AJHL leading scorer Jalen Bianchet is the Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week with six points over two wins on a South Division road trip last week. The Whitecourt Wolverines captain has built a five-game point streak totaling 11 points to take over top spot in the AJHL Scoring Race with 70 points (37G, 33A) in 41 games played.
Bianchet (2005) earned the Bunge AJHL Player of the Game award on January 30th with a goal and two assists to defeat the Canmore Eagles 5-3. The veteran forward led his team to a second consecutive road victory the next day with three assists in a 4-1 win over the Calgary Canucks. This is Jalen’s third Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week award in the 2025-26 season.
The Whitecourt Wolverines lead the Bunge AJHL North Division and the Canalta Hotels AJHL Standings with a record of 30-10-0-1 (W-L-OTL-SOL) and 14 regular season games remaining.
The Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week is Drumheller Dragons goaltender Sean Cootes with a 2-0 record from January 26th – February 1st, 2026 and wins in his last three starts.
Cootes opened a weekend double header versus the Bonnyville Pontiacs with a 5-2 win and 21 saves on January 30th, then held the Pontiacs to just one goal on 39 shots the following night in a 3-1 victory for the home team. The third year Dragon is in the Top 10 for both goals against average (2.99 GAA) and save percentage (.901%).
For a second straight week, Olds Grizzlys forward Jordin St Louis (Portland Winterhawks) is the Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week after extending his active point streak to six games and ten points.
The 2009-born rookie recorded a three-point game with a goal and two assists on January 30th and a 7-4 road win over the Drayton Valley Thunder. St Louis was awarded as the Bunge AJHL Player of the Game.
St Louis (Airdrie) is second in the AJHL Scoring Race, and second in team scoring, with 32 points (14G, 18A) in 37 regular season games.
Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week Recipients
- September 19th-21st, 2025: Bradley Gallo, Drumheller Dragons
- September 22nd-28th, 2025: Will Lutic, Canmore Eagles
- September 29th-October 5th, 2025: Matthew Hilderman, Drumheller Dragons
- October 6th-12th, 2025: Jalen Bianchet, Whitecourt Wolverines
- October 13th-19th, 2025: Liam Payne, Camrose Kodiaks
- October 20th-26th, 2025: Jack Sears, Drayton Valley Thunder
- October 27th-November 2nd, 2025: Jalen Bianchet, Whitecourt Wolverines
- November 3rd-9th, 2025: Sam Giangualano, Olds Grizzlys
- November 10th-16th, 2025: Maxwell Pendy, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- November 17th-23rd, 2025: Maxwell Pendy, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- November 24th-30th, 2025: Conner Radke, Calgary Canucks
- December 1st-7th, 2025: Justin Dumais, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
- December 8th-14th, 2025: Lucas Knorr, Devon Xtreme
- December 15th-21st, 2025: Brandon de Haas, Grande Prairie Storm
- December 29th, 2025-January 4th, 2026: Cohen Daoust, Canmore Eagles
- January 5th-11th, 2026: Ben Deacon, Devon Xtreme
- January 12th-18th, 2026: Harper LoLacher, Calgary Canucks
- January 19th-25th, 2026: Justin Dumais, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
- January 26th-February 1st, 2026: Jalen Bianchet, Whitecourt Wolverines
Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week
- September 19th-21st, 2025: Sullivan Humeniuk, Drumheller Dragons
- September 22nd-28th, 2025: Noah Nelson, Calgary Canucks
- September 29th-October 5th, 2025: Casey Black, Canmore Eagles
- October 6th-12th, 2025: Matthew Kondro, Lloydminster Bobcats
- October 13th-19th, 2025: Noah Nelson, Calgary Canucks
- October 20th-26th, 2025: Taynton Lavender, Drayton Valley Thunder
- October 27th-November 2nd, 2025: Benjamin Polhill, Lloydminster Bobcats
- November 3rd-9th, 2025: Noah Nelson, Calgary Canucks
- November 10th-16th, 2025: Ben Constantino, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- November 17th-23rd, 2025: Alex Scheiwiller, Canmore Eagles
- November 24th-30th, 2025: Esteban Cinq-Mars, Lloydminster Bobcats
- December 1st-7th, 2025: Reid Larson, Canmore Eagles
- December 8th-14th, 2025: Ethan Makokis, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
- December 15th-21st, 2025: Tristan Payne, Drumheller Dragons
- December 29th, 2025-January 4th, 2026: Alexander Scheiwiller, Canmore Eagles
- January 5th-11th, 2026: Connor Frost, Grande Prairie Storm
- January 12th-18th, 2026: Jaxan Hopko, Lloydminster Bobcats
- January 19th-25th, 2026: Taynton Lavender, Drayton Valley Thunder
- January 26th-February 1st, 2026: Sean Cootes, Drumheller Dragons
Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week
- September 19th-21st, 2025: Colson Ganser, Drayton Valley Thunder
- September 22nd-28th, 2025: Gavin Harrison, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- September 29th-October 5th, 2025: Tyler Deakos, Drumheller Dragons
- October 6th-12th, 2025: Tyler Deakos, Drumheller Dragons
- October 13th-19th, 2025: Breken Northgrave, Drayton Valley Thunder
- October 20th-26th, 2025: Ben Deacon, Devon Xtreme
- October 27th-November 2nd, 2025: Cole Penner, Grande Prairie Storm
- November 3rd-9th, 2025: Ryder Riedel, Olds Grizzlys
- November 10th-16th, 2025: Ryder Ridel, Olds Grizzlys
- November 17th-23rd, 2025: Evan Schulha, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- November 24th-30th, 2025: Ben Deacon, Devon Xtreme
- December 1st-7th, 2025: Archer Cooke, Drayton Valley Thunder
- December 8th-14th, 2025: Ryder Riedel, Olds Grizzlys
- December 15th-21st, 2025: Tristan Slywka, Whitecourt Wolverines
- December 29th, 2025-January 4th, 2026: Brayden Ryan-MacKay, Drumheller Dragons
- January 5th-11th, 2026: Ryder Riedel, Olds Grizzlys
- January 12th-18th, 2026: Gavin Harrison, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- January 19th-25th, 2026: Jordin St Louis, Olds Grizzlys
- January 26th-February 1st, 2026: Jordin St Louis, Olds Grizzlys
