Photo credit: Robert Lefebvre / Hockey Canada Images Canada East 4, Canada West 1 Matthew Cato (Whitby, Ont./Trenton, OJHL) led the way with two goals for Canada East. Ryan Johnstone (Pickering, Ont./Pickering, OJHL) and Massimo Gentile (Pointe-Claire, Que./Ottawa, CCHL) also scored. Liam Watkins (Okotoks, Alta./Spruce Grove, AJHL) scored for Canada West, his tournament-leading fifth goal. Ethan Morrow (Kingston, Ont./Wellington, OJHL) made […]
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. – Canada’s National Junior A Championship (Centennial Cup) is returning to Portage la Prairie, Man., for the first time since 2015, where the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) will play host to the 51st edition of the tournament from May 11-21, 2023 at the 2,035-seat Stride Place. The […]
Sweden 5, Canada West 3 Zeb Forsfjäll scored on the power play and added a shorthanded goal for Sweden. Aiden Fink (Calgary, Alta./Brooks, AJHL) had a goal and an assist for Canada West. Otto Stenberg had a goal and an assist for Sweden. Conyr Hellyr (Okotoks, Alta./Okotoks, AJHL) and Matteo Giampa (Virgil, Ont./Bonnyville, AJHL) also scored for Canada West. […]
The Pontiacs organization has announced that they will be raising the #14 banner to the rafters of the RJ Lalonde arena to honour Justin Fontaine on January 21st against the Spruce Grove Saints. Justin Fontaine and the number 14 was a match made in heaven for Pontiacs fans during the 2005-2007 AJHL seasons. Justin embodied […]
Day Four Recap from the 2022 World Junior A Challenge Photo credit: Robert Lefebvre / Hockey Canada Images Canada West 10, Latvia 0 Ty Daneault (Red Deer, Alta./Drumheller, AJHL) tied a tournament record with four goals, including two in 14 seconds, and added an assist for Canada West. Aiden Fink (Calgary, Alta./Brooks, AJHL) had two goals and […]
When he came from Sierra Leone at 13 months old, Sam Huck was wearing a Team Canada jersey. Seventeen years later, life has come full circle – Huck is proudly donning the maple leaf again, this time with Team Canada West. WATCH https://hc.hockey/WJACHuck
Day Two Recap from the 2022 World Junior A Challenge Photo credit: Hockey Canada Images Latvia 3, Sweden 2 (OT) Toms Mots scored his second goal of the game 2:17 into overtime to secure the win for Latvia. Otto Stenberg and Elliot Ståhlberg provided the goals for Sweden. Aksels Ozols made 35 saves for the win. Canada West 6, […]
Day One Recap from the 2022 World Junior A Challenge Photo credit: Hockey Canada Images Canada East 3, Latvia 1 Trent Crane (Morden, Man./Summerside, MHL), Joseph Ianniello (Vaughan, Ont./Navan, CCHL) and Sawyer Prokopetz (Wainfleet, Ont./Markham, OJHL) scored for Canada East. Rauls Ozollapa provided the scoring for Latvia. Ethan Morrow (Kingston, Ont./Wellington, OJHL) made 24 saves for the win. Canada West 5, United States 3 Captain Liam […]
44 players named to Canadian entries for return of international event CORNWALL, Ont. – Team Canada East and Team Canada West have announced their final rosters ahead of the 2022 World Junior A Challenge, and 44 of the top Junior A players in Canada will wear the Maple Leaf in Cornwall, Ont., Dec. 11-18. CANADA EAST CANADA […]
Calgary Canucks captain Justin Barker is the Pizza 73 AJHL Player of the Week and teammate Jordan MacFarlane has been selected as the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week. Barker and Canucks alternate captain MacFarlane led their team on a three-game road trip last week, earning five of a possible six points […]
