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Oilers moving on after slaying Grizzlys

Okotoks wins 5-1 in winner-take-all Game 5

 

By Remy Greer, Okotoks Western Wheel

 

The Okotoks Oilers have finally slain their playoff dragon.

Okotoks dominated the Olds Grizzlys 5-1 in the elimination Game 5, on Tuesday night on home ice, to win the best-of-five Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) series 3-2 and move on to a second round showdown with the Camrose Kodiaks.

“Our guys definitely played our best game of the series,” said Oilers head coach James Poole. “Getting over that hump of Olds and that style of play that’s kind of been our downfall in the playoffs is big for our kids.”

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