HOW BROOKS GOT TO COBOURG

Alberta Junior Hockey League
Quarter-final: defeated Olds 4-0 (9-0, 7-2, 9-1, 8-0)
Semifinal: defeated Okotoks 4-1 (9-2, 2-3 OT, 6-2, 3-0, 3-2 OT)
AJHL championship: defeated Whitecourt 4-0 (9-1, 3-0, 3-2, 4-1)

Western Canada Cup
Preliminary round: 4-0 (first place – defeated Chilliwack 5-2; defeated Penticton 4-3 SO; defeated Battlefords 4-1; defeated Portage 5-0)
Championship game: defeated Chilliwack 6-1

REGULAR SEASON

Record: 51-5-4 (1st in AJHL)
Goals for: 294 (1st in AJHL)
Goals against: 107 (1st in AJHL)
Power play: 83 for 313 (26.5% - 2nd in AJHL)
Penalty killing: 247 of 281 (87.9% - 1st in AJHL)
Longest winning streak: 17 (Dec. 9-Jan. 28)
Top 3 scorers:
Ty Mappin (22G 68A 90P - 3rd in AJHL)
Oliver Chau (35G 52A 87P - 4th in AJHL)
Cale Makar (24G 51A 75P - 6th in AJHL)

PLAYOFFS

Record: 17-1
Goals for: 99
Goals against: 23
Power play: 17 for 76 (22.4%)
Penalty killing: 64 of 74 (86.5%)
Top 3 scorers:
Josh McKechney (11G 20A 31P)
Parker Foo (14G 15A 29P)
Cale Makar (8G 18A 26P)

NATIONAL JUNIOR A CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

2016 – Brooks Bandits | fourth place | 3-2 | 17GF 15GA
2013 – Brooks Bandits | national champions | 5-1 | 27GF 14GA

CJHL NATIONAL RANKINGS

Preseason – 17th
Sept. 26 – not ranked
Oct. 3 – not ranked
Oct. 10 – Honourable Mention
Oct. 17 – Honourable Mention
Oct. 24 – not ranked
Oct. 31 – not ranked
Nov. 7 – not ranked
Nov. 14 – 14th
Nov. 21 – 13th
Nov. 28 – 11th
Dec. 5 – 8th
Dec. 12 – 4th
Dec. 19 – 4th
Jan. 9 – 3rd
Jan. 16 – 2nd
Jan. 23 – 2nd
Jan. 30 – 1st
Feb. 6 – 1st
Feb. 13 – 1st
Feb. 20 – 1st
Feb. 27 – 1st
Mar. 6 – 1st

PLAYERS TO WATCH (BY ISS HOCKEY)

PARKER FOO
high-energy forward … hard to play against … hounds the puck on the forecheck … very good skater … makes things happen quickly … very good work ethic

CALE MAKAR
elite-level skater … controls the play when he has the puck … exceptional vision … makes good decisions at high speeds … hard, accurate shot … very good passer

JOSH MCKECHNEY
very skilled … quick skater … very good hands … can make plays in tight spaces … always knows where his teammates are … can beat you in many ways

COMMITMENTS

Mitch Benson – University of Alaska Fairbanks (2017-18)
Oliver Chau – University of Massachusetts Amherst (2017-18)
Parker Foo – Union College (2017-18)
Cale Makar – University of Massachusetts Amherst (2017-18)
Ty Mappin – Red Deer College (2017-18)
Charlie Marchand – Bentley University (2017-18)
Josh McKechney – Colgate University (2017-18)
Joe O’Connor – Quinnipiac University (2017-18)
Nick Prkusic – Robert Morris University (2017-18)
Arnaud Vachon – Colgate University (2019-20)
Ocean Wiesblatt – University of Vermont (2018-19)
Orca Wiesblatt – University of Vermont (2018-19)