

U15

It was a two-game weekend for the U15 Oil Kings as they took on High Country and Lethbridge White. Saturday saw the team on the road against High Country, and unfortunately for Taber, the home team cruised to a 13-2 win. Logan Rabusic and Baron Stang scored the goals while Mitchell Kimoto, Wyatt Valgardson, and Blake Untereiner had an assist each. Aidyn Arnel-Derksen was busy in the net as the netminder made 52 saves on 65 shots.

Sunday’s action was in Vauxhall as the Oil Kings took on Lethbridge White. No game sheet was available as of Tuesday morning.

The Oil Kings return to the ice this weekend for a single game on Sunday. They head out on the road to take on Lethbridge Red with puck drop at 10:30 a.m.

U18

The U18s were on the ice for one game this past weekend as they took on Picture Butte as the road team. Taber would fall back early and was never able to fully recover as they lost 6-2. Jaxson Badura and Branson Devlieger had the Taber goals, while Tate Nakashima, Julian Woordman, and Lincoln Wiebe had an assist each. Brodyn Sutka made 30 saves on 36 shots in the Taber net.

The Oil Kings return to the ice for one game this coming weekend. On Saturday,  they head out on the road to take on Lethbridge Red at 7:15 p.m.