Grande Prairie Storm forward Brandon de Haas is the Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week after recording nine points (2G, 7A) in a four-game road trip leading into the Holiday Break.
Brandon de Haas (Okotoks, AB) started the road trip as the Bunge AJHL Player of the Game with a goal and two assists in a 4-1 win over the Drumheller Dragons. The next night he collected two more assists in a 3-2 win in Olds against the Grizzlys. Brandon posted two assists in their first loss of the week on December 19th in Canmore, then wrapped up the trip with a goal and an assist in a 7-4 loss to the Calgary Canucks. The Storm were 8-2-0 in their last 10 games of 2025.
The 2006-born is in his second season with the Storm and has already surpassed his point total from last year (25 points) with 31 points in 26 games played, ranking him third in team scoring.
The Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week is Tristan Payne of the Drumheller Dragons. The 19-year-old defenceman had four points (2G, 2A) in three games and extended his active point streak to four games.
Payne scored the loan Dragons goal in a 4-1 loss to the visiting Storm on December 16th then recorded an assist in a 3-2 win versus the Fort McMurray Oil Barons on December 19th. He was awarded as the Bunge AJHL Player of the Game on December 20th with a goal and an assist in a 5-2 defeat at the Eagles Nest.
Tristan Payne is third in team scoring with 19 points (3G, 16A) in 32 regular season games and sixth overall among AJHL defencemen.
Tristan Slywka of the Whitecourt Wolverines is the Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week with four points (2G, 2A) from December 15th-21st. The 17-year-old rookie forward enters the holidays on a four-game point streak and tied for third in scoring among all AJHL rookies.
Slywka (Sherwood Park, AB) scored two goals to earn the Bunge AJHL Player of the Game award on December 16th as the Wolverines defeated the Devon Xtreme 4-3. Whitecourt fell 6-1 to the Lloydminster Bobcats on December 19th with Tristan picking up an assist on the Wolverine goal. On December 20th, he recorded his 11th assist of the season in a 6-4 road loss to the Camrose Kodiaks. Slywka has 18 points (7G, 11A) in 31 regular season games of his rookie campaign.
The Whitecourt Wolverines will enter 2026 first in the Bunge AJHL North Division and first overall in the Canalta Hotels AJHL Standings.
Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week Recipients
- September 19th-21st, 2025: Bradley Gallo, Drumheller Dragons
- September 22nd-28th, 2025: Will Lutic, Canmore Eagles
- September 29th-October 5th, 2025: Matthew Hilderman, Drumheller Dragons
- October 6th-12th, 2025: Jalen Bianchet, Whitecourt Wolverines
- October 13th-19th, 2025: Liam Payne, Camrose Kodiaks
- October 20th-26th, 2025: Jack Sears, Drayton Valley Thunder
- October 27th-November 2nd, 2025: Jalen Bianchet, Whitecourt Wolverines
- November 3rd-9th, 2025: Sam Giangualano, Olds Grizzlys
- November 10th-16th, 2025: Maxwell Pendy, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- November 17th-23rd, 2025: Maxwell Pendy, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- November 24th-30th, 2025: Conner Radke, Calgary Canucks
- December 1st-7th, 2025: Justin Dumais, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
- December 8th-14th, 2025: Lucas Knorr, Devon Xtreme
- December 15th-21st, 2025: Brandon de Haas, Grande Prairie Storm
Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week
- September 19th-21st, 2025: Sullivan Humeniuk, Drumheller Dragons
- September 22nd-28th, 2025: Noah Nelson, Calgary Canucks
- September 29th-October 5th, 2025: Casey Black, Canmore Eagles
- October 6th-12th, 2025: Matthew Kondro, Lloydminster Bobcats
- October 13th-19th, 2025: Noah Nelson, Calgary Canucks
- October 20th-26th, 2025: Taynton Lavender, Drayton Valley Thunder
- October 27th-November 2nd, 2025: Benjamin Polhill, Lloydminster Bobcats
- November 3rd-9th, 2025: Noah Nelson, Calgary Canucks
- November 10th-16th, 2025: Ben Constantino, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- November 17th-23rd, 2025: Alex Scheiwiller, Canmore Eagles
- November 24th-30th, 2025: Esteban Cinq-Mars, Lloydminster Bobcats
- December 1st-7th, 2025: Reid Larson, Canmore Eagles
- December 8th-14th, 2025: Ethan Makokis, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
- December 15th-21st, 2025: Tristan Payne, Drumheller Dragons
Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week
- September 19th-21st, 2025: Colson Ganser, Drayton Valley Thunder
- September 22nd-28th, 2025: Gavin Harrison, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- September 29th-October 5th, 2025: Tyler Deakos, Drumheller Dragons
- October 6th-12th, 2025: Tyler Deakos, Drumheller Dragons
- October 13th-19th, 2025: Breken Northgrave, Drayton Valley Thunder
- October 20th-26th, 2025: Ben Deacon, Devon Xtreme
- October 27th-November 2nd, 2025: Cole Penner, Grande Prairie Storm
- November 3rd-9th, 2025: Ryder Riedel, Olds Grizzlys
- November 10th-16th, 2025: Ryder Ridel, Olds Grizzlys
- November 17th-23rd, 2025: Evan Schulha, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- November 24th-30th, 2025: Ben Deacon, Devon Xtreme
- December 1st-7th, 2025: Archer Cooke, Drayton Valley Thunder
- December 8th-14th, 2025: Ryder Riedel, Olds Grizzlys
- December 15th-21st, 2025: Tristan Slywka, Whitecourt Wolverines
