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Admirals get first win

Paul Mailey and Cody Esposito each contributed a goal and an assist as the Sylvan Lake Admirals posted their first win of the Chinook Hockey League season Saturday, 6-5 over the host Stony Plain Eagles.

Paul Mailey and Cody Esposito each contributed a goal and an assist as the Sylvan Lake Admirals posted their first win of the Chinook Hockey League season Saturday, 6-5 over the host Stony Plain Eagles.

The Admirals got additional goals from Jeff Young, Brandon Knelsen, Curtis Leinweber and Ernie Stewart. Scott Galenza made 37 saves for Sylvan Lake.

Brant Middleton led Stony Plain with two goals, while netminder Wade Waters stopped 35 shots.

Elsewhere Saturday, the Innisfail Eagles dropped a 5-4 decision to the host Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs.

Scoring for Innisfail were Jamie Routledge, Tylor Keller, Corey Tibble and Bobby Coles. Colin Stebner and Todd-Daniel Lafontaine combined to make 37 saves for the visitors.

Meanwhile, the Bentley Generals completed a weekend exhibtion sweep of the visiting Fort St. John Flyers Sunday, winning 4-3 on goals from Don Morrison, Travis Brigley, Curtis Austring and Matt Stefanishion.

Travis Yonkman made 25 saves for the Gens, who directed 32 shots at Flyers goalie Jared Anderson.

The Generals were 8-4 winners Saturday as Stefanishion scored twice and Brigley, Austring, Brett Thurston, Dustin Sproat, Eric Schneider and Travis Dunstall each added a single goal.

Winning goaltender Trevor Koenig made 28 saves. Troy Hunt turned aside 30 shots for the visitors.