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On this playoff episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen recap the two games at the Randy Rosen Rink, and look ahead to game five in Fort McMurray.

Game three became a shootout very quickly, as four first period goals from the Mob gave them a healthy cushion. Sherwood Park chipped away at the lead, eventually bringing the game to 4-3 heading into the third. Chris Kobelka regained the two goal lead off of a lucky bounce, Jaron Desnoyers cut the advantage to one but the game ended 5-4 in favor of Fort McMurray.

Looking to continue the momentum, the Cru hosted their second playoff game of the season the following night but unfortunately, to the tune of a 4-0 loss to fall to 3-1 in the series.

All the action for game five can be found on Hockey TV or head down to Average Joe’s for tonight’s contest, puck drops at 7:30 p.m. in Centerfire Place.

On this playoff episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen cover the first two games of round one taking place in Fort McMurray, and look ahead to the return to the Randy Rosen Rink for games three and four.

Game one was a great challenge for the Cru, as they fell behind 3-1 heading into the final frame but snagged two quick goals and Wyatt Marlow got the overtime winner to take a 4-3 victory. Game two was a different story, as the Cru continued to push but couldn’t take back an early Mob goal and conceded an empty netter to drop the second contest 2-0.

Dawson had an opportunity to chat with Marlow as well as captain Bruce MacGregor on what the team did well and how they can improve heading back home.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV, or grab a ticket to support your team tonight and Wednesday in Sherwood Park, puck drop is at 7:30 and 7:15 p.m.

On this playoff episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen recap the Crusaders season, and set up their first round series with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons.

Although it didn’t end the way they would have liked, the Crusaders punched their ticket into the postseason in game number 60 against the Drayton Valley Thunder. Logan Hauer snapped a 20 game goalless drought to open the scoring on the powerplay, Sammy May and Stephen Kirkpatrick took a 2-1 lead for the Thunder but the Cru kept fighting. Mitchell Joss tied things up 27 seconds into the final frame, Kadyn Chabot regained the lead yet again, but Joss added another with 45 seconds remaining to force overtime, and with that, grab the lone point needed to clinch a playoff berth. Chabot collected his second of the game to take an overtime victory, but Cru fans and players could rest easy.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV or Average Joe’s Friday and Saturday in Fort McMurray, or grab a ticket to support your team on Tuesday and Wednesday in Sherwood Park, puck drop is at 7:30 and 7:15 p.m. in the respective arenas.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen review the back to back against Whitecourt and Camrose, and preview the final game of the regular season against the Drayton Valley Thunder.

Following a 5-2 win over the Bonnyville Pontiacs, the Cru had built some momentum into the home stretch. The Whitecourt Wolverines, however, had other plans as a couple of lucky bounces assisted them in an 8-3 decision. Not ones to stay laying down, Sherwood Park headed out on the road and took down the Camrose Kodiaks by a score of 5-2. Juliano Santalucia and Jace Benvie both tallied their first goals with the Crusaders since coming over from Blackfalds.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV, or grab a ticket to support your team, puck drop is at 2:15 p.m. at the Randy Rosen Rink and fans can stick around for a Family Day skate post-game.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen review the last stretch of games and the Crusaders’ performance and look ahead to the final back to back set of the season against Whitecourt and Camrose.

After two very tough games against Brooks and Fort McMurray, however winning just the former, the Cru were riding high heading into Bonnyville. A two point performance from new Crusader Wyatt Marlow and veteran Bruce MacGregor propelled Sherwood Park to a 5-2 win on the road.

Dawson had a chance to speak with Marlow as well as Roman Cherniak on the games ahead and their showings as of late.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV, or grab a ticket to support your team, puck drop is at 7:15 p.m. at the Randy Rosen Rink and 7:00 p.m. in Camrose on Saturday

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen discuss Wednesday’s contest against the Blackfalds Bulldogs, and look ahead to the weekend set against the Brooks Bandits and Fort McMurray Oil Barons.

After a closer-than-it-seemed 3-0 shutout loss against Bonnyville, Sherwood Park looked to rebound against Blackfalds. Unfortunately, a similar story as a three goal third period from the Bulldogs propelled them to a 4-0 decision.

Dawson had a chance to speak with Crusaders head coach and assistant general manager Jeff Woywitka (9:22) on the recent scoring struggles and what needs to change.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV, or grab a ticket to support your team, puck drop is at 7:15 p.m. at the Randy Rosen Rink and 7:30 p.m. in Fort McMurray on Saturday.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen recap the back to back set against the Bonnyville Pontiacs, and look ahead to the final game of the season againt the Blackfalds Bulldogs.

After a bounce back effort against Drayton Valley, the Cru had some momentum heading into Bonnyville. Goals from Bruce MacGregor and Cale Ashcroft gave the team all the offense it needed, as Gus Bylin made 37 saves for the shutout. Unfortunately, the following night in the Randy Rosen Rink, the opposite happened as Sherwood Park fell 3-0 to the Pontiacs.

Dawson had a chance to speak with the newest Crusader, Matthew Morgan on his role and adaptation with the team.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV, or head over to Average Joe’s in Sherwood Park to catch the game, puck drop is at 7:00 p.m. in Blackfalds.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen review the first set of February against the Drayton Valley Thunder, look at the North division playoff picture, and preview the next set against the Bonnyville Pontiacs.

Reeling from a 5-2 loss to Grande Prairie, the Cru were hoping to jump on a road-weary Thunder. Game one of the set started off in Sherwood Park’s favor, seeing goals from Mitchell Joss and Michael Lovsin, but two powerplay markers from Hunter Price tied It up and Drayton Valley took the extra point in the shootout. The following night, the Crusaders rebounded and Gus Bylin made 34 saves to ensure a 2-1 win at home.

Dawson had a chance to speak with Bylin and defenceman Cade Christenson ahead of this weekend’s matchups, about additions Lochlan Gordon and Juliano Santalucia and what the team needs to do to continue their momentum.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV or grab a ticket to the game on Saturday and support your team, puck drop is at 7:00 p.m. tonight in Bonnyville and 7:15 p.m. in Sherwood Park. Fans not watching on HockeyTV tonight can head out to Average Joe’s to support as well.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen close out the Crusaders month of January with the loss to Grande Prairie and look ahead to the home and home set against the Drayton Valley Thunder.

Looking for a rebound after a 6-1 loss to Calgary the week prior, the Cru came in hot on Saturday. Cale Ashcroft opened the scoring halfway through the first period, as well as Mitchell Joss collecting his 40thpoint of the season with an assist. Zach Brooks tied the game with seven minutes left in the second, but Ashcroft gave the green the lead with 47 seconds remaining. Unfortunately, the offense dried up there as a four goal third from the Storm game Grande Prairie a 5-2 decision.

Dawson had a chance to speak with Crusaders captain Bruce MacGregor ahead of the back to back, on what the team needs to do to continue their climb and how they continue to stay in games.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV or grab a ticket to the game on Wednesday and support your team, puck drop is at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Drayton Valley and 7:15 p.m. in Sherwood Park.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen review the last couple of weeks in Crusaders hockey, and preview the last month of the season, as well as closing out January against the Grande Prairie Storm.