The Pizza 73 AJHL Player of the Week is Calgary Canucks forward Cody Pisarczyk following a seven-point (4G, 3A) performance in the final week of the 2023-24 AJHL regular season.
The Calgary Canucks wrapped up the season with three consecutive wins and a three-game point streak for Cody Pisarczyk (Airdrie, AB). On February 27th, the 2004-born AJHL veteran recorded two assists in a 6-1 road win versus the Canmore Eagles. Cody scored a hat trick and added an assist as the Canucks picked up a 7-4 win over the Olds Grizzlys on March 1st then added another goal on March 2nd in the final game of a home and home series with Olds and a 5-0 shutout victory.
Canucks teammate Julian Molinaro has been selected as the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week with three wins and a shutout from February 26th– March 3rd, 2024.
The 2003 goaltender led the league with a 1.67 GAA and .944 save percentage after allowing just five goals in three games and earning two Viterra AJHL Player of the Game selections through the week. Molinaro made 34 saves in the February 27th win over the Eagles and recorded 23 saves to earn his league leading sixth shutout of the season on March 2nd. This is the second Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week award for Julian.
Molinaro is a finalist for the 2023-24 Top Goaltender Award and completed the season second overall in the categories of goals against average (2.60) and save percentage (.916%).
The Calgary Canucks completed the season third overall in the Canalta Hotels AJHL Standings and will begin the 2024 Inter Pipeline AJHL Playoffs on the weekend of March 15th-17th, 2024.
The Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week is Grande Prairie Storm forward Colin Doherty. With six points (4G, 2A) over the week, he concluded his first AJHL season with 38 points (16G, 23A) and fifth overall among rookie skaters.
Colin Doherty (Sherwood Park, AB) complied a four-game goal streak to end the regular season and earn his second Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week award. On February 28th, he was awarded as the Viterra AJHL Player of the Game with a goal in a 3-2 loss to the league leading Whitecourt Wolverines. The Storm hosted the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in a double header, starting with a 7-1 win on March 1st and a three-point (2G, 1A) game for Doherty. On March 2nd, he added another goal and an assist in a 4-1 victory.
The Storm secured sixth place in the Canalta Hotels AJHL Standings and now meet the Olds Grizzlys in the 2024 AJHL Play-In Series. The top five teams have automatically advanced to the 2024 Inter Pipeline Cup AJHL Playoffs with the bottom six teams competing in a best-of-five play-in. The winners of the play-in series will then fill spots six through eight in the opening round of the playoffs.
Pizza 73 AJHL Player of the Week Recipients
- September 15th-17th, 2023: Brendan Ross, Blackfalds Bulldogs
- September 18th-24th, 2023: Vann Yuhas, Drumheller Dragons
- September 25th-October 1st, 2023: Nicholas DeGraves, Brooks Bandits
- October 2nd-8th, 2023: Dakota MacIntosh, Blackfalds Bulldogs
- October 9th-15th, 2023: Tomis Marinkovic, Grande Prairie Storm
- October 16th-22nd, 2023: Alex Atwill, Grande Prairie Storm
- October 23rd-29th, 2023: Caden Cabana, Lloydminster Bobcats
- October 30th-November 5th, 2023: Travis Verbeek, Whitecourt Wolverines
- November 6th-12th, 2023: Caden Cabana, Lloydminster Bobcats
- November 13th-19th, 2023: Mirko Buttazzoni, Brooks Bandits
- November 20th-26th, 2023: Owen MacNeil, Okotoks Oilers
- November 27th-December 3rd, 2023: Brendan Ross, Blackfalds Bulldogs
- December 4th-10th, 2023: Hunter Price, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- December 11th-17th, 2023: Hunter Price, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- December 18th-31st, 2023: Jackson Rowland, Okotoks Oilers
- January 1st-7th, 2024: Jack Silverberg, Okotoks Oilers
