Chris Van Os-Shaw of the Spruce Grove Saints has taken over the lead in the Viterra Cup Standings to start February 2018. The Saints forward has earned the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game award 11 times to lead the standings with 55 points.
Van Os-Shaw received the honour of Viterra AJHL Star of the Game three times in January. He had six multi-point games and collected 21 points (9 goals, 12 assists) in 11 games to earn the Alberta Ford Dealers Player of the Month Award. Chris was also selected as the Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week from January 8th-14th, 2018.
Chris Van Os-Shaw leads the AJHL in scoring with 79 points, including a league leading 43 goals and 7 game winning goals. The 20 year-old has committed to the NCAA Division I University of Alaska Anchorage.
Each of the 480 AJHL regular season games conclude with the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game Award, which recognizes a player from each team deemed to be the game’s top player. Every time a player is recognized as a Viterra AJHL Star of the Game throughout the regular season, they will receive 5 points in the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game Standings.
Viterra AJHL Star of the Game leaders as of January 31st, 2018:
- Chris Van Os-Shaw, Spruce Grove Saints 55 points
- Brock Bremer, Camrose Kodiaks 50 points
- Joren Patenaude, Drayton Valley Thunder 45 points
- Kobe Walker, Lloydminster Bobcats 45 points
Viterra AJHL Star of the Game leaders as of December 31st, 2017:
- Chris Van Os-Shaw, Spruce Grove Saints 40 points
- Ryan Cox, Sherwood Park Crusaders 40 points
- Justin Bernier, Grande Prairie Storm 40 points
Viterra AJHL Star of the Game leaders as of November 30th, 2017:
- PJ Marrocco, Bonnyville Pontiacs 45 points*
- Chris Van Os-Shaw, Spruce Grove Saints 30 points
- Jordan Taupert, Drumheller Dragons 30 points
- Ryan Cox, Sherwood Park Crusaders 30 points
Viterra AJHL Star of the Game leaders as of October 31st, 2017:
- PJ Marrocco, Bonnyville Pontiacs 40 points*
- Quentin Greenwood, Olds Grizzlys 25 points
- Dylan Williamson, Calgary Canucks 25 points
* PJ Marrocco was traded to BCHL in November 2017