The Okotoks Oilers fell both times to the Brooks Bandits over the weekend as the two teams got the AJHL pre-season underway.
The Oilers dropped the opener 5-2 in Brooks Friday, October 9, but Brooks had to work a little harder Saturday, October 10, back in Okotoks, but still came out on top, beating the Oilers 4-3 in overtime.
The two teams square off again Friday, October 16 in Okotoks and Saturday, October 17 in Brooks.