CANMORE - After a busy first day of the 2017 Alberta Cup in Canmore, six of eight teams came away with points.
South sits on top of Pool A after a tie and a win, with Edmonton Blue and Calgary North just behind with two points each. Northwest earned a single point on the day with a tie and a loss.
In Pool B, Edmonton Yellow and Central each won their only games of the day, defeating Northeast and Calgary South, respectively.
Pool B teams will each play a pair of games on day two, while Pool A teams will each play just one. Round-robin play wraps up after day two, with the top two teams in each pool earning a spot in the Alberta Cup semi-finals.
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Game #1
Northwest 2 - South 2
Players of the Game: Northwest - #16 Krz Plummer | South - #8 Kadyn Chabot
Game #2
Calgary North 3 - Edmonton Blue 1
Players of the Game: Calgary North - #18 Ethan Rowland | Edmonton Blue - #6 Joel Sexsmith
Game #3
Central 2 - Calgary South 1
Players of the Game: Central - #1 Talyn Boyko | Calgary South - #17 Braden Plaschewsky
Game #4
Edmonton Yellow 3 - Northeast 2
Players of the Game: Edmonton Yellow - #31 Blake Lyda | Northeast - #4 Kaiden Guhle
Game #5
Edmonton Blue 6 - Northwest 2
Players of the Game: Edmonton Blue - #11 Jacob Franken | Northwest - #8 Jace Isley
Game #6
South 7 - Calgary North 2
Players of the Game: South - #9 Kyle Crnkovic | Calgary North - #18 Ethan Rowland
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