Copperheads drop 3-0 decision to Okotoks on the road

Posted on October 22, 2026 by Sunny South News

By Garrett Simmons
Sunny South News

After a scorching hot start to October, the Coaldale Copperheads suffered the team’s first loss of the month in a Friday contest in Okotoks.

Coaldale could not generate any offence, as the Bisons earned a 3-0 win on home ice.

After a scoreless opening period, Okotoks took a 1-0 lead in the second with a goal midway through the frame.

The Bisons scored twice more in the third to salt things away, as the Copperheads could not break through, despite the fact Coaldale had 33 shots on goal.

Coaldale finished 0/4 on the powerplay, as Brylin Noble made 37 saves in goal for the Copperheads.

The loss was Coaldale’s first defeat this month, as the Copperheads had won the team’s first four games of October.

Last weekend, Coaldale beat Red Deer 4-1, as Eric Price scored twice and Chase Stronge Arjun Sahota added one each. Parker Fleishhauer had two assists and single helpers came from Davin Groenenboom, Paul Vanden Elzen and Madyx Skrypnyk. Noble made 27 saves in goal.

Coaldale also earned a 6-5 win over Okotoks, as Cohen Richardson had two goals and one assist and Ryan Holm had a goal and two assists. Barrett Van Nistelrooy scored once and assisted on another and Sahota picked up two helpers. Stronge and Kobe Fujita also scored for Coaldale, while Groenenboom, Fleishhauer, Landon McEwan and Lincoln Weiss added assists.

This weekend, Coaldale will host Strathmore on Saturday for an 8 p.m. game.