Bandits to face Oilers in South Division Semi-Final beginning Friday in Brooks

BROOKS, AB (March 20, 2023) – The Brooks Bandits will face the Okotoks Oilers in the AJHL South Division Semi-Final, beginning this Friday at the Centennial Regional Arena in Brooks.

The Bandits won the 2022-23 AJHL Regular Season Championship for the sixth time in team history with a 53-5-2 record. Brooks met Okotoks six times in the regular season, winning all six head-to-head meetings.

This will be the ninth time in AJHL Playoff History the Bandits and Oilers have met, and fifth straight playoffs they’ve faced-off. They last met in the 2022 South Division Final, which the Bandits won in four games. The Blackfalds Bulldogs and Drumheller Dragons will meet in the other South Division Semi-Final.

SCHEDULE

Games in bold will be played in Brooks. 

  • Game 1: Friday, March 24
  • Game 2: Saturday, March 25
  • Game 3: Tuesday, March 28
  • Game 4: Wednesday, March 29
  • *Game 5: Friday, March 31
  • *Game 6: Sunday, April 2
  • *Game 7: Tuesday, April 4

All games at 7:00 pm.

*If necessary

2023 Bandits Playoff Packages are on sale at brooksbandits.ca. They can also be purchased at the Bandits Office in the CRA Lobby, open Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Call 403-501-0122 for more information.