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The Alberta Junior Hockey League announced the League Award Winners for the 2009-2010 AJHL Season on February 23rd. The 2009-2010 League Awards will be presented at the home arenas of each recipient throughout the 2010 AJHL Enerflex Cup Playoffs.

• Most Valuable Player: Cody Kunyk, Sherwood Park Crusaders
• Scoring Champion: Zahn Raubenheimer, Grande Prairie Storm / Bryce Williamson, St. Albert Steel
• Top Goaltender: Travis Rolheiser, Spruce Grove Saints
• Top Team Goaltenders: Vincenzo Marozzi and Travis Rolheiser, Spruce Grove Saints
• Top Defenceman: Matthew Register, Bonnyville Pontiacs
• Rookie of the Year: Dillon Simpson, Spruce Grove Saints
• Coach of the Year: Steve Hamilton, Spruce Grove Saints
• Most Dedicated Player: Nate Fleming, Spruce Grove Saints
• Stewy Stewart Memorial Award: Evan Warner, Drumheller Dragons

 

Click Here for a complete breakdown of the 2009-2010 AJHL Award Winners.

The Alberta Junior Hockey League has announced the schedule for Round One of the 2010 AJHL Enerflex Cup Playoffs. The Spruce Grove Saints of the North Division and Okotoks Oilers of the South Division have earned a first round bye as regular season champions of their respective divisions.

The top seven teams in each Division qualify for the 2010 AJHL Playoffs. All series in Round One are best-of-five with the highest ranked seed awarded home ice advantage. The teams will playoff as follows: 2nd versus 7th place, 3rd versus 6th place, and 4th versus 5th place. Round One is a divisional playoff with cross over taking place in Round Three of the League Playoffs.

The opening round of the 2010 Playoffs will commence on Thursday, February 25th, 2010. Watch each game of the 2010 AJHL Playoffs live on AJHL Pay Per View at www.AJHL.ca!

Click Here for 2010 AJHL Playoff Bracket

Click Here for Round One Playoff Schedule and Results

The Spruce Grove Saints have captured the Dave Duchak Trophy for the second consecutive year as the 2009-2010 AJHL Regular Season Champions. The Saints set five League Records as they completed the Regular Season on Sunday with a record of 52-4-1-3 and 108 points.

The Saints completed the regular season 25 points ahead of their next closest rival in the North Division.

The 2009-2010 Spruce Grove Saints broke the League Record for Most Points with 108, previously held by the Fort McMurray Oil Barons with 106 points in 1999-2000 (64 game schedule). The Saints allowed only 99 Goals Against in 2009-2010, which far exceeded the previous record of 110 Goals Against set by the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in 2005-2006 (60 game schedule).

The Saints will also enter the AJHL Record Book for Most Wins with 52, tied with the 1999-2000 Fort McMurray Oil Barons (64 game schedule). With only 4 regulation losses on the season, the Saints have tied the League Record for Fewest Losses, shared with the 1993-1994 Olds Grizzlys (56 Game Schedule). The goaltending duo of Travis Rolheiser and Vince Marozzi led the Saints to a record setting 11 shutouts in 2009-2010, a record also obtained by the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in 2005-2006 (60 game schedule).

Five members of the Saints are recipients of 2009-2010 AJHL League Awards, including Dillon Simpson (Rookie of the Year), Nate Fleming (Most Dedicated Player), Travis Rolheiser (Top Goaltender), Travis Rolheiser and Vincenzo Marozzi (Top Team Goaltender) and Steve Hamilton (Coach of the Year).

The Okotoks Oilers Junior 'A' Hockey Club has announced that they will be playing an exhibition game vs. the Calgary Police Service, gold medalists at the 2009 World Police and Firefighter Games. The game will be held at the Okotoks Centennial Arena on Thursday, March 4 at 7pm. The Oilers have also teamed up with the Foothills Country Hospice for this event, and will be donating all profits to the Hospice Society.

After starting out the season in last place in the South Division, the Okotoks Oilers fought their way up the standings to secure their first ever South Division Title last Thursday in Canmore with a win over the Eagles. With the regular season commencing on Sunday. The Oilers now have a 2 week break in their schedule, as they await their opponent in the second round. This game will not only give the Oilers a chance to face some competition before the playoffs, but it will also give them the opportunity to give back to the community, which has been extremely supportive this season.

