Bandits Zach Bookman Named CJHL Top Defenceman

CALGARY, AB – The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Friday that Brooks Bandits defenceman Zach Bookman has been selected as the CJHL Top Defenceman Award recipient for the 2021-22 campaign. The 20-year-old Syracuse, N.Y., product earned the honour over fellow   top defenceman finalists Mark Cooper, Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL); Pierre-Olivier Bourgeois, Panthères de St-Jérà´me (LHJAAAQ); […]

Kodiaks Hire Prkusic as First Full-Time Assistant Coach

The Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League are excited to announce that Nick Prkusic has accepted the role of full-time Assistant Coach. Nick is an alumni of the AJHL while playing 130 regular season games and 38 post-season games with the Brooks Bandits. Nick has also competed in two RBC Cup National Championships. […]

Will Holland Heads To Babson College

(Spruce Grove, AB) – The Spruce Grove Saints are proud to announce 19-year-old defenseman Will Holland has committed to the Babson College Beavers, who compete in the New England Hockey Conference, within the NCAA’s Men’s Hockey Division III. Holland was a welcomed addition to the Saints blueline this season, making the team directly out of […]

Brendan Boyle Commits to MacEwan University

OKOTOKS, AB – The Okotoks Oilers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League are pleased to announce that 2001-born forward Brendan Boyle (Lake Country, B.C.) has committed to attend and play for MacEwan University, beginning in the 2022-23 U Sports season. “Brendan came in and was a great leader for us this year,” said Oilers head […]

Rieger Lorenz Named CJHL Top Rookie

OKOTOKS, AB – Okotoks Oilers forward Rieger Lorenz (Calgary, AB) has won the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top Rookie Award for 2021-22, the league announced today. Lorenz was named the best first-year player in the nine Canadian Junior A leagues that comprise the CJHL following voting by the participating leagues. He is the first […]

Cade Mason Commits To Long Island University

(Spruce Grove, AB) – The Spruce Grove Saints are proud to announce 20 year-old defenseman Cade Mason has committed to the Long Island University Sharks, who compete as an Independent School, within the NCAA’s Men’s Hockey Division 1. Mason has put together one of the most dominant defensive campaigns for the Spruce Grove Saints since […]

Bandits Ryan McAllister Named Finalist for CJHL MVP

CALGARY, AB – Brooks Bandits forward Ryan McAllister has been named a finalist for the Canadian Junior Hockey League award for Most Valuable Player. McAllister, the AJHL scoring champion was also named the 2021-22 AJHL MVP and was the recipient of the Alberta Old Time Hockey Players trophy. With 139 points (57G, 82A), the Western […]

Ryan Papaioannou Selected as CJHL Coach of the Year Finalist

Darcy Haugan/Mark Cross Memorial Award, CJHL Coach of the Year, finalists announced Presented in conjunction with NHL Coaches’ Association CALGARY, Alta. –  The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in conjunction with the National Hockey League Coaches’ Association, announced Monday the names of the six finalists for the Darcy Haugan/Mark Cross Memorial Award, emblematic of CJHL Coach […]

Brooks Bandits Capture 2022 Inter Pipeline Cup as AJHL Champions

The Brooks Bandits are 2022 Alberta Junior Hockey League Champions and winners of the Inter Pipeline Cup.   The Bandits defeated the Spruce Grove Saints in Game 5 of the League Final on Saturday night in front of 2,200 fans at the Centennial Regional Arena in Brooks, AB. AJHL Commissioner Ryan Bartoshyk awarded Bandits forward […]

TJ Hughes Named Finalist for CJHL Top Forward Award

CALGARY, Alta. –  The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Friday the names of the five finalists for its Top Forward Award for the 2021-22 campaign. Each of the finalists were determined through a voting process completed by the CJHL’s nine-member leagues, for their respective contributions over the course of the regular season. The following are […]