The Bonnyville Pontiacs have claimed all three AJHL Weekly Awards for February 6th-12th, 2023.
Forward Matteo Giampa led the AJHL in scoring last week with 14 points (2G, 12A) and has been named the Pizza 73 AJHL Player of the Week. Defenceman Quinton Gove recorded seven points (3G, 4A) in four victories and is the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week. Forward Nicolas Beaudoin earned the Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week award with six goals and 12 points to lead the AJHL in goals with 36.
The Pontiacs opened a four-game homestand on February 7th with a double header versus the Drayton Valley Thunder. Giampa (2003) led the way to an 8-1 win with three points (1G, 2A), Beaudoin (2004) added two goals and Gove (2002) recorded an assist. The Pontiacs would take game two with a 6-2 victory. Quinton Gove scored his first AJHL goal of the season and added an assist, Giampa also contributed two points (1G, 1A), and Beaudoin hit the score sheet with three assists.
On February 11th, Bonnyville hosted the Olds Grizzlys for their lone visit of the season. Matteo Giampa (Canisius College, NCAA) posted three assists in the 8-2 win, while Gove (2A) and Beaudoin (1G, 1A) each added two points.
The final game of the weekend, and fourth consecutive win of the week for the Pontiacs, came in an 8-5 win over the Calgary Canucks on February 12th. Giampa recorded his second six-point game of the season with six assists and now leads the AJHL with 61 assists. Quinton Gove scored his second and third goal of the season in the victory, including his first game winning goal of the season. Nicolas Beaudoin (University of Alaska Fairbanks, NCAA) earned the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game award with a season-high five-point game (3G, 2A) and his second hat trick of the season.
Giampa is second overall in the AJHL scoring race with 84 points (23G, 61A). In his second season with the Pontiacs, Giampa is on track to double his point total from last season (86 points). Beaudoin leads all AJHL rookies in points with 67 (36G, 31A) and is sixth overall in the AJHL.
The Bonnyville Pontiacs extended their win streak to seven games last week and sit third in the Viterra AJHL North Division with seven games remaining in the 2022-23 regular season.
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
- January 23rd– 29th, 2023: Sam Simard, Drumheller Dragons
- January 30th-February 5th, 2023: Brett Meerman, Blackfalds Bulldogs
- February 6th-12th, 2023: Matteo Giampa, Bonnyville Pontiacs
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
- January 23rd– 29th, 2023: Ryan Manzella, Sherwood Park Crusaders
- January 30th-February 5th, 2023: Zac Onyskiw, Spruce Grove Saints
- February 6th-12th, 2023: Quinton Gove, 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
- January 23rd– 29th, 2023: Spencer Rheaume, Whitecourt Wolverines
- January 30th-February 5th, 2023: Ludovik Tardif, Bonnyville Pontiacs
- February 6th-12th, 2023: Nicolas Beaudoin, Bonnyville Pontiacs