The 2006 Moose Mountain Drillers' roster consists of players from Carlyle, Carnduff, Stoughton, Oxbow, Lampman, Redvers, Kipling, and Manor. This year's roster-coached by Wade Robertson, Chris Piper and Tyler Fehrenbach-is Logan Stewart, Chase Robertson, Kaden Piper, Kegan Ksench, Turner Jacobson, Turner Knockaert, Matty Fornwald, Ty Fehrenbach, Mason Barta, Rylan Hansen, and Ryker Mathison.
The Drillers started off their extended hockey season with an exhibition game in Kipling on March 15 against the 05 Kipling Royals with a loss of 6-4. On March 18, they faced the Weyburn Red Wings in Carlyle, winning by a score of 13-3.
The following weekend-March 22-23-, the Drillers were off to Grand Forks, B.C. for their first tournament. The Drillers' first game was a 7-0 victory over the Grand Forks Greyhounds. Early Saturday morning, goalie Ty Fehrenbach fell ill, so Kaden Piper manned up and put on goalie gear. The team fell short, losing to the Grand Forks Seawolves 5-2. That afternoon, Ty was back healthy and ready to play, along with the rest of the team; beating the Northern Lakes Lightning 13-3. Early Sunday morning, the boys were ready to play, taking it to the Dickinson Outlaws, 20-0, putting them into the Bronze Medal final against the Grand Forks Sugarkings, where they lost in overtime, 7-6. The Drillers placed fourth out of 18 teams, so overall, they had a great weekend of hockey.
The Drillers took a couple of days off before they headed to Wawota March 25 to battle the 05 Kipling Royals again. This time, the Drillers came out on top by a score of 8-4.
The last weekend of March, the Drillers were off to Estevan for their second tournament. They started off early Saturday, March 28, for their first game, against the Melville Millionaires, beating them 13-0. For their second game of the day, the Drillers played the much-improved Weyburn Red Wings and came out on top again, with a score of 8-3. Playing their third game of the day didn't faze the tired Drillers, as they faced the Yorkton Terriers, defeating them 7-2.
With those three wins, the boys were first in their pool, putting them in the Gold Medal Championship on Sunday. At 3 p.m., the puck dropped and the Drillers took control of the game and never looked back, beating the Swift Current Broncos by a score of 11-1.
The team will finish up their extended hockey season in Morris, Manitoba April 10-12 for their final tournament of the year.
GO DRILLERS!
