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With 9 points in two games, Brooks Bandits forward William Lemay has been awarded as the Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week. Lemay scored 3 goals and 6 assists in two consecutive road games through the Viterra AJHL North Division on the weekend.
Lemay and the Bandits recorded their 18th consecutive win on Friday night in a 10-2 triumph over the Grande Prairie Storm. The Bandits leading scorer scored a goal and 4 assists to record a season high 5-point game. Saturday night saw the Bandits win a 19th straight game with a 7-0 shutout in Whitecourt. Lemay had 2 goals and 2 assists in the victory, including his league leading 43rd assist, a lead he shares with three other AJHL scorers.
Lemay, 20, is second in the AJHL Scoring Race with 72 points (29G, 43A). He is committed to the University of Vermont in the NCAA Division I for the 2019-2020 season.
The Brooks Bandits (43-3) are one win away from tying their 2012 franchise record for consecutive wins and just three wins away from clinching first place in the South Division and a first round bye in the playoffs.
The Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week is goaltender Colby Muise of the Bonnyville Pontiacs. Muise recorded three wins last week, including his third shutout of the season, and launched the Pontiacs to the top of the Viterra AJHL North Division standings. He would exit the week allowing just 3 goals on 98 shots.
Muise and the Pontiacs started the week on Wednesday against their division rivals, the Sherwood Park Crusaders, and came out on top in a 5-2 victory. Muise stopped 34 of 36 shots in the win. Friday night resulted in a Viterra Star of the Game award for Muise when he shutout the Drayton Valley Thunder 3-0 and turned away all 27 shots on goal. The Pontiacs recorded their fourth consecutive win with an 8-1 score against Spruce Grove as Muise managed to stave off 34 shots.
Muise is 5th overall among AJHL goaltenders with a 2.38 GAA, 3rd overall with his .920 SV%, and boasts a record of 24-9-1. The Pontiacs are first overall in the North Division with 13 games remaining.
Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week Recipients:
• Shane Ott, Drumheller Dragons: September 14-16, 2018
• Parker Saretsky, Spruce Grove Saints: September 17-23, 2018
• Charles-Olivier Ouimet, Whitecourt Wolverines: September 24-30, 2018
• Arjun Atwal, Sherwood Park Crusaders: October 1-7, 2018
• Zach Webb, Grande Prairie Storm: October 8-14, 2018
• Jeremy Gervais, Bonnyville Pontiacs: October 15-21, 2018
• Carter Savoie, Sherwood Park Crusaders: October 22-28, 2018
• Ray Christy, Brooks Bandits: October 29-November 4, 2018
• Carter Savoie, Sherwood Park Crusaders: November 5-11, 2018
• Kyler Kupka, Camrose Kodiaks: November 12-18, 2018
• Trey Thomas, Bonnyville Pontiacs: November 19-25, 2018
• Joseph Karpyshyn, Calgary Mustangs: November 26 – December 2, 2018
• Reed Morrison, Fort McMurray Oil Barons: December 3-9, 2018
• William Lemay, Brooks Bandits: December 10-16, 2018
• Noah Corson, Grande Prairie Storm: December 28-January 7, 2019
• Jackson Salt, Calgary Mustangs: January 7-13, 2019
• Noah Corson, Grande Prairie Storm: January 14-20, 2019
• William Lemay, Brooks Bandits: January 21-27, 2019
Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week:
• Taner Miller, Fort McMurray Oil Barons : September 14-16, 2018
• Mark Drohan, Canmore Eagles: September 17-23, 2018
• Ashton Abel, Calgary Mustangs: September 24-30, 2018
• TJ Lloyd, Spruce Grove Saints: October 1-7, 2018
• Pierce Charleson, Brooks Bandits: October 8-14, 2018
• Kaeden Freer-Lane, Grande Prairie Storm: October 15-21, 2018
• Ryan Conroy, Fort McMurray Oil Barons: October 22-28, 2018
• Zach Vinnell, Camrose Kodiaks: October 29-November 4, 2018
• Luke Lush, Drayton Valley Thunder: November 5-11, 2018
• Luke Lush, Drayton Valley Thunder November 12-18, 2018
• Jordan DiCicco, Brooks Bandits: November 19-25, 2018
• Daniel Allin, Drumheller Dragons: November 26 – December 2, 2018
• Tanner Marshall, Brooks Bandits: December 3-9, 2018
• Griffin Bowerman, Camrose Kodiaks: December 10-16, 2018
• Taner Miller, Fort McMurray Oil Barons : December 28-January 7, 2019
• Mark Drohan, Canmore Eagles: January 7-13, 2019
• Michael Benning, Sherwood Park Crusaders: January 14-20, 2019
• Colby Muise, Bonnyville Pontiacs: January 21-27, 2019
