Copperheads fall 3-1 to Cochrane Generals in HJHL opener
Three of the four goals in Saturday's Coaldale Sportsplex opener came on the powerplay as Cochrane held off a late Coaldale rally.
The Coaldale Copperheads dropped their 2026-27 Heritage Junior Hockey League opener 3-1 to the Cochrane Generals on Saturday night at the Coaldale Sportsplex.
The game stayed scoreless until Cochrane's Gairen Bona scored on a pass from Evan Sine at the 9:40 mark of the second period. Coaldale's Brett Hudey tied it on the powerplay just past five minutes into the third, but the Generals answered with two more goals six minutes apart, including another with the man-advantage, to secure the win.
Three of the four goals in the game were scored on the powerplay. For Cochrane, it was their second game in as many nights after losing their season opener 6-2 on the road in Sylvan Lake on Friday.
Coaldale returns to action Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m., hosting the Didsbury-based Mountain View Colts at home.
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