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Ethan Strang had two goals in a losing cause.
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Storm drop Season Opener

Sep 14, 2019 | 8:21 AM

A pair of late third period goals powered the Fort McMurray Oil Barons to a 5-3 win over the Grande Prairie Storm in the 2019 AJHL season opener for both teams.

The Storm took a 2-1 lead into the dressing room after the first period, on the strength of goals from Ethan Strang and Jackson Savoie.

The hometown Oil Barons would take a 3-2 lead by the halfway point of the second, but a power play goal from Strang would even the game up heading into the third.

Jonathan Assayag scored the winner for the MOB with 4:48 left in the third, while Logan Bromhead iced it with an empty netter.