"With the economy being as it was in September, combined with our record in the first month, it was hard to believe there were fans in the seats and sponsors calling every week, but there were", explains Marketing Manager Dallas Hand. "Everybody was a believer in this team, from the coaching staff, all the way to the volunteers. Our success would not have been possible without the support of our fans, sponsors, and volunteers, and this is an excellent opportunity for us to give back to them."

The Oilers will also be accepting donations at the game for the hospice, who rely on community support for 85% of their $650,000 operating fund. The Foothills Country Hospice serves over 90,000 rural Albertans in the Foothills as well as the citizens of Calgary.

Bonnyville residents went "Under the Sea" Saturday night to raise money for the Bonnyville Health Foundation.

Don Sydora and the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs started things off by presenting the foundation with $9,000 raised through their "hair cut night" earlier this year. The team partnered with Techniques on the fundraiser, which included raising money through haircuts and the auctioning of special jerseys worn by the Pontiacs during the game. Read More

Mayor Martin Shields cut the ribbon to officially open the new Centennial Regional Arena on Saturday before invited guests and residents...Read More

Bryce Williamson of the St. Albert Steel is the Source for Sports AJHL Player of the Week for the week of February 16th - 21st, 2010. Williamson scored 7 assists and 1 goal in 3 games last week to end the regular season on a 21 game point streak. Williamson concluded the 2009-2010 AJHL Regular Season with 107 points, tied with Zahn Raubenheimer of the Grande Prairie Storm for top spot in the AJHL Scoring Race. Bryce Williamson also received the Player of the Week honour in October 2009.

The 20 year-old forward from Seba Beach, Alberta is committed to Bowling Green State University for the 2010 season. Williamson has amassed 250 regular season points in his AJHL career with the Fort Saskatchewan Traders and St. Albert Steel (2006-2010).

The Alberta Junior Hockey League is proud to partner with Source for Sports to recognize the AJHL Player of the Week for the 2009-2010 AJHL Season. The recipients of the award will also receive a Source for Sports Gift Certificate.

Source for Sports AJHL Player of the Week Recipients
- September 11th - 13th, 2009- Dennis Rix, Grande Prairie Storm
- September 14th - 20th, 2009- Cody Kunyk, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- September 21st - 27th, 2009 - Nate Fleming, Spruce Grove Saints
- September 28th - October 4th, 2009 - Bryce Williamson, St. Albert Steel
- October 5th - 11th, 2009 - Matthew Register, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- October 12th - October 18th, 2009 - Branden Gracel, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
- October 19th - October 25th, 2009 - Chris Duszynski, Okotoks Oilers
- October 26th - November 2nd, 2009 - Zahn Raubenheimer, Grande Prairie Storm
- November 2nd - 8th, 2009 - Kris Moore, Camrose Kodiaks
- November 9th - 15th, 2009 - Cody Kunyk, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- November 16th - 22nd, 2009 - Jordan Kwas, Olds Grizzlys
- November 23rd - 29th, 2009 - Tanner Fritz, Grande Prairie Storm
- November 30th - December 6th, 2009 - Marc Boulanger, Olds Grizzlys
- December 7th - December 13th, 2009 - Brendan Lines, Brooks Bandits
- December 14th - 22nd, 2009 - Nathan Smith, Drayton Valley Thunder
- January 2nd - 10th, 2010 - Cody Dion, Okotoks Oilers
- January 11th - 17th, 2010 - Patrick Terriss, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- January 18th - 24th, 2010 - Brody Foster, Lloydminster Bobcats
- January 25th - 31st, 2010 - Zahn Raubenheimer, Grande Prairie Storm
- February 1st - 7th, 2010 - John McInnis, Okotoks Oilers
- February 8th - 15th - Adam Johnson, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
- February 16th - 21st, 2010 - Bryce Williamson, St. Albert Steel

The Calgary Royals are pleased to announce that John Lidgett has committed to Colgate University for 2011.

"John is one of the hardest working players on our team, he has met and exceeded all expectations the coaching staff has set for him," stated Royals Head Coach Jeff Peters.

The Calgary Royals would like to congratulate John and his family for reaching one of his goals in hockey, and look forward to the continued success of his development.

For more information contact the Calgary Royals Junior A Hockey Club.

After spending four years of junior hockey in the west, the hockey future for Lloydminster Bobcats centre Chad Hohmann lies to the east.

The 20-year-old Salmon Arm, B.C. native - who spent parts of three seasons in the Western Hockey League with Prince George and Seattle before joining the Bobcats - will suit up next season for the York University Lions, who play in the Ontario University Athletics' West Division.