- January 8th-14th, 2024: Layne Loomer, Blackfalds Bulldogs
- January 15th-21st, 2024: Bowden Singleton, Calgary Canucks
- January 22nd-28th, 2024: Carter Schmidt, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
- January 29th-February 4th, 2024: Luka Sukovic, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- February 5th-11th, 2024: Travis Verbeek, Whitecourt Wolverines
- February 12th-18th, 2024: Ben Aucoin, Lloydminster Bobcats
- February 19th-25th, 2024: Colby Browne, Whitecourt Wolverines
- February 26th – March 3rd, 2024: Cody Pisarczyk, Calgary Canucks
Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week
- September 15th-17th, 2023: Adam Lang, Spruce Grove Saints
- September 18th-24th, 2023: Easton Adrian, Drumheller Dragons
- September 25th-October 1st, 2023: Nolan Paquette, Calgary Canucks
- October 2nd-8th, 2023: Jameson Kaine, Drumheller Dragons
- October 9th-15th, 2023: Ben Charette, Whitecourt Wolverines
- October 16th-22nd, 2023: Dominic Payne, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- October 23rd-29th, 2023: Ethan O’Halloran, Okotoks Oilers
- October 30th-November 5th, 2023: Julian Molinaro, Calgary Canucks
- November 6th-12th, 2023: Dominic Payne, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- November 13th-19th, 2023: Sam Hall, Okotoks Oilers
- November 20th-26th, 2023: Brody Mortensen, Canmore Eagles
- November 27th-December 3rd, 2023: Carter Patterson, Blackfalds Bulldogs
- December 4th-10th, 2023: Brody Juck, Lloydminster Bobcats
- December 11th-17th, 2023: Matthew Malin, Canmore Eagles
- December 18th-31st, 2023: Carson Ironside, Camrose Kodiaks
- January 1st-7th, 2024: Rylan Brown, Okotoks Oilers
- January 8th-14th, 2024: Rylan Brown, Okotoks Oilers
- January 15th-21st, 2024: Brenden Bedorf, Camrose Kodiaks
- January 22nd-28th, 2024: Grant Fuchsen, Drayton Valley Thunder
- January 29th-February 4th, 2024: Brody Mortensen, Canmore Eagles
- February 5th-11th, 2024: Matthew Strilets, Grande Prairie Storm
- February 12th-18th, 2024: Ryan Redekopp, Lloydminster Bobcats
- February 19th-25th, 2024: Jack Solomon, Lloydminster Bobcats
- February 26th – March 3rd, 2024: Julian Molinaro, Calgary Canucks
Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week
- September 15th-17th, 2023: Ashton Hutchinson, Spruce Grove Saints
- September 18th-24th, 2023: Michael Ryan, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- September 25th-October 1st, 2023: Gavin Garland, Calgary Canucks
- October 2nd-8th, 2023: Julien Gervais, Calgary Canucks
- October 9th-15th, 2023: Logan Sawyer, Brooks Bandits
- October 16th-22nd, 2023: Ryan Zaremba, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- October 23rd-29th, 2023: Jack McAra, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- October 30th-November 5th, 2023: Jalen Bianchet, Whitecourt Wolverines
- November 6th-12th, 2023: Ryan Zaremba, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- November 13th-19th, 2023: Logan Sawyer, Brooks Bandits
- November 20th-26th, 2023: Logan Sawyer, Brooks Bandits
- November 27th-December 3rd, 2023: Logan Sawyer, Brooks Bandits
- December 4th-10th, 2023: Kale Dach, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- December 11th-17th, 2023: Jack Solomon, Lloydminster Bobcats
- December 18th-31st, 2023: Billy Batten, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- January 1st-7th, 2024: Logan Sawyer, Brooks Bandits
- January 8th-14th, 2024: Colin Doherty, Grande Prairie Storm
- January 15th-21st, 2024: Julien Gervais, Calgary Canucks
- January 22nd-28th, 2024: Elliott Pratt, Camrose Kodiaks
- January 29th-February 4th, 2024: Billy Batten, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- February 5th-11th, 2024: Gavin Garland, Calgary Canucks
- February 12th-18th, 2024: Elliott Pratt, Camrose Kodiaks
- February 19th-25th, 2024: Simon Gaul, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
- February 26th – March 3rd, 2024: Colin Doherty, Grande Prairie Storm