Road to the 2017 RBC Cup
Alberta Junior Hockey League
PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS North Division 2) Whitecourt Wolverines vs. 7) Grande Prairie Storm 3) Spruce Grove Saints vs. 6) Drayton Valley Thunder 4) Bonnyville Pontiacs vs. 5) Sherwood Park Crusaders
BYES: 1) Fort McMurray Oil Barons
South Division 2) Canmore Eagles vs. 7) Olds Grizzlys 3) Calgary Canucks vs. 6) Drumheller Dragons 4) Okotoks Oilers vs. 5) Camrose Kodiaks
BYES: 1) Brooks Bandits
FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-OTL) North Division Fort McMurray – 91 points (44-13-3) Whitecourt – 88 points (41-13-6) Spruce Grove – 82 points (40-18-2) Bonnyville – 79 points (37-19-4) Sherwood Park – 67 points (32-25-3) Drayton Valley – 38 points (17-39-4) Grande Prairie – 37 points (15-38-7) Lloydminster – 33 points (15-42-3)
South Division Brooks – 106 points (51-5-4) Canmore – 78 points (36-18-6) Calgary Canucks – 78 points (37-19-4) Okotoks – 78 points (36-18-6) Camrose – 67 points (32-25-3) Drumheller – 49 points (22-33-5) Olds – 41 points (17-36-7) Calgary Mustangs – 18 points (8-50-2)
LEADING SCORERS Matt Forchuk (Canmore) – 32G 65A 97P Logan Ferguson (Canmore) – 32G 62A 94P Tyrell Mappin (Brooks) – 22G 68A 90P Oliver Chau (Brooks) – 35G 52A 87P Braden Saretsky (Canmore) – 36G 41A 77P
LEADING GOALTENDERS Alex Horawski (Brooks) – 13-2-0, 1.65 GAA, .917 SV%, 3 SO Mitchel Benson (Brooks) – 36-3-2, 1.73 GAA, .929 SV%, 7 SO Eric Szudor (Fort McMurray) – 27-11-3, 2.16 GAA, .924 SV%, 6 SO Nolan Kent (Spruce Grove) – 27-11-1, 2.16 GAA, .919 SV%, 4 SO Pierce Diamond (Whitecourt) – 27-6-4, 2.24 GAA, .906 SV%, 5 SO
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE 2016 (Lloydminster Bobcats – runner-up; Brooks Bandits – fourth place)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 18 (2016, 2016 [host], 2013, 2011 [host], 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004 [host], 2003, 2001, 2000 [host], 1995, 1994 [host], 1980, 1976, 1975, 1972, 1971)
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 (Brooks Bandits)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 (2013, Brooks Bandits; 2001, Camrose Kodiaks; 2000, Fort McMurray Oil Barons; 1995, Calgary Canucks; 1994, Olds Grizzlys; 1980, Red Deer Rustlers; 1975, Spruce Grove Mets; 1971, Red Deer Rustlers)
TOP REGULAR SEASON TEAM – BROOKS BANDITS There was no RBC Cup hangover for the Brooks Bandits, who bounced back from a loss in the national semifinals last year to post the fourth-best regular season in AJHL history. The Bandits led the league in goals for (294), goals against (107) and penalty killing (87.9%) and finished No. 2 in power play (26.5%), running away from the rest of the league to finish with a 28-point lead in the South Division, and a 15-point advantage overall. Brooks slumped to a 4-2-2 start, but found its stride in early October; after Oct. 1, the Bandits went 7-1 in October, 9-0-1 in November, 8-0-1 in December, 11-0 in January, and 12-2 in February/March, including 33 straight games without a regulation loss. Ty Mappin (22-68—90) and Oliver Chau (35-52—87) paced the offence, finishing four-five in league scoring, and AJHL MVP Cale Makar racked up 75 points from the blue-line, good for sixth in the league and 23 more than the next-best defenceman. Mitchel Benson saw the lion’s share of work between the pipes, leading AJHL netminders with 36 wins, a .929 save percentage and seven shutouts, while back-up Alex Horawski posted a league-leading 1.65 goals-against, just ahead of Benson.
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