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The final Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week for 2016 is Ryley Smith of the Olds Grizzlys. Smith scored 3 goals and 3 assists in 3 games last week to extend his point streak to 6 games.
Ryley Smith began the week with 3 assists in a 5-4 win over the Spruce Grove Saints. On December 17th, he was awarded as the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game with 2 goals in a re-match against the Saints. Smith scored one of two Grizzly goals versus Bonnyville on December 18th to end his week.
Smith (Huxley, AB) leads the Grizzlys in scoring with 40 points (16G, 24A) and is 10th in the AJHL Scoring Race. Currently, the 19 year-old forward is averaging 1.2 points per game.
The Grizzlys will now break for the Holidays and return on December 30th to host the Drumheller Dragons.
For a second consecutive week, Okotoks Oilers goaltender Riley Morris has been selected as the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week. Morris posted a 3-0 record and has now won 5 in a row for the Oilers. Morris has recorded only one regulation loss in his last 10 games.
Riley Morris (Calgary, AB) allowed just 5 goals on 116 shots and posted a 1.65 GAA over the week. He received the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game Award on December 17th as he stopped 35 of 36 shots to defeat the Bonnyville Pontiacs.
The third year Oiler holds a record of 17-7-3, and has the best save percentage of all AJHL goaltenders at .928%. His 2.29 GAA in 3rd overall among AJHL goaltenders.
The Okotoks Oilers have moved into 2nd place in the Viterra AJHL South Division with a record of 22-8-5. They will close 2016 with a game against the Calgary Mustangs on Tuesday.
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is proud to partner with Alberta Ford Dealers to recognize the AJHL Defensive Player of the Week in the 2016-2017 season:
Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week Recipients:
• Ryley Smith, Olds Grizzlys: December 12-18, 2016
• Liam Motley, Whitecourt Wolverines: December 5-11, 2016
• Cale Makar, Brooks Bandits: November 28-December 4, 2016
• Bryson Traptow, Camrose Kodiaks: November 21-28, 2016
• Tanner Laderoute, Okotoks Oilers: November 14-20, 2016
• Tyler Maltby, Sherwood Park Crusaders: November 7-13, 2016
• Ryan Hartman, Camrose Kodiaks: October 31-November 6
• Jordan Taupert, Drumheller Dragons: October 24-30, 2016
• Ty Readman, Sherwood Park Crusaders: October 17-23, 2016
• Derek Brown, Bonnyville Pontiacs: October 10-16, 2016
• Matt Forchuk, Canmore Eagles: October 3–9, 2016
• Colby Livingstone, Canmore Eagles: September 26-October 1, 2016
• Tanner Younghans, Sherwood Park Crusaders: September 19–25, 2016
• Liam Motley, Camrose Kodiaks: September 16–18, 2016
Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week:
• Riley Morris, Okotoks Oilers: December 12-18, 2016
• Riley Morris, Okotoks Oilers: December 5-11, 2016
• Nolan Kent, Spruce Grove Saints: November 28-December 4, 2016
• Mitchel Benson, Brooks Bandits: November 21-28, 2016
• Jake Gresh, Bonnyville Pontiacs: November 14-20, 2016
• Logan Drackett, Calgary Canucks: November 7-13, 2016
• Pierce Diamond, Whitecourt Wolverines: October 31-November 6
• Mitchel Benson, Brooks Bandits: October 24-30, 2016
• Pierce Diamond, Whitecourt Wolverines: October 17-23, 2016
• Curtis Roach, Fort McMurray Oil Barons: October 10-16, 2016
• Arik Weersink, Grande Prairie Storm: October 3–9, 2016
• Patrick Gora, Camrose Kodiaks: September 26-October 1, 2016
• Dennis Cesana, Brooks Bandits: September 19–25, 2016
• Eric Szudor, Fort McMurray Oil Barons: September 16–18, 2016