2022–23 AJHL season

2022–23 AJHL season
League	Alberta Junior Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	60
Number of teams	16
Regular season
Season champions	Brooks Bandits
Post-season
Finals champions	Brooks Bandits
Runners-up	Spruce Grove Saints

The 2022–23 AJHL season was the 59th season of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). The Brooks Bandits finished the regular season in first place overall and went on to win league championship Inter Pipeline Cup and the 2023 Centennial Cup national championship.

Season highlights

The Brooks Bandits finished the regular season in first place overall after winning 53 of their 60 regular season games; the 2nd most wins in a season in league history. The record for most wins in a season was set by the Brooks Bandits in the 2018–19 season.[1] The Brooks Bandits went on to win league championship Inter Pipeline Cup after defeating the Spruce Grove Saints in the finals 4 games to 1.[2] The Brooks Bandits then went undefeated at the 2023 Centennial Cup in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba to win its 4th national championship.

Regular season

Map of AJHL, 2021–22 to 2022–23

200km
125miles

Bobcats

Pontiacs

Oil Barons

Bandits

Dragons

Kodiaks

Crusaders

Bulldogs

Saints

Oilers

Canucks

Grizzlies

Thunder

Eagles

Wolverines

Storm

  

   North Division

   South Division

The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[3][4]

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points

North Division

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts
Spruce Grove Saints	60	49	7	2	2	102
Whitecourt Wolverines	60	36	19	3	2	77
Bonnyville Pontiacs	60	36	21	2	1	75
Sherwood Park Crusaders	60	33	20	3	4	73
Fort McMurray Oil Barons	60	24	26	6	4	58
Lloydminster Bobcats	60	23	34	1	2	49
Grande Prairie Storm	60	19	33	5	3	46
Drayton Valley Thunder	60	15	42	0	3	33

South Division

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts
Brooks Bandits	60	53	5	1	1	108
Blackfalds Bulldogs	60	39	18	1	2	81
Drumheller Dragons	60	33	21	4	2	72
Okotoks Oilers	60	34	23	1	2	71
Camrose Kodiaks	60	27	30	2	1	57
Canmore Eagles	60	24	32	2	2	52
Calgary Canucks	60	19	32	6	3	47
Olds Grizzlys	60	16	39	4	1	37

Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Aiden Fink Brooks Bandits 54 41 56 97 32 Brett Meerman Blackfalds Bulldogs 60 30 64 94 36 Matteo Giampa Bonnyville Pontiacs 54 27 65 92 45 Dario Beljo Brooks Bandits 60 34 55 89 30 Tyler Wallace Blackfalds Bulldogs 54 42 42 84 42 Luigi Benincasa Spruce Grove Saints 60 31 48 79 36 Daniel Kernaghan Drayton Valley Thunder 57 32 43 75 41 Jason Siedem Blackfalds Bulldogs 58 27 48 75 26 Nicolas Beaudoin Bonnyville Pontiacs 55 40 34 74 53 Sam Court Brooks Bandits 52 13 59 72 63

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, GA = Goals Against, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals Against Average, SO = Shutouts, Mins = Minutes played.

Player Team GP W L OTL SOL GA Sv% GAA SO Mins Ethan Barwick Brooks Bandits 51 45 4 0 1 95 0.929 1.88 7 3,039 Zac Onyskiw Spruce Grove Saints 23 18 2 0 1 44 0.924 2.06 4 1,282 Matthew Hennessey Blackfalds Bulldogs 42 26 12 0 2 112 0.909 2.72 4 2,473 Parker Sawka Spruce Grove Saints 41 23 16 0 1 107 0.894 2.72 2 2,360 Jameson Kaine Spruce Grove Saints 35 27 4 2 1 93 0.892 2.72 1 2,049 Erick Roest Sherwood Park Crusaders 36 19 12 2 3 100 0.911 2.79 2 2,150 Connor Mackenzie Grande Prairie Storm 35 13 16 3 1 99 0.929 2.86 2 2,076 Freddie Halyk Camrose Kodiaks 45 20 22 0 1 132 0.910 3.05 3 2,600 Garrett Fuller Drumheller Dragons 42 22 14 3 0 118 0.892 3.08 2 2,300 Gabe Gratton Fort McMurray Oil Barons 42 18 16 3 4 133 0.906 3.20 0 2,495

Post-season

The top 7 teams in each division advanced to the post-season consisting of four best-of-7 rounds. The first place teams in each division, namely the Spruce Grove Saints in the North Division and the Brooks Bandits in the South Division, received a bye in the first round.[5]

	1st round				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
					Brooks	4
					Okotoks	2
	Okotoks	4
	Camrose	0
									Brooks	4
									Blackfalds	0
	Blackfalds	4
	Calgary	1
					Blackfalds	4
					Drumheller	3
	Drumheller	4
	Canmore	2
													Brooks	4
													Spruce Grove	1
					Spruce Grove	4
					Sherwood Park	1
	Sherwood Park	4
	Fort McMurray	3
									Spruce Grove	4
									Bonnyville	1
	Whitecourt	4
	Grande Prairie	0
					Whitecourt	1
					Bonnyville	4
	Bonnyville	4
	Lloydminster	2

See also

• 2022 in ice hockey
• 2023 in ice hockey
• 2023 Centennial Cup

References

1. "AJHL record book - March 2023" (PDF). ajhl.ca. Alberta Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
2. "Bandits Capture 2023 Inter Pipeline Cup AJHL championship". ajhl.ca. Alberta Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
3. "AJHL stats 2022–23 regular season". ajhl.ca. Alberta Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
4. "2022-23 AJHL standings". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
5. "AJHL 2022-23 playoffs". ajhl.ca. Alberta Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

External links

• Official website
• AJHL record book