Forward Jack Silverberg of the Okotoks Oilers is the Pizza 73 AJHL Player of the Week. The Dartmouth College commit extended his 12-game point streak with nine points (3G, 6A) in four games played.
Jack Silverberg (Sherwood Park, AB) opened the New Year with an assist in a 2-1 win over the Camrose Kodiaks. On January 3rd, he scored two goals and two assists in a 9-2 road win versus the Calgary Canucks then recorded a three-point (1G, 2A) game in a 6-1 win over the visiting Lloydminster Bobcats on January 5th. The Oilers recorded a fourth consecutive win on January 7th when they shutout the Drayton Valley Thunder and Jack picked up his 24th assist on the season.
Silverberg (2004) is in his third AJHL season and is currently within the Top 20 Scorers with 42 points (18G, 24A) in 34 games. He recently represented the AJHL as Captain of Team Canada West at the 2023 World Junior A Challenge.
Teammate Rylan Brown is the AJHL Defensive Player of the Week with seven points from January 1st-7th, 2024. Brown and the Oilers defensive core held their opponents to just four goals against in four victories last week.
The 2005-born defenceman posted a career high five-point game with five assists in the January 3rd game versus the Canucks. He added another two assists against his former team, the Drayton Valley Thunder, on January 7th.
Brown (Sherwood Park, AB) is committed to Michigan Tech (NCAA) and is currently third among AJHL defencemen with 37 points (5G, 32A) in 35 games played. This is Brown’s third season in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Oilers are third in the Canalta Hotels AJHL Standings with a record of 28-13-1-1.
The Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week is Logan Sawyer of the Brooks Bandits following a six-point (3G, 3A) performance, including two game winning goals, in three victories.
Logan Sawyer is a five-time recipient of the weekly award in what has been a phenomenal rookie campaign for the 2006-born forward. He currently leads all rookies with 52 points (22G, 30A) in 26 games played and is averaging 1.44 points per game. He is fifth overall in the AJHL Scoring Race.
Sawyer opened 2024 with four points (2G, 2A) and the game winner in an 11-1 win at home against the Olds Grizzlys. He scored his sixth game winning goal of the year on January 5th in a 5-3 road win in Olds. Logan extended his point streak to four games and ten points with an assist in a 6-5 overtime win versus the Drumheller Dragons on January 6th.
Sawyer, Brown and Silverberg were all gold medalists as members of Team Canada West at the 2023 World Junior A Challenge in December.
Sawyer (Calgary, AB) is committed to Providence College (NCAA). The Bandits hold first place in the Canalta Hotels AJHL Standings and are enjoying a six-game winning streak.
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
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
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