The Pizza 73 AJHL Player of the Week is Drumheller Dragons forward Noah Danielson. Through the week of January 16th-22nd, Noah led all AJHL skaters with nine points (7G, 2A), including a hat trick, and earned the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game award three times.
Noah Danielson (Red Deer, AB) recorded three multi-point games last week and extended his point streak to six games. On January 17th, he scored both of Drumheller’s goals in a 3-2 OT loss to the Blackfalds Bulldogs. Noah had another two-goal game and added an assist on January 20th as the Dragons defeated the host Drayton Valley Thunder 6-4.
Danielson’s third consecutive multi-point game came as a hat trick on January 21st when Drumheller posted a 9-1 victory over the Grande Prairie Storm. The 2002-born Dragon scored his fourth game winning goal of the season and picked up his third Viterra AJHL Star of the Game award in as many games. The Dragons wrapped up a three-game North Division road trip with a 7-5 win in Whitecourt on January 22nd and Danielson added his 19th assist of the year.
Goaltender Bodee Weiss is the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week with a 2-0 record and a shutout for his Bonnyville Pontiacs.
Bodee Weiss (Medicine Hat, AB) shutdown the North Division leading Spruce Grove Saints on January 20th with 1-0 OT win. The 2004 goalie made 22 saves in the victory and earned the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game award. On January 21st, Weiss and the Pontiacs celebrated Justin Fontaine Jersey Retirement Night with an 8-2 defeat of the Saints. In total, he turned away 44 of 46 shots on goal from the high-powered Saints.
In his second season with the Pontiacs, Weiss is tied for third most wins in the AJHL with 18 and has played the second most games of all goaltenders.
Blackfalds Bulldogs forward Kurt Gurkan is the Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week after scoring four goals and five points in three games versus South Division rivals.
Gurkan (2004) scored the Bulldogs two regulation goals in a 3-2 OT win over the Drumheller Dragons on January 17th. Kurt was awarded as the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game award on January 20th for his two-goal performance in a 6-3 win against the division leading Brooks Bandits. The week concluded with a 6-5 win over the Calgary Canucks to extend the Bulldogs win streak to five games. With an assist in the victory, Gurkan’s active point streak is at four games and seven points.
Gurkan (2004) joined the Bulldogs for his first AJHL season in December 2022 and is committed to Yale University (NCAA) of the Ivy league.
Pizza 73 AJHL Player of the Week Recipients:
- September 16th-25th, 2022: Brett Meerman, Blackfalds Bulldogs
- September 26th-October 2nd, 2022: Cody Pisarczyk, Spruce Grove Saints
- October 3rd-9th, 2022: Cooper Smyl, Whitecourt Wolverines
- October 10th-16th, 2022: Tyler Wallace, Blackfalds Bulldogs
- October 17th-23rd, 2022: Aiden Fink, Brooks Bandits
- October 24th-30th, 2022: Kayden Smith, Canmore Eagles
- October 31st-November 6th, 2022: Ty Daneault, Drumheller Dragons
- November 7th-13th, 2022: Nicolas Beaudoin, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- November 14th-20th, 2022: Aiden Fink, Brooks Bandits
- November 21st-27th, 2022: Elliot Dutil, Brooks Bandits
- November 28th-December 4th, 2022: Justin Barker, Calgary Canucks
- December 5th-11th, 2022: Luigi Benincasa, Spruce Grove Saints
- December 12th-18th, 2022: Jesse Burchart, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
- December 29th-January 8th, 2023: Callum Cau, Camrose Kodiaks
- January 9th-15th, 2023: Brock Krulicki, Lloydminster Bobcats
- January 16th-22nd, 2023: Noah Danielson, Drumheller Dragons
Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week:
- September 16th-25th, 2022: Caleb MacDonald, Whitecourt Wolverines
- September 26th-October 2nd, 2022: Nick Wolfenberg, Okotoks Oilers
- October 3rd-9th, 2022: Tanner Willick, Blackfalds Bulldogs
- October 10th-16th, 2022: Sam Court, Brooks Bandits
- October 17th-23rd, 2022: Sam Court, Brooks Bandits
- October 24th-30th, 2022: Sam Court, Brooks Bandits
- October 31st-November 6th, 2022: Rylan Brown, Okotoks Oilers
- November 7th-13th, 2022: Nick Wolfenberg, Okotoks Oilers
- November 14th-20th, 2022: Connor Mackenzie, Grande Prairie Storm
- November 21st-27th, 2022: Jack Budd, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- November 28th-December 4th, 2022: Jordan MacFarlane, Calgary Canucks
- December 5th-11th, 2022: Matthew Hennessey, Blackfalds Bulldogs
- December 12th-18th, 2022: Dominic Payne, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- December 29th-January 8th, 2023: Morgan Brady, Spruce Grove Saints
- January 9th-15th, 2023: Breck McKinley, Spruce Grove Saints
- January 16th-22nd, 2023: Bodee Weiss, Bonnyville Pontiacs
Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week:
- September 16th-25th, 2022: Ben Aucoin, Lloydminster Bobcats
- September 26th-October 2nd, 2022: Jacob Cossette, Spruce Grove Saints
- October 3rd-9th, 2022: Rhett Dekowny, Canmore Eagles
- October 10th-16th, 2022: Callan Budinger, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- October 17th-23rd, 2022: Nicolas Beaudoin, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- October 24th-30th, 2022: Hudson Malinoski, Brooks Bandits
- October 31st-November 6th, 2022: Sam Court, Brooks Bandits
- November 7th-13th, 2022: David Clarke, Olds Grizzlys
- November 14th-20th, 2022: Nicolas Beaudoin, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- November 21st-27th, 2022: Gavin Middendorf, Drayton Valley Thunder
- November 28th-December 4th, 2022: Nicolas Beaudoin, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- December 5th-11th, 2022: Cade Moxham, Olds Grizzlys
- December 12th-18th, 2022: Gavin Middendorf, Drayton Valley Thunder
- December 29th-January 8th, 2023: Layne Loomer, Blackfalds Bulldogs
- January 9th-15th, 2023: Brock Souch, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- January 16th-22nd, 2023: Kurt Gurkan, Blackfalds Bulldogs