The Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week is AJHL leading scorer Arjun Atwal of the Sherwood Park Crusaders. In three games to kick start the New Year, Atwal added 7 points to his season total of 76 (23G, 53A).
The Crusaders Captain returned from the Holiday Break to hand their crosstown rival a 6-1 loss on December 30th; Atwal added 2 assists in the victory over the Spruce Gove Saints. The 20 year-old centre opened the new year with the game winning goal and an assist in a 4-2 win versus the Calgary Canucks and picked up his sixth Viterra AJHL Star of the Game on January 4th. Arjun finished the week with one goal and 2 assists on January 5th as the Cru defeated the Canmore Eagles 6-1.
Arjun Atwal (Edmonton, AB) has recorded points in 13 of his last 14 games and leads the AJHL in both points (76) and assists (53). He was previously awarded as the Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week when he started the season with a 10-point week from September 16th ? 22nd.
Goaltender Eric Ward of the Drayton Valley Thunder is the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week with a 3-0 record in the opening days of 2020. The rookie goalie posted three consecutive wins versus North Division opponents from December 28th ? January 5th and extended his undefeated streak to five games.
Ward, 18, faced the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in back to back games after returning to play following the Holidays. The Edmontonian stopped 28 of 30 shots in game one to win 5-2, then saved 38 of 40 shots to win 5-2 in game two of the weekend. Ward held onto his perfect week with 42 saves in a 6-3 win versus the Bonnyville Pontiacs on January 3rd.
This is Ward?s second Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week award after first claiming the title during the week of November 11th ? 17th, 2019.
Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week Recipients:
? September 13-15, 2019 – Cody Laskosky, Camrose Kodiaks
? September 16-22, 2019 – Arjun Atwal, Sherwood Park Crusaders
? September 23-29, 2019 – Carter Savoie, Sherwood Park Crusaders
? September 30-October 6, 2019 – Alex Young, Canmore Eagles
? October 7-13, 2019 – Randy Hernández, Brooks Bandits
? October 14-20, 2019 – Connor Lyons, Canmore Eagles
? October 21-27, 2019 – Zafir Rawji, Olds Grizzlys
? October 28 – November 3, 2019: Randy Hernández, Brooks Bandits
? November 4-10, 2019: Jakob Lee, Brooks Bandits
? November 11-17, 2019: Jack Works, Okotoks Oilers
? November 18-24, 2019: Alex Young, Canmore Eagles
? November 25-December 1, 2019: Eric Martin, Drumheller Dragons
? December 2-8, 2019: Graham Gamache, Spruce Grove Saints
? December 9-15, 2019: Scott Truman, Drumheller Dragons
? December 16-22, 2019 – Randy Hernández, Brooks Bandits
? December 28-January 5, 2020: Arjun Atwal, Sherwood Park Crusaders
Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week:
? September 13-15, 2019 – Matt Davis, Spruce Grove Saints
? September 16-22, 2019 – Kaeden Lane, Grande Prairie Storm
? September 23-29, 2019 – Easton Hesse, Bonnyville Pontiacs
? September 30-October 6, 2019 – Michael Benning, Sherwood Park Crusaders
? October 7-13, 2019 – Tim Rego, Brooks Bandits
? October 14-20, 2019 – Ashton Abel, Okotoks Oilers
? October 21-27, 2019 – Kabore Dunn, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
? October 28 – November 3, 2019: Carter Gylander, Sherwood Park Crusaders
? November 4-10, 2019: Ashton Abel, Okotoks Oilers
? November 11-17, 2019: Eric Ward, Drayton Valley Thunder
? November 18-24, 2019: Ethan Edwards, Spruce Grove Saints
? November 25-December 1, 2019: Jeremy Gervais, Bonnyville Pontiacs
? December 2-8, 2019: Pierce Charleson, Brooks Bandits
? December 9-15, 2019: Easton Hesse, Bonnyville Pontiacs
? December 16-22, 2019 – Michael Benning, Sherwood Park Crusaders
? December 28-January 5, 2020: Eric Ward, Drayton Valley Thunder