Crusaders Radio

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen discuss the return to the Randy Rosen Rink, and preview the end of month homestand, beginning with a set against the Canmore Eagles and Calgary Canucks.

Wednesday’s tilt against the Fort McMurray Oil Barons was a thriller, although a relatively uneventful first period; only one goal, coming shorthanded courtesy of Danny Ciccarello. In the middle frame, the Oil Barons made it 2-0, but the Cru fought back. Evan Arnold and Cale Ashcroft knotted things up at two, then the two teams traded goals to close out the period. Rider McCallum gave Fort McMurray a lead five minutes into the third, and Mitchell Joss tied the game with less than 20 seconds to play. Unfortunately, the Cru were bested in the shootout and walk away with a 5-4 loss.

Dawson had a chance to speak with Ashcroft as well as assistant coach Adam Sergerie ahead of tonight’s contest against Canmore, about the team’s road trip as well as the strange scheduling in the month of January.

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

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen wrap up the back half of the South Division road trip, and preview the return to home ice against the Fort McMurray Oil Barons.

Friday’s contest against the Okotoks Oilers was a frustrating one for Sherwood Park, as they collected just one goal in a 2-1 loss. The next night in Olds happened to be a much different story, with both Arnold brothers, Zac Maxwell, and Bruce MacGregor all tallied for the Cru and they went home with a 4-1 victory to close out the skid; the team collected five out of eight points in the last four games.

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

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen discuss the weekend that was, including the second of two neutral site games this season, review the AJHL trade deadline, and preview the four game southern road trip that includes two back to back sets.

The past weekend saw a split for the Cru, as they battled back late to stun the Blackfalds Bulldogs 3-2 in the Randy Rosen Rink; as well, headed out to Viking, Alberta and dropped a 4-1 decision to the Camrose Kodiaks.

Dawson had a chance to speak with Evan Arnold ahead of the team’s departure, on his recent hot streak and how the team has meshed over the last few games with all of the new faces.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV or head to Average Joes to watch the Crusaders on their four game journey. The trip begins with a stop in Canmore tonight to take on the Eagles, and over to Calgary the following evening against the Canucks. Puck drops at 7:00 p.m. both nights.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen recap the big Crusaders win over the Lloydminster Bobcats, as well as review the past week in personnel moves and look ahead to the next week of games; the upcoming two, being against the Blackfalds Bulldogs and Camrose Kodiaks.

In the final game of the season series, Sherwood Park ventured out to the border city one last time. This one ended much more favorably for the Cru, as two out of three new additions got on the scoresheet and Roman Cherniak notched his first AJHL goal and help his team double up on the Bobcats, 6-3.

Dawson had a chance to speak with Juliano Santalucia and discuss how he’s fit in so far after his first game with the team, as well as how the upcoming schedule affects the team. Also in this episode, Jeff Woywitka speaks on another neutral site game and what the new additions have brought to the lineup.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV or grab a ticket to watch the game, puck drop is at 7:15 at the Randy Rosen Rink in Sherwood Park tonight against Blackfalds, or if you’ve purchased a ticket to the fan bus, 7:00 pm in Viking, AB against the Kodiaks.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Dawson Petryshen discuss some major moves Sherwood Park has made over the last little while, and preview tonight’s matchup against the Lloydminster Bobcats,

Looking for a rebound against a division rival, the Crusaders hosted the Lloydminster Bobcats for the final time this season in the Randy Rosen Rink. Still with many affiliates, things did not start well. Outshot 18-5 in the first 20 minutes and going down 2-0, Lloyd added another near the end of the second after a much better middle frame. The Cru would continue push back and tally two goals to come within one but an empty net goal by Ethan Aucoin would seal the game for the Bobcats.

Sherwood Park would go on to make a handful of trades, including sending Colby Garner to the Melville Millionaires (SJHL), trading Tyler Bates to the Blackfalds Bulldogs for forward Jace Benvie and defenceman Juliano Santalucia, and acquiring forward Wyatt Marlow from the BCHL.

Dawson had a chance to speak with Benvie after his first practice with the team, and discussed what the transition has been like.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV or head to Average Joes to watch the game, puck drop is at 7:15 at the Centennial Civic Centre Arena in Lloydminster.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, host Dawson Petryshen goes over the big losses to Whitecourt and Spruce Grove, and previews what needs to be done in tonight’s matchup against the Lloydminster Bobcats to open up the 2022 calendar year.

