OLDS PRODUCT PLAYS BIG ROLE IN SERIES TIE-UPOlds' Jason Jaffray and his Manitoba Moose have made the Calder Cup Final a Best of Five.
Jaffray scored all three goals for his Moose in a 3 - 1 win over the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League on Tuesday night, tieing the Cup Final at a game a piece.
According to Manitoba's assistant captain it may have been the biggest game of his career and he credits his coaches for putting him in the situation to contribute.
"The Coaches stuck with me - it's been a while since I've potted a couple of goals but he put me into a great situation tonight," Jaffray said, "he put me into a shooting spot on the power play and just showed confidence in me."
"I mean I think it's been seven or eight games since I've scored" he noted.
Jaffray's last goal for the Moose came in Game 3 of the 2nd Round but that doesn't mean he hasn't been effective - having registered 17 points in 18 playoff games this season.
The Series now shifts to Hershey on Saturday.
INTERESTING TO NOTE
Hershey's Roster includes a very familiar name to Central Albertans.
Beagle . . . no not former Grizzlys Captain Kent, but former Calgary Royals star Jay.
In 122 AJHL Games Jay Beagle scored 38 goals for the Royals and 107 points.
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A BUSY WEEKEND FOR INDIANSThe Innisfail Indians are 3 and 3 on month into the the Parkland Baseball League Season.
The Indians closed out the month of May with 3 games in 3 days - suffering a set back on May 29th at home to Rocky and their Ace Kris Johnson.
Johnson pitched the Red Dogs to a 4-0 win after a 2 hit shut-out performance .
On May 31st Innisfail went one and one in a double header in Beiseker against the defending champion Canadians.
Innisfail won game one 3-2 thanks to Matt Macleod's closing performance - while it was the Canadians winning game two in a wild 15-14 slug-fest.
The Indians are now in the midst of a 10 day layoff and are back in action on June 10th when they welcome Blindman Valley.
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DAINES ENTERS ALBERTA SPORTS HALL OF FAMEInnisfail's Jack Daines was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame as a rodeo builder on May 29th.
Daines says being honoured by the province is very special to him.
Jack Daines and his son Duane are now both members of the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame & the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.
Daines says it must be good family genes.
Now that his induction to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame has taken place, Jack will once again be turning his attention to the Innisfail Pro Rodeo...its coming up from June 11 to the 14th at the Danies Ranch.
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AJHL NEWS AND NOTES
Reducing the number of games from 62 down to 60 is one of the minor changes being made by the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
That decision was made on Saturday by the AJHL's Board of Governors at their annual general meeting in Red Deer.
The full league schedule will be annouced in July.
The 2010 AJHL All-Star Weekend is being hosted by the Fort McMurray Oil Barons, while a location has yet to be announced for this year's Showcase Weekend.
The annual general meeting for the Olds Grizzlys is coming up on June 10th at the Olds Curling Club.
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