LAMOTHE, FULLER AND PETERS AJHL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

Olivier Lamothe of the Fort McMurray Oil Barons is the Pizza 73 AJHL Player of the Week for the final week of the 2033-23 regular season.  The 2003 forward scored five goals and recorded eight points with goals in four consecutive games to wrap up the season.

Lamothe (Sherbrooke, QC) opened the scoring for the Oil Barons on February 28^th in a 4-3 loss to the Lloydminster Bobcats.  On March 1^st, Olivier scored the first two goals of the game for Fort McMurray in 4-3 shootout loss to the division leading Spruce Grove Saints.  He was awarded as the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game for his performance.

The Oil Barons picked up their final win of the season on March 4^th versus the Whitecourt Wolverines.  Lamothe scored his third game winning goal and added an assist in the 6-3 victory.  The season concluded on March 5^th with a 5-4 overtime loss to the Wolverines and a three-point game for Olivier with a goal and two assists.  Olivier Lamothe finished third in team scoring with 39 points (19G, 20A) in 54 games played during his first AJHL campaign.

The Oil Barons will meet the Sherwood Park Crusaders in Round One of the 2023 Inter Pipeline AJHL Playoffs.

The Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week is Drumheller Dragons goaltender Garrett Fuller.  With three wins from February 28^th – March 5^th, Fuller and the Dragons locked up third place in the Viterra AJHL South Division to enter the 2023 Inter Pipeline AJHL Playoffs.

Garrett Fuller (2002) posted a 3-0 record with a 1.67 GAA and .947 save percentage in the final weekend of play.  The week began with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Canucks after Fuller stopped 29 of 30 shots.  He followed up with a 5-1 win on March 3^rd versus the Okotoks Oilers, stopping 33 of 34 shots on goal and earning the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game award.  On March 4^th, the Dragons solidified their position in the standings with a 5-3 victory over Okotoks and a 27-save performance by the third-year Dragon goaltender.

Garrett Fuller (Airdrie, AB) held a 22-14-3 (W-L-OTL) record in the regular season.  The Drumheller Dragons and Canmore Eagles will battle in the opening round of the 2023 Inter Pipeline AJHL Playoffs.

Forward Ayden Peters of the Grande Prairie Storm is the Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week after scoring six goals and seven points in three games.

Peters (2004) recorded his second AJHL hat trick and a season-high four-point game on February 28^th to earn the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game in a 5-3 win against the Whitecourt Wolverines.  The Storm and Wolverines are now set to be first round opponents in the 2023 Inter Pipeline AJHL Playoffs.

On March 4^th, the Storm rookie scored two goals to help lift Grande Prairie to a 6-5 shootout win versus the Lloydminster Bobcats.  The Calgary, AB forward scored his final goal of the season on March 5^th in a 5-3 win over the Bobcats.  Peters finished the season with 37 points (18G, 19A) in 51 games, #12 among AJHL rookies.

Pizza 73 AJHL Player of the Week Recipients:

• September 16^th-25^th, 2022: Brett Meerman, Blackfalds Bulldogs
• September 26^th-October 2^nd, 2022: Cody Pisarczyk, Spruce Grove Saints
• October 3^rd-9^th, 2022: Cooper Smyl, Whitecourt Wolverines
• October 10^th-16^th, 2022: Tyler Wallace, Blackfalds Bulldogs
• October 17^th-23^rd, 2022: Aiden Fink, Brooks Bandits
• October 24^th-30^th, 2022: Kayden Smith, Canmore Eagles
• October 31^st-November 6^th, 2022: Ty Daneault, Drumheller Dragons
• November 7^th-13^th, 2022: Nicolas Beaudoin, Bonnyville Pontiacs
• November 14^th-20^th, 2022: Aiden Fink, Brooks Bandits
• November 21^st-27^th, 2022: Elliot Dutil, Brooks Bandits
• November 28^th-December 4^th, 2022: Justin Barker, Calgary Canucks
• December 5^th-11^th, 2022: Luigi Benincasa, Spruce Grove Saints
• December 12^th-18^th, 2022: Jesse Burchart, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
• December 29^th-January 8^th, 2023: Callum Cau, Camrose Kodiaks
• January 9^th-15^th, 2023: Brock Krulicki, Lloydminster Bobcats
• January 16^th-22^nd, 2023: Noah Danielson, Drumheller Dragons
• January 23^rd– 29^th, 2023: Sam Simard, Drumheller Dragons
• January 30^th-February 5^th, 2023: Brett Meerman, Blackfalds Bulldogs
• February 6^th-12^th, 2023: Matteo Giampa, Bonnyville Pontiacs
• February 13^th-19^th, 2023: Tyler Wallace, Blackfalds Bulldogs
• February 20^th-26^th, 2023: Daniel Kernaghan, Drayton Valley Thunder
• February 27^th – March 5^th, 2023: Olivier Lamothe, Fort McMurray Oil Barons

Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week:

• September 16^th-25^th, 2022: Caleb MacDonald, Whitecourt Wolverines
• September 26^th-October 2^nd, 2022: Nick Wolfenberg, Okotoks Oilers
• October 3^rd-9^th, 2022: Tanner Willick, Blackfalds Bulldogs
• October 10^th-16^th, 2022: Sam Court, Brooks Bandits
• October 17^th-23^rd, 2022: Sam Court, Brooks Bandits
• October 24^th-30^th, 2022: Sam Court, Brooks Bandits
• October 31^st-November 6^th, 2022: Rylan Brown, Okotoks Oilers
• November 7^th-13^th, 2022: Nick Wolfenberg, Okotoks Oilers
• November 14^th-20^th, 2022: Connor Mackenzie, Grande Prairie Storm
• November 21^st-27^th, 2022: Jack Budd, Bonnyville Pontiacs
• November 28^th-December 4^th, 2022: Jordan MacFarlane, Calgary Canucks
• December 5^th-11^th, 2022: Matthew Hennessey, Blackfalds Bulldogs
• December 12^th-18^th, 2022: Dominic Payne, Sherwood Park Crusaders
• December 29^th-January 8^th, 2023: Morgan Brady, Spruce Grove Saints
• January 9^th-15^th, 2023: Breck McKinley, Spruce Grove Saints
• January 16^th-22^nd, 2023: Bodee Weiss, Bonnyville Pontiacs
• January 23^rd– 29^th, 2023: Ryan Manzella, Sherwood Park Crusaders
• January 30^th-February 5^th, 2023: Zac Onyskiw, Spruce Grove Saints
• February 6^th-12^th, 2023: Quinton Gove, Bonnyville Pontiacs
• February 13^th-19^th, 2023: Rylan Brown, Okotoks Oilers
• February 20^th-26^th, 2023: Matthew Hennessey, Blackfalds Bulldogs
• February 27^th – March 5^th, 2023: Garrett Fuller, Drumheller Dragons

Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week:

• September 16^th-25^th, 2022: Ben Aucoin, Lloydminster Bobcats
• September 26^th-October 2^nd, 2022: Jacob Cossette, Spruce Grove Saints
• October 3^rd-9^th, 2022: Rhett Dekowny, Canmore Eagles
• October 10^th-16^th, 2022: Callan Budinger, Sherwood Park Crusaders
• October 17^th-23^rd, 2022: Nicolas Beaudoin, Bonnyville Pontiacs
• October 24^th-30^th, 2022: Hudson Malinoski, Brooks Bandits
• October 31^st-November 6^th, 2022: Sam Court, Brooks Bandits
• November 7^th-13^th, 2022: David Clarke, Olds Grizzlys
• November 14^th-20^th, 2022: Nicolas Beaudoin, Bonnyville Pontiacs
• November 21^st-27^th, 2022: Gavin Middendorf, Drayton Valley Thunder
• November 28^th-December 4^th, 2022: Nicolas Beaudoin, Bonnyville Pontiacs
• December 5^th-11^th, 2022: Cade Moxham, Olds Grizzlys
• December 12^th-18^th, 2022: Gavin Middendorf, Drayton Valley Thunder
• December 29^th-January 8^th, 2023: Layne Loomer, Blackfalds Bulldogs
• January 9^th-15^th, 2023: Brock Souch, Sherwood Park Crusaders
• January 16^th-22^nd, 2023: Kurt Gurkan, Blackfalds Bulldogs
• January 23^rd– 29^th, 2023: Spencer Rheaume, Whitecourt Wolverines
• January 30^th-February 5^th, 2023: Ludovik Tardif, Bonnyville Pontiacs
• February 6^th-12^th, 2023: Nicolas Beaudoin, Bonnyville Pontiacs
• February 13^th-19^th, 2023: Hudson Malinoski, Brooks Bandits
• February 20^th-26^th, 2023: Hudson Malinoski, Brooks Bandits
• February 27^th – March 5^th, 2023: Ayden Peters, Grande Prairie Storm