Coming off a 4-1 win against the same Wolverines of before the break, Sherwood Park was facing a big problem: they had five affiliate players on their roster. While the Cru made it close in the final 40 minutes, a four goal first period from the Wolverines carried them to a 6-1 victory. The following night in Spruce Grove, Sherwood Park played the Saints very well for the first two periods, including a shorthanded goal by Zac Maxwell, but three goals in the third from Spruce and the Saints walked away with a 5-1 decision.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV or grab a ticket to the game, puck drop is at 7:15 at the Randy Rosen Rink.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen go over the first half of the 2021-22 Crusaders’ season, and preview what the team needs to do to get off to a hot start in the second half against the Whitecourt Wolverines and Spruce Grove Saints.

Looking to head into the holiday break with momentum, the Cru faced off against the Fort McMurray Oil Barons and Whitecourt Wolverines on a home and home series. The former of the two games ended in heartbreak for Sherwood Park, as they went into the third period up 3-0 over the Mob but a five-goal performance led by Taige Harding gave Fort McMurray the win. Following this, the Crusaders went into Whitecourt the next night and bounced back with a 4-1 win including Levi Fesyk’s first AJHL goal.

All the action can be found on HockeyTV, puck drop is at 7:15 on Wednesday, December 29 at the Randy Rosen Rink and 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Grant Fuhr Arena. Zach and Dawson will have the call Wednesday from Sherwood Park.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, host Dawson Petryshen recaps the loss to the Lloydminster Bobcats, and previews the final two games before the holiday break: the Fort McMurray Oil Barons, and Whitecourt Wolverines.

After a big 4-1 win over the Drumheller Dragons, the Crusaders hoped to continue to gain ground on the Bobcats. Bruce MacGregor opened the scoring just five and a half minutes in, but on the very next play, former Crusader Tanner Fincaryk ties the game at one apiece. Lloydminster would then erupt for four goals in the second; Carter Chorney would beat Kolby Thornton for the team’s second powerplay goal of the game but it wasn’t enough as Jared Miller added one more and the Bobcats walked away with a 6-2 decision.

Tune in to HockeyTV for all the action tonight at the Randy Rosen Rink in Sherwood Park, or grab a ticket to the game, puck drop is at 7:15 p.m.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen look back on the weekend split against the Brooks Bandits and Drumheller Dragons, and preview the third matchup in as many weeks against the Lloydminster Bobcats.

Looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss to the very same Bobcats, the Crusaders went into Brooks to take on the Bandits. With a three goal first period, goals coming from Dario Beljo, Aiden Fink and Hunter Wallace, the Bandits rode that wave to a 6-0 win. The very next night, the Cru headed to Drumheller, and had a much better result. Ashton McNelly opened the scoring with a nifty drop pass from Zac Maxwell, Myles Hilman tied things up 50 seconds into the second, but goals from Cale Ashcroft and Bruce MacGregor plus an empty netter from Bode Hagan sealed a 4-1 victory of their own. Marek Pocherewny was outstanding, making 32 saves.

Tune in to HockeyTV for all the action tonight at the Centennial Civic Centre in Lloydminster, or head over to Average Joes to catch the game, puck drop is at 7:30 p.m.

On this episode of Crusaders Pregame, hosts Zach Marks and Dawson Petryshen look back on a tough loss to the Lloydminster Bobcats, and look ahead to the weekend's matchups against the Brooks Bandits and Drumheller Dragons.

With Lloydminster looking for revenge after a close 3-2 decision just the week before, the Bobcats came out swinging. Matthew Swanson had the lone goal of the first, but Mack Stewart and former Crusader Tanner Fincaryck found the back of the net to give themselves a 3-0 lead heading into the 3rd. Sherwood Park got 33 shots the way of Kolby Thornton, and all but one was stopped as Carter Chorney broke the shutout bid with 57 seconds left in regulation. The Bobcats would add an empty netter to take a 4-1 decision.

Tune in to HockeyTV for all the action tonight at the Centennial Regional Arena in Brooks, or head over to Average Joes to catch the game, puck drop is at 7:00 p.m.