Bisons get big home win

Justin Seward
Times Reporter

 

Doug Taylor Photo

 

The CFR Bisons were able to score six unanswered goals against the Calgary Northstars, preserving a 6-2 victory on Jan. 16 and thus giving them sole possession of third place.
After finding themselves down 2-0 early, the team was able to find the spark they needed and never looked back from the eight-minute mark until the final buzzer.
“I thought we broke up the game into three segments and asked our boys to win one period at a time,” said Bisons assistant coach Dave Attwood. “So coming back and tying the first period, we didn’t lose the period and then we were able to win the second period and then the third period.”
He added that the credit went to the boys for realizing the hard work required to finish off games.
“That’s really good,” said Attwood. “You do have to give them a little time to see that and learn those things for themselves. To see them learn and grow, that’s really rewarding for coaches because that’s what we’re here for.”
Matthew Davies led the way with two goals, while Tyler Petrie, Tanner Foster, Kyle Gordon and Zach Vinnell scored in the win.
Despite a valiant effort the night before in Red Deer, the Bisons fell 2-1.
“When you don’t get ahead on a team like that and they just keep working hard and all they need is a chance here and there, it’s not the way you’d like the game to go,” said Attwood. “It doesn’t take much for a goal to go in and all of sudden the game’s changed and you’re behind. You just hate to get behind with a team you’re better than. In the second period the momentum tilted a little bit and they were able to capitalize on a couple of their chances.”
Vinnell had the lone goal in the loss.
The team will have a couple weeks off before embarking on a regular season-ending five-game road trip in Lethbridge on Jan. 30 at 4:30 p.m.
The Bisons will be hosting their first annual cabaret fundraiser night at the Strathmore Civic Centre on Jan. 23 starting at 7 p.m. The night’s entertainment will feature the Independent Indie artist “I Am the Mountain.” Early purchase tickets can be bought through Jason Rycroft at (403)-466-6812 for $30 and at the door for $40.