SPRUCE GROVE - After a busy first day of the 2018 Alberta Cup in Spruce Grove, Edmonton Yellow and Central came away with two wins, while Edmonton Blue and Calgary South won their only games of the day.
In Pool A, both Edmonton Yellow and Central defeated Northwest and Calgary North, while Edmonton Blue and Calgary South won their games over Northeast and 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
Edmonton Yellow 8 - Calgary North 4
Players of the Game: Edmonton Yellow - #12 Blake Eastman | Northwest - #20 Dean Spak
Game #2
Central 6 - Northwest 2
Players of the Game: Central - #8 Craig Armstrong | Northwest - # 16 Codie Saunders
Game #3
Calgary South 6 - South 3
Players of the Game: Calgary South - #12 Owen MacNeil | South - #4 Dru Krebs
Game #4
Edmonton Blue 6 - Northeast 2
Players of the Game: Edmonton Blue - #14 Dylan Guenther | Northeast - #3 Corson Ceulemans
Game #5
Central 9 - Calgary North 2
Players of the Game: Central - #16 Ty Mueller | Calgary North -a #11 Jayden Davis
Game #6
Edmonton Yellow 3 - Northwest 0
Players of the Game: Edmonton Yellow - #1 Lochlan Gordon | #2 Devin Aubin
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