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The Cochrane Generals tied up their series with the Okotoks Bisons at 2-2. The teams will now await for word on if their respective seasons will continue due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak.

"After much consultation with the Hockey Canada membership, our chief medical officer and public health officials, the Hockey Canada Board of Directors has made the decision to cancel all Hockey Canada-sanctioned activities*, including our national championships, until further notice, effective Friday, March 13, 2020."

"Yeah, although we're down 2-1 in the series, I felt like we played some pretty good hockey as a team," he said. "They've all been very close games. They got a bounce in Game 1, we got one in Game 2 and then they got another bounce in Game 3. It was a lot of hockey in a short period of time so I'm definitely not upset with our play this weekend."

For the third straight season, Cochrane's Beth Vinnell and the University of Calgary Dinos volleyball team are headed to nationals which begin March 13 at the Jack Simpson Gym in Calgary. 

A late third period goal propelled the Okotoks Bisons to a 1-0 victory in Game 3, giving them a 2-1 series lead. Read the full breakdown of Game's 1, 2, and 3 in this week's version of the Eagle in order to get you prepped for Game 4 that will take place in Cochrane on Thursday evening. 

Patrick Forde scored the game winner with less than two minutes to go in the third period to give the Generals a 3-2 victory over the Okotoks Bisons. Game 3 will take place tonight at 7:15 p.m.

After losing Game 1 by a 4-2 score, the Cochrane Generals are looking to even up their series with the Okotoks Bisons.

"It really helps to be able to draw on past experiences and maintain composure if you get down. We found that in both games against Lethbridge as they tied us late in game one and were ahead of us 2-1 after the first period in the second game and our team did not panic - just worked hard and chipped away to get our wins."

After falling behind in the series three games to one, Cochrane Generals completed the comeback with a 4-1 victory in Game 7.

"We were just shy of $17,000 last year," he said. "So we're definitely looking to beat this year's total and raise at least $17,000 or more. If we do that, then we'd hit $100,000 total and that would be huge for an event like this."