SCHMIDT, ELIAV AND MOORE WIN AJHL WEEKLY AWARDS

The final Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week for the 2024-25 regular season is Gavin Schmidt of the Calgary Canucks. The 20 year-old forward led the league with eight points (2G, 6A) over two games played from March 10th-16th.

Gavin Schmidt (Okotoks, AB) earned the Viterra AJHL Player of the Game award twice with two multi-point performances. On March 14th, the veteran Canuck recorded two assists in a 6-3 road loss to the Drumheller Dragons before posting a career-high six-point game (2G, 4A) to close out the season with a 12-2 win on home ice versus the Olds Grizzlys.

In his third season with the Canucks, Schmidt has 54 points in 52 games, double his point total from the 2023-24 AJHL season, and is tied for 10th in the AJHL Scoring Race.

Calgary will hold the top-seed throughout the 2025 Inter Pipeline Cup AJHL Playoffs after finishing first overall and capturing the Dave Duchak Trophy as regular season champions.  The Canucks (1) face the Camrose Kodiaks (4) in the opening round starting Friday, March 21st.

Shawn Eliav is the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week with a five-point performance in two wins for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons.

The 20 year-old defenceman recorded two assists on March 10th while holding the Devon Xtreme to one goal in an 8-1 victory, then earned the Viterra AJHL Player of the Game award on March 11th with four points (1G, 3A) in a 5-4 road win in Camrose. The first-year Oil Baron had 15 points in 30 games and will enter the post-season with seven points in his last five games.

The Oil Barons (4) will meet the Whitecourt Wolverines (1) in Round One of the 2025 Inter Pipeline Cup AJHL Playoffs.

For the third time this season, Cooper Moore of the Lloydminster Bobcats has been selected as the Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week.  The 2006-born forward recorded five points (2G, 3A) in two games as the Bobcats extended their winning streak to nine games to end the regular season.

Moore (Red Deer, AB) scored a goal and an assist on March 14th to defeat the Grande Prairie Storm 7-5 and added another goal and two assists in a 5-3 win the next day to complete the double header with a 5-3 victory. The Bobcats (3) and Storm (2) will now meet in the first round of the post-season after finishing just a point apart in the Viterra AJHL North Division.

Cooper Moore is a finalist for the 2024-25 AJHL Rookie of the Year Award after collecting 50 points (15G, 35A) in 42 games played, ranking him fifth among AJHL rookies in scoring and tied for first in team scoring.

 

Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week Recipients

  • September 13th-15th, 2024: Josh Diegel, Drumheller Dragons
  • September 16th-22nd, 2024: Kai Billey, Devon Xtreme
  • September 23rd-29th, 2024: Bowden Singleton, Calgary Canucks
  • September 30th-October 6th, 2024: Jack Plandowski, Calgary Canucks
  • October 7th-13th, 2024: Tomis Marinkovic, Grande Prairie Storm
  • October 14th-20th, 2024: Kaiden Wiltsie, Lloydminster Bobcats
  • October 21st-27th, 2024: Myles Gauld, Bonnyville Pontiacs
  • October 28th-November 3rd, 2024: Will Harris, Grande Prairie Storm
  • November 4th-10th, 2024: Sam Lozinski, Camrose Kodiaks
  • November 11th-17th, 2024: Bowen Grycan, Camrose Kodiaks
  • November 18th-24th, 2024: Cooper Moore, Lloydminster Bobcats
  • November 25th-December 1st, 2024: Matthew Gillard, Grande Prairie Storm
  • December 2nd-8th, 2024: Chayse Laurie, Grande Prairie Storm
  • December 9th-15th, 2024: Cooper Moore, Lloydminster Bobcats
  • December 16th-22nd, 2024: Bowden Singleton, Calgary Canucks
  • December 30th, 2024 – January 5th, 2025: Jack Plandowski, Calgary Canucks
  • January 6th-12th, 2025: Rhett Dekowny, Canmore Eagles
  • January 13th-19th, 2025: Anton Yatsyshin, Drayton Valley Thunder
  • January 20th-26th, 2025: Caden Steinke, Lloydminster Bobcats
  • January 27th-February 2nd, 2025: Cohen Daoust, Canmore Eagles
  • February 3rd-9th, 2025: Nathan Maloney, Calgary Canucks
  • February 10th-16th, 2025: Cooper Brown, Drayton Valley Thunder
  • February 17th-23rd, 2025: Luke Fritz, Lloydminster Bobcats
  • February 24th-March 2nd, 2025: Jalen Bianchet, Whitecourt Wolverines
  • March 3rd-9th, 2025: Bowden Singleton, Calgary Canucks
  • March 10th-16th, 2025: Gavin Schmidt, Calgary Canucks

Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week

  • September 13th-15th, 2024: Vincent Filion, Fort McMurray Oil Barons
  • September 16th-22nd, 2024: Tyler Rowland, Whitecourt Wolverines
  • September 23rd-29th, 2024: Aidan Fischer, Olds Grizzlys
  • September 30th-October 6th, 2024: Lukas Renaud, Calgary Canucks
  • October 7th-13th, 2024: Zac Onyskiw, Whitecourt Wolverines
  • October 14th-20th, 2024: Adam Leitch, Calgary Canucks
  • October 21st-27th, 2024: Xavier Lacoste, Whitecourt Wolverines
  • October 28th-November 3rd, 2024: Keagin Kelln, Grande Prairie Storm
  • November 4th-10th, 2024: Murray Kanerva, Lloydminster Bobcats
  • November 11th-17th, 2024: Xavier Lacoste, Whitecourt Wolverines
  • November 18th-24th, 2024: Kohyn Pipke, Drayton Valley Thunder
  • November 25th-December 1st, 2024: Logan Cunningham, Grande Prairie Storm
  • December 2nd-8th, 2024: Carter Capton, Camrose Kodiaks
  • December 9th-15th, 2024: Casey Black, Canmore Eagles
  • December 16th-22nd, 2024: Alexey Trischuk, Calgary Canucks
  • December 30th, 2024 – January 5th, 2025: Tristan Taylor, Olds Grizzlys
  • January 6th-12th, 2025: Hudson Perry, Drayton Valley Thunder
  • January 13th-19th, 2025: Casey Black, Canmore Eagles
  • January 20th-26th, 2025: Nicholas Jones, Grande Prairie Storm
  • January 27th-February 2nd, 2025: Nathan Maloney, Calgary Canucks
  • February 3rd-9th, 2025: Matthew Kondro, Drumheller Dragons
  • February 10th-16th, 2025: Casey Black, Canmore Eagles
  • February 17th-23rd, 2025: Sean Cootes, Drumheller Dragons
  • February 24th-March 2nd, 2025: Cade Kozak, Grande Prairie Storm
  • March 3rd-9th, 2025: Nicholas Jones, Grande Prairie Storm
  • March 10th-16th, 2025: Shawn Eliav, Fort McMurray Oil Barons

 Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week

  • September 13th-15th, 2024: Ellis Mieyette, Drumheller Dragons
  • September 16th-22nd, 2024: Max Algajer, Grande Prairie Storm
  • September 23rd-29th, 2024: Carter Cunningham, Calgary Canucks
  • September 30th-October 6th, 2024: Hudson Sedo, Canmore Eagles
  • October 7th-13th, 2024: Chayse Laurie, Grande Prairie Storm
  • October 14th-20th, 2024: Ian Alonso, Camrose Kodiaks
  • October 21st-27th, 2024: Alec Hall, Grande Prairie Storm
  • October 28th-November 3rd, 2024: Ellis Mieyette, Drumheller Dragons
  • November 4th-10th, 2024: Ellis Mieyette, Drumheller Dragons
  • November 11th-17th, 2024: Cooper Moore, Lloydminster Bobcats
  • November 18th-24th, 2024: Nolan DuPont, Calgary Canucks
  • November 25th-December 1st, 2024: Liam Payne, Camrose Kodiaks
  • December 2nd-8th, 2024: Alec Hall, Grande Prairie Storm
  • December 9th-15th, 2024: Easton Daneault, Drumheller Dragons
  • December 16th-22nd, 2024: Easton Daneault, Drumheller Dragons
  • December 30th, 2024 – January 5th, 2025: Nolan DuPont, Calgary Canucks
  • January 6th-12th, 2025: Will Lutic, Canmore Eagles
  • January 13th-19th, 2025: Porter Byrd-Leitner, Bonnyville Pontiacs
  • January 20th-26th, 2025: Nathan Maloney, Calgary Canucks
  • January 27th-February 2nd, 2025: Cooper Moore, Lloydminster Bobcats
  • February 3rd-9th, 2025: Alec Hall, Grande Prairie Storm
  • February 10th-16th, 2025: Luke Marley, Drayton Valley Thunder
  • February 17th-23rd, 2025: Jase Johnstone, Drumheller Dragons
  • February 24th-March 2nd, 2025: Porter Byrd-Leitner, Bonnyville Pontiacs
  • March 3rd-9th, 2025: Rhys Jamieson, Calgary Canucks
  • March 10th-16th, 2025: Cooper Moore, Lloydminster Bobcats