PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS North Division 2) Lloydminster Bobcats vs. 7) Whitecourt Wolverines 3) Bonnyville Pontiacs vs. 6) Drayton Valley Thunder 4) Fort McMurray Oil Barons vs. 5) Sherwood Park Crusaders
BYE: 1) Spruce Grove Saints
South Division 2) Brooks Bandits vs. 7) Calgary Mustangs 3) Okotoks Oilers vs. 6) Canmore Eagles 4) Drumheller Dragons vs. 5) Olds Grizzlys
BYE: 1) Camrose Kodiaks
FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-OTL) North Division Spruce Grove – 101 points (48-7-5) Lloydminster – 72 points (32-20-8) Bonnyville – 71 points (30-19-11) Fort McMurray – 68 points (31-23-6) Sherwood Park – 63 points (28-25-7) Drayton Valley – 60 points (24-24-12) Whitecourt – 56 points (24-28-8) Grande Prairie – 34 points (15-41-4)
South Division Camrose – 100 points (48-8-4) Brooks – 90 points (43-13-4) Okotoks – 82 points (38-16-6) Drumheller – 69 points (31-22-7) Olds – 57 points (24-27-9) Canmore – 56 points (27-31-2) Calgary Mustangs – 44 points (20-36-4) Calgary Canucks – 44 points (17-33-10)
LEADING SCORERS Austin Plevy (Brooks) – 29G 63A 92P Jarid Hauptman (Spruce Grove) – 25G 51A 76P Jetlan Houcher (Fort McMurray) – 39G 32A 71P Connor Wilson (Canmore) – 25G 42A 67P Dillan McCombie (Bonnyville) – 20G 43A 63P
LEADING GOALTENDERS Matthew Murray (Spruce Grove) – 14-1-3, 1.72 GAA, .920 SV%, 2 SO Brett Zarowny (Spruce Grove) – 28-4-1, 1.95 GAA, .918 SV%, 3 SO Devin McDonald (Camrose) – 28-4-3, 2.12 GAA, .924 SV%, 4 SO Nic Renyard (Okotoks) – 30-8-3, 2.19 GAA, .924 SV%, 5 SO Tommy Nixon (Sherwood Park) – 12-3-3, 2.23 GAA, .923 SV%, 3 SO
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE 2013 (Brooks Bandits – national champions)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 16 (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 – SPRUCE GROVE SAINTS Another year, another Dave Duchak Trophy for the Spruce Grove Saints’ trophy case. The Saints won their fifth AJHL regular season championship in the last seven years – and their seventh consecutive North Division title – by holding off the Camrose Kodiaks by just a single point in a two-team race. Spruce Grove was among the top teams in every category; it had the No. 1 offence (254 goals), No. 1 defence (121 goals against), No. 2 power play (22.5%), No. 1 penalty kill (87.9%), No. 1 home record (24-2-4) and No. 2 road record (24-5-1). The Saints were absolutely dominant when the calendar turned to 2015, going a perfect 12-0 in January as part of an 18-game winning streak from Dec. 13-Feb. 7. Jarid Hauptman paced the Spruce Grove offence, finishing second in the AJHL with 76 points (25-51—76), one of 11 Saints skaters to reach double-digits in goals, and one of eight with at least 30 points. The goaltending tandem of Matthew Murray (1.72) and Brett Zarowny (1.95) had the only two sub-2.00 goals-against averages in the league, helping Spruce Grove allow a league-low 121 goals.
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