"Right now, York is focused on getting back into the top-10 in the nation," said Hohmann, who has 38 points in 54 games this season. "I kind of wanted to head out east to see a different part of the country, so being able to be in Toronto - which is kind of like the centre of the hockey universe - it's just a good fit to be with a good program at a top-ranked school."

After capturing four straight OUA titles from 1984-88, the Lions are rebuilding under new head coach Jim Wells, who says players like Hohmann are just what the program is looking for.

"Chad is a character guy who has a lot of upside and potential after spending a lot of time in major junior and Tier 2 hockey," said Wells. "But the first thing we are recruiting - along with talent - is quality people. We are trying to get the best possible people we can here.

"We feel Chad can come in and be a rugged forward that can compete right away and continue to get better."

Projected to step into the Lions' lineup next season as a top nine forward who will see some time on the penalty kill as well, Hohmann says having an idea of where he fits into the picture is reassuring.

"I have talked to Jim about what his expectations are of me," said Hohmann, who toured the campus and the hockey facilities during a fly-down to Toronto last weekend. "And for him to project me to be in the top nine for next year is good to hear, in that I won't be going in completely blind."

Wells said Hohmann will have every opportunity to come in and compete for significant ice time right off the bat, with the head coach hopeful Hohmann will eventually develop into a go-to offensive threat in a division that boasts a number of talented teams.

"With only 28 games in our league, every game means something," said Wells. "Of those, 13 are against top-10 teams in the country, so there's no room for a night off. We need very competitive guys, and a guy like Chad is a great fit for the type of program we are trying to put together."

Their friendship started simply enough.

They were teammates with the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Bonnyville Pontiacs, had lockers next to each other, and lived on the same block. She had a car, and he needed lifts to the rink. After practice, they would go for lunch at the all-you-can-eat buffet.

Back then, about five years ago, Shannon Szabados and Matthew Cook, both of Edmonton, were teenagers chasing hockey dreams.

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Three individuals, two teams and one organization were announced on Monday as inductees into the 2010 Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame.

The formal recognition will take place on June 12 in Red Deer at the Hockey Alberta Awards gala.

The two teams are the 1977-78, 1978-79 and 1979-80 University of Alberta Golden Bears, which won the CIS University Cups all three seasons, and the 1970-71 Red Deer Rustlers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, who captured the first Centennial Cup. Read More

For the first time in school history, three Alaska Nanooks men's hockey players have simultaneously earned Central Collegiate Hockey Association player of the week honours. Senior Dion Knelsen (Three Hills, AB) is the Offensive Player of the Week, sophomore Scott Greenham (Addison, ON) is the Reebok Goalie of the Week and freshman Andy Taranto (Woodridge, IL) is the CCM Rookie of the Week for the week of February 22.

The trio played a big hand in helping the then-ranked No. 20 Nanooks to a series sweep of the Lake Superior State Lakers last weekend at the Carlson Center. Alaska blanked LSSU 4-0 on Friday and then sealed the deal with a 5-1 triumph on Saturday.

The back-to-back victories were the first for the Blue and Gold in a weekend series since the opening weekend of CCHA play, when they swept Ferris State at home 3-1 and 3-2 (OT) on Oct. 30-31. It also helped them climb three spots to No. 17 in this week's USCHO.com/CBS Online Poll and to No. 11 in the unofficial Men's Division I PairWise Rankings.

Knelsen had a goal, four assists and a plus three rating on the weekend, with all four assists coming in Friday night's win. He was the game's second star on Friday and now has 16-16-32 through 32 games this year as well as 42-67-109 through 141 career games. He is second on the team in scoring, seventh in the CCHA for points, tied for third in CCHA goals.

It is the first time this season an Alaska forward garnered Offensive Player of the Week and the first since he won the award on Oct. 13, 2008.

The No. 17 Nanooks closeout their regular-season schedule this weekend with a home-and-home series against their arch-rivals the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves for the 17th Annual Alaska Airline's Governor's Cup series. The series is tied 8-8 and the Nanooks are looking to snap the Seawolves four-year streak by capturing their first Governor's Cup since 2005.

For his outstanding efforts in backstopping the University of North Dakota to a sweep of nationally-ranked Minnesota Duluth last weekend, goaltender Brad Eidsness is the Red Baron WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for Feb. 23.

A 6-0, 175-pound sophomore from Chestermere, Alberta and a draftee of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, Eidsness was named the No. 2 star in both games while stopping 53 of 56 shots on goal (.946 saves percentage) and yielding just two even-strength goals.

