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Vipers roll past Wranglers

The Red Deer Vipers, with Lucas Deibert and Justin Corbett each firing two goals, rolled the host Blackfalds Wranglers 9-3 in Heritage Junior B Hockey League preseason action on Sunday.

The Red Deer Vipers, with Lucas Deibert and Justin Corbett each firing two goals, rolled the host Blackfalds Wranglers 9-3 in Heritage Junior B Hockey League preseason action on Sunday.

Also scoring for the Vipers were Jordan Koopmans, Chris Robertson, Kolton Gillett, Colten Brule and Cole DeGraaf. Jared Williams tallied twice and Landon Wolitski added a single in a losing cause.

Jayden Adrian and Thomas Isaman combined to turn aside 31 shots in the Red Deer net. Blackfalds netminder Reagan Hughes made 28 saves.

Red Deer was assessed six of 11 minor penalties and one of two majors.

The Vipers were hammered 9-1 by the host Airdrie Lightning on Saturday, with their lone goal coming from Anthony MacKinaw.

Meanwhile, Dylan Muhlbach potted a pair of goals to lead the host Stettler Lightning to a 5-4 preseason win over the Mountainview Colts.

Also scoring for the winners were Tyson Glazier, Kyler O’Connor and Scott Ternes. Josh McCallum and Mack Schell combined to make 30 saves as Stettler held a 40-34 edge in shots.