EDMONTON, Alta. — The University of Alberta Golden Bears powered past the Mount Royal Cougars 7–4 on Friday night at Clare Drake Arena, using a dominant offensive display led by Justin Hall and Adam Hall, who each scored twice. 

The Hall twins finished with three points each, with Dawson Davidson Tyson Laventure also recording multi-point performances. Ethan Kruger made 28 saves to improve to 5-1-1 this season as the Bears starter. The win sees Alberta improve to 7-3-1 on the season. 

First Period

Mount Royal struck first just 61 seconds in when Blake Stevenson buried a feed from Josh Tarzwell to make it 1–0. Alberta equalized at 3:27, as Adam Hall took a pass from Blake Gustafson and fired home his sixth goal of the season. The Cougars regained the lead at 8:50 when Connor Poffenroth scored off a setup from Dawson Milliken, but Alberta answered again just under two minutes later. Gleb Tkach knotted the score at 2–2, assisted by Bruce MacGregor and Dawson Davidson.

Late in the frame, with the Bears shorthanded, Alex Thacker struck at 16:14 off a feed from Tyson Laventure, giving Alberta its first lead of the night at 3–2. 

Second Period

The Bears extended their lead early in the second, again while shorthanded. At 7:04, Adam Hall tallied his second of the night, assisted by Justin Hall, to make it 4–2. Mount Royal cut the deficit back to one at 16:58, when Tarzwell converted off a Connor Bouchard feed, closing the gap to 4–3 heading into the final period.

Third Period

Alberta opened the third on the power play and capitalized quickly. Dawson Davidson scored at 0:46, assisted by Mason Ward and Thacker, to restore a two-goal cushion. At 6:39, Justin Hall added his first of the game, with assists from Laventure and Adam Hall, pushing the lead to 6–3.

The Cougars responded at 9:56, when Vaughn Watterodt scored off a setup from Connor Poffenroth and Jaxon Martens, but Alberta closed the door late. Justin Hall sealed the victory with an empty-net goal at 17:28, assisted by Aiden Yakimchuk, capping a three-point performance.