In last Friday's (Feb. 19) 5-2 North Dakota win, Eidsness made 33 saves, his highest home output of the season, and blanked the visiting Bulldogs on all seven of their power-play chances.

He then added another 22 saves on Saturday (Feb. 20) night in a 5-1 Sioux victory. In the series, he posted four shutout periods and held UMD to just one power-play goal in 11 opportunities.

Eidsness has moved into second place in the WCHA goaltending race (10th nationally) with a 2.22 goals-against average. Over his last three games Eidsness is 3-0-0 with a 1.34 goals-against average and a .951 saves percentage.

Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference scoring champion Mike Ullrich leads a parade of five SAIT Trojans named ACAC all-stars on Wednesday.

Ullrich (2nd-year forward, Banff, Alta., hospitality management, BCHL Vernon), who topped the ACAC with 53 points, including 17 goals, in 28 games, was named centre on the ACACs first all-conference team. Ullrich is the first Trojan since Chris Jamieson, during the 1997-98 season, to win the ACACs scoring crown.

Two other Trojans defenceman and captain Brock Michalsky (3rd year, Caroline, Alta., mechanical engineering, AJHL Canmore) and winger Blake Robson (4th year, Calgary, geomatics engineering, CIS St. F-X) were named to the first all-conference team, alongside goalie Jordan McLaughlin (Mount Royal University), blueliner Tanner VanDeSype (Augustana) and winger Kyle MacDonald (Concordia).

Trojans forward Shane Lust (3rd year, Calgary, business administration, AJHL Calgary Royals), who led the ACAC with 28 goals and finished one point back of linemate Ullrich for the scoring title, was named as a winger on the ACACs second all-conference team.

SAIT teammate Clayton Goodall (2nd-year defence, Maple Ridge, B.C., hospitality management, AJHL Grande Prairie) also made the conferences second squad. Rounding out the ACAC second all-conference team are goalie Justin Cote (Concordia), defenceman Andrew Willigar (Concordia, AJHL Lloydminster), centre Andre Herman (Concordia, AJHL Camrose) and winger Torrie Dyck (Augustana).

The leagues three-time defending champion Trojans (23-3-2), whove finished first in the ACACs regular season for the sixth straight year, ended up earning the most all-star nods. The Edmonton-based Concordia Thunder (18-9-1) placed four players on the two teams, while the Augustana Vikings (14-13-1) of Camrose saw two of their players earn all-star nods.

Meanwhile, Jean Laforest of the Cougars was named the ACACs coach of the year on Wednesday.

In his second year behind the bench at MRU, the Quebec City native led the Cougars to a 21-5-2 record, good for second place in ACAC standings.

Playoffs begin this weekend, with best-of-three quarterfinal series pitting the No. 3-seeded Thunder against the No. 6-ranked Portage Voyageurs (10-18-0) and the Vikings, who finished fourth, against the No. 5-seeded NAIT Ooks (14-13-1) of Edmonton.

The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced today its Final 2009-2010 Weekly Top 20 rankings in conjunction with NHL Central Scouting. Last week's rankings and the leagues in which the teams belong to are in parenthesis.

The CJHL Final Weekly Top 20 as of Monday, February 22, 2010:

1. (1) Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
2. (2) Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
3. (3) Penticton Vees (BCHL)
4. (4) Kingston Voyageurs (OJAHL)
5. (6) Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
6. (7) Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)
7. (5) Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)
8. (8) Brockville Braves (CJHL)
9. (9) Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL)
10. (10) Oakville Blades (OJAHL)
11. (11) Woodstock Slammers (MJAHL)
12. (12) Georgetown Raiders (OJAHL)
13. (13) Fort William North Stars (SIJHL)
14. (15) Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL)
15. (14) Westside Warriors (BCHL)
16. (16) Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)
17. (NR) Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
18. (18) Burlington Cougars (CCHL)
19. (19) Abitibi Eskimos (NOJHL)
20. (20) Les Cobras de Terrebonne (LHJAAAQ)

Honorable mention goes to the Powell River Kings (BCHL), Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL), Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL), Battlefords North Stars (SJHL), and Truro Bearcats (MJAHL).

The rankings are based upon a variety of factors which includes the league in which the teams belong to, their winning percentage, their win-loss record, total points accumulated, their goals-for versus goals-against ratio, amongst other factors.

The CJHL is an amalgamation of eleven Junior A hockey leagues from across Canada.