Following the NHL’s General Managers’ Meetings in Toronto on Tuesday, the NHL announced that ‘The League’s new rule designed to punish illegal checks to the head from a lateral or blind-side position is working’.AJHL President Craig T. Cripps responded to this announcement with a sense of pride in the initiative the AJHL has undertaken regarding […]
The Spruce Grove Saints are proud to announce that Captain Bryce VanBrabant has committed to Quinnipiac University where he will skate with the Bobcats. Bryce (Morinville, AB) has been with the Saints since the 2008-2009 season, compiling 36 points and 299 penalty minutes to date. Bryce was named Captain of the Saints at the beginning […]
In honour of what was possibly the most successful sporting franchise to ever emerge from the Drumheller valley, the Dragons donned retro jerseys at Friday and Saturday’s home games styled after the famous Drumheller Miners of 1965-66. Read More
The Bonnyville Pontiacs are pleased to announce that 20-year-old defenceman, Donnie Harris (Fort Ashby, WVA) has verbally committed to attend the University of Alaska-Anchorage beginning the fall of 2011. Harris, a 6’2″ 205 pound right shot, joined the Pontiacs last season appearing in 58 games while collecting 17 points (1G-16A) and 83 penalty minutes. Back […]
Nicholas Steiner scored the game-winner on a power play 1:45 into overtime as Switzerland made its World Junior A Challenge debut a memorable one, earning a 5-4 victory over Canada West on Monday night. The Swiss took advantage of a delay of game penalty against Canada West’s Dylan Walchuk with just 9.8 remaining in regulation […]
Wednesday would have been Matt Cook’s 23rd birthday. It would have been, if not for the cancer that first took his left leg in 2006, then spread to his left lung, and, finally, took the Edmonton native’s life on April 4, 2010. The city of Edmonton and the entire hockey world lost an incredible young […]
Spruce Grove Saints forward, Brett Switzer, is the Source for Sports AJHL Player of the week for the opening week of November 2010. Switzer scored 5 goals and 2 assists in 3 games for the defending AJHL Enerflex Cup Champions, who currently reside in first place in the North Division and the AJHL with 37 […]
The Brooks Bandits are proud to announce 17 year old forward Riley Simpson has committed to play at Ohio State University of the NCAA Division 1. Located in Columbus, Ohio the Buckeyes play in the CCHA and are off to a 4-5-0 start to the 2010 season. Riley is from Innisfail, Alberta where he grew […]
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Jesse Martin was 5 and pumped up to play in his first hockey game. His father, Terry, though, was running late. The Martin family’s home was on rural Alberta horse acreage, so it wasn’t a drive down the street to the rink in suburban Edmonton, either. Read more
