Starting off on the west coast and taking a look at the PCAHA Divison 1 standings, we see BWC remaining as the lone undefeated team after the weekend with a 4-0-0 record. Cloverdale at 3-1-2, Abbotsford at 3-2-1 and Surrey at 4-2-0 continue to lead the top group.
Moving over to the Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association now and the Kamloops Jardine Blazers are still proving they are a team to be reconned with in western Canada. Their 6-0-0 record continue to lead the league. The only team who looks to be able to perhaps have a chance at catching Kamloops this year will be POE who are at 3-1-0 in league play and have beaten Kamloops at the final in the Kelowna tourney. Over the weekend, Kamloops won a pair of games by defeating Penticton in a pair of games by scores of 7-0 and 8-3. In other action it was Westside Warriors over Kelowna 8-3. The scoring leaders in the league continue to be a pair of Kamloops players in 6'0 Ryan Gropp and smallish Chad Butcher. Both are ranked to go fairly high in the bantam draft. Hot on their heals though is Westside forward Brett Menneaur. Menneaur, is also expected to go in the top 2 rounds.
In to Alberta now and looking at the AMBHL, the Calgary Bisons as we discussed in an earlier post are on fire offensively and they didn't let up on Sunday either. They defeated the Calgary Royals 8-5. Reid Duke led the way once again for the Royals with a goal and 2 assists. For the Bisons it was once again Point and Macmaster each with 4 point games. They are currently 1-2 in league scoring, Macmaster has 36 points in 11 games including 24 goals already. While Point has 15 goals and 35 points.
Leduc took to the ice yesterday and defeated Lloydminster 6-4. Braden Jakubowski scored 3 goals and 1 assist in the win. Defenceman Brandon Hickey continued his hot play of late with a goal and 2 assists. Leduc is now 8-3-0 on the season and have scored 35 more goals than allowed. That is the biggest differential of goals scored and goals against in the AMBHL.
Spruce Grove PAC remains the only team without a loss in the AMBHL with a stellar 9-0-1 record, allowing only 20 goals. Their only blemish was yesterday's 5-5 on the road in Lethbridge. The Bisons remain the leagues highest scoring team averaging almost 7 goals per game so far. On the other hand, Grand Prairie continues to struggle with a 1-9-0 record and allowing over 7 goals per game.
Finally in the AMBHL a pair of shutouts were recorded over the weekend with Fort Sask. goalie Lawrence Rosychuck turning aside 35 shots to stop a pretty good Lethbridge squad. Also Sherwood park recorded a shutout, defeating Grand Prairie 7-0. Trevor Martin wasn't as busy as his counterpart turning away just 19 shots.
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In Saskatchewan over the weekend, starting off in the ultra competitive GSHL league it was the Generals over the Maniacs 5-1 and the Stallions tieing the Frostbite 4-4. I would expect this league to be back and forth all season long. Collin Shirley looks like he will make some noise this year and be a player to watch. Of course Chartier and Olynyk are two of the better offensive players as well. Goaltenders Michisiw and Parenteau look to be the top two goalies thus far.
Down south now in the SSBHL, it was Tim Vanstone scoring 2 goals to lead his Swift Current team to a 3-2 win over a good Estevan team. His line-mate Jordan Wittman had a pair of assists. In other action, one of the favorites to come out of the league, Balgonie, they defeated Yorkton 3-1. Defenceman Sam Ruopp, the younger brother of P.A. Raiders defenceman Harrison Ruopp had a pair of assists. Goaltender Shane Blomquist turned aside 24/25 shots for the win. Balgonie is 3-0-1 and remain the only undefeated team along with AAA squad Notre Dame. On Friday night the Regina Oilers walked all over Moose Jaw 7-0. Mathew Bachynski scored 3 times for Regina. Bachynski now has 6 goals in 7 games.
Taking a look at some of the leaders in the SSBHL, it is Tim Vanstone who leads in points per game with 3.2. Tim Vanstone who is expected to be a high draft pick has 9-7-16 in 5 games. 5'5" Ben Duperreault leads the league in assists with 10 in 5 games for Notre Dame. Duperreaulst should be given a look on draft day due to his skill alone. Defenceman Dallas Eldstrom from Moose Jaw leads the league in penalty minutes with 80 in 6 games.
Up to the Centre Four Hockey League, there were 6 games over the weekend. Unity played a pair of games, taking a road trip up to Prince Albert and losing 8-3 and then they followed that up with a 6-4 loss in Warman. Warman and Prince Albert are two of the better teams in the league and Unity was able to hang with Prince Albert for a while until they ran out of steam midway through the 2nd. Melfort played a pair of games on the weekend against Humboldt and Warman. They lost to Warman 4-1 but upset Melfort 4-3. In the win vs. Humboldt it was 97 born star Caleb Seaman leading the way with 2 goals, Grambo and Carlson each had singles. For Humboldt, it was Gardiner, Litwan and Slipitz. Saturday against warman, it was Freed with the lone goal for Melfort while Warman replied with markers from, Regier, 97 born Draude with 2 and Shatz.
Taking a quick look at some of the scoring leaders, it is 97 born Draude with 7-8-15 in 6 games to lead the league early. Wyatt Hinson from Meadow Lake has 10 goals in 6 games to lead that category and Ryan Pilon from Warman leads all defenceman with 6-3-9 in 6 games. Ryan Duret will be a player to watch as he has 7 pts in 3 games right now.
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In Manitoba, the Sharks continued their winning ways with a 8-1 win over Brandon. The Sharks are now 6-0-0. The Winnipeg Hawks remain the leagues only other undefeated team with a 4-0-1-1 record after a 3-3 tie with the Monarchs. Several Winnipeg Hawks players continue to lead the league scoring race early. Dallas Starodub leads with 14 points through 5 games and his 9 goals also lead. Adam Brooks with 7-6-13 is 2nd. Both Starodub and Brooks are expected to go in the top 2 rounds of the draft.
In other related news in Manitoba, Taylor Sanheim will miss a few weeks with whiplash.
7 comments:
I think you checked yout omaha stats a liitle early
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http://www.omaha.ca/leaders.php?l=6&y=2010&ref=nf
In the GSHL Saskatoon league ,there are a lot of other leaders on each teams . These hockey fans should come out and watch instead of talking about the same players. There are a few players that have caught up to these players ,and the scouts will notice it very soon!!!
look who the hawks have played against so far this season,take away the weaker teams and recheck the stats you might be surprised. I can see Starodub going but Brooks needs others to make him shine while Starodub and Schoiler dont
hawks are only strong offensively. Sharks have the top 3,4 &5 forwards along with the leagues top 3 defenseman and goatending is probably 2&3 or 3&4
I agree with the comment above,that there are other players in the GSHL that are making noise already like Jesse Shinkarak ,Adam Santoro, and on the back end Ross Knidy. Exciting players to watch, they all had a excellant Regina Tournament.
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