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Drumheller Dragons rookie Grayson Dietrich is the Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week. The 18 year-old forward scored 6 points (4G, 2A) in three games from February 17th ? 23rd, including his first AJHL hat trick.
Dietrich recorded two assists in a 5-2 win over the Canmore Eagles on Family Day Monday and assisted on the game winning goal. On Saturday night, the Calgarian recorded a hat trick in a 9-2 victory against the Olds Grizzlys and was awarded as the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game for the first time this season. He would earn that honour again the following day when he scored the only goal in a 4-1 loss to the division leading Okotoks Oilers.
Drumheller has claimed third place in the Viterra AJHL South Division standings and will meet the Olds Grizzlys (6th) in Round One of the 2020 Inter Pipeline AJHL Playoffs starting on Sunday, March 1st in Drumheller.
The Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week is Bonnyville Pontiacs goaltender Easton Hesse, who posted a 3-0 record last week.
Hesse, 19, allowed just five goals on 93 shots and wrapped up the week with a 1.67 GAA in three consecutive wins for the Pontiacs. He opened the week with a 3-1 win over the Drayton Valley Thunder on Family Day stopping 33 of 34 shots. On Saturday, the Leduc, AB native made 23 saves to defeat the Grande Prairie Storm 5-3. Easton led his team to a 2-1 victory over the Storm on Sunday, allowing just one goal on 33 shots, and earning his seventh Viterra Star of the Game selection of the season.
Easton Hesse was previously awarded as the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week in September 2019 and December 2019. He ends the regular season with the third best save percentage among AJHL goaltenders at .913%.
The fourth place Pontiacs will meet the North Division?s fifth place Drayton Valley Thunder in Round One of the 2020 Inter Pipeline AJHL Playoffs beginning Saturday, February 29th in Bonnyville.
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
- January 6-12, 2020: Brady Risk, Drumheller Dragons
- January 13-19, 2020: Marc Pasemko, Okotoks Oilers
- January 20-26, 2020: Kaleb Ergang, Whitecourt Wolverines
- January 27-February 2, 2020: Cody Laskosky, Camrose Kodiaks
- February 3-9, 2020: Randy Hernández, Brooks Bandits
- February 10-16, 2020: Cody Laskosky, Camrose Kodiaks
- February 17-24, 2020: Grayson Dietrich, Drumheller Dragons
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
- January 6-12, 2020: Jordan Di Cicco. Brooks Bandits
- January 13-19, 2020: Daniel Allin, Drumheller Dragons
- January 20-26, 2020: Vincent Duplessis, Whitecourt Wolverines
- January 27-February 2, 2020: Connor Ungar, Whitecourt Wolverines
- February 3-9, 2020: Adam Sandstrom, Whitecourt Wolverines
- February 10-16, 2020: Garrett Larsen, Lloydminster Bobcats
- February 17-24, 2020: Easton Hesse, Bonnyville Pontiacs