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YEARBOOK2020 EDITION

INSIDE: THE GOLD MEDAL WINNING TEAMS FROM QUIKCARD EDMONTON MINOR HOCKEY WEEK 2020 INSIDE What’s

INSIDEHOCKEY EDMONTON MAGAZINE | SPRING 2020 2020 WAYNE GRETZKY AWARD WINNERS MESSAGE FROM THE 12 PRESIDENT OF HOCKEY HOCKEY EDMONTON EDMONTON PHOTOGRAPHS FROM ARENA LOCATOR MAP 5 #CELEBRATEYEGHOCKEY 18 MESSAGE FROM THE 13 GOLD MEDAL WINNING PUBLISHER OF THE HOCKEY SHOOTING TO SCORE TEAMS FROM QUIKCARD EDMONTON MAGAZINE TIPS & TRICKS ON HOW EDMONTON MINOR 7 14 TO GET MORE GOALS 21 HOCKEY WEEK 2020 MATT BENNING HIS STRENGTH ALONG THE QUIKCARD EDMONTON BLUE LINE KEY TO RECENT MINOR HOCKEY WEEK 9 OILER SUCCESS 16 PHOTO MONTAGE

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It is hard to believe how fast this past year went. We HOCKEY EDMONTON | EXECUTIVES witnessed changes at Hockey Edmonton, with a full President: Joe Spatafora season of the novice modified ice program for all players First VP: Myles Diamond and our midget AAA program has undergone major Second VP: Will Jang changes with retraction from four teams to three. This Director of Elite Hockey: Pat Elliott coming fall we will see a renaming of all our hockey Director of Community Hockey: Kevin Humphrys categories to align with Hockey Canada and Hockey Treasurer: Philippe Bourbonnais Past President: Mark Doram Alberta. So, thank you to all who worked hard to make these transitions as smooth as possible. As I write this message, we are currently working on changes to our elite stream of hockey which will bring an alignment BOARD OF DIRECTORS and balance within the four clubs and will provide a Knights of Columbus EFHC: Paul Brown positive hockey experience for all those members. I NE District: Carlos Vieira would like to thank our staff, volunteers, coaches, team NW District: Pauline Hughes managers and officials, without all these people this SE District: Jim Reed could not happen. SW District: Darren Buma On behalf of the Hockey Edmonton executive, staff and EGHA: April MacKinnon board of directors have an enjoyable and safe summer CAC: Richard McAdie as we look forward to seeing everyone in the fall. MLAC: Neil Brown SSAC: Ted Boomer EFAC: Darren Bilawchuk Knights of Columbus AA: Bruce Fitzpatrick

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This is our Yearbook Edition of the magazine, which President and Publisher | Rob Suggitt features the 57 gold medal winning teams from 2020 Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week. Additionally, we Graphic Designers have included a number of “spotlights” of players who won Cailey Buxton | Katelyn Suggitt gold medals during this event. Contributing Writers We have also included a montage of photos taken during Joel Lenius | Jeremy Freeborn Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week, and photos submitted for the #CelebrateYEGHockey contest. Copy Editing Shari Narine Lastly, we have a feature article on Matt Benning from the Edmonton Oilers. Benning grew up in Edmonton, played Photography Credits minor hockey in Edmonton, before his two-year stint with Andy Devlin - Oilers Entertainment Group the Spruce Grove Saints. Benning shared a few of his early hockey memories with our magazine, including some fond Sales Associates memories of Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week. Katerina MacKenzie Lynn Schuster With the hockey season winding down, we would like to wish all the participants a great off-season, and look forward to Accounting Manager Amber-Lea Grmek seeing everyone back on the ice in a few short months! The Hockey Magazine is a product of Playhouse Publications Ltd. - an affiliate of Suggitt Ltd.

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MATT BENNING

STRENGTH ALONG THE BLUE LINE PART OF OILERS’ KEY TO RECENT SUCCESS By Jeremy Freeborn Photos By: Andy Devlin | Oilers Entertainment Group

These are exciting times for the Edmonton Oilers. For One of the Oilers’ blueliners in the mix is Edmonton native Matt most of the decade in the 2010s, the Oilers played meaningless games Benning. Even though two concussions have kept him out for a as fans changed their calendar from one year to the next. Except for an good part of the 2019-20 season, Benning is a consistent stay-at- outstanding 2016-17 season when Edmonton finished second in the home defenseman that the Oilers desperately need at this time. Pacific Division and reached the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs Benning is now in his fourth season with the Oilers. To date, against the Anaheim Ducks, there has recently been little for Oilers fans he has been a plus player, someone you rarely find in Oilerland. to get enthusiastic about when it came to the success of the team. In 229 regular season games, he is actually a +32 and has never been a minus player for a single NHL season. Benning Yes, Oilers fans have had the opportunity to watch the remarkable has also showed signs of physicality (225 blocked shots, 121 skill of Connor McDavid, Taylor Hall and Leon Draisaitl over the last 10 penalty minutes and 419 hits), along with some offensive skill years, but rarely did their performances equate to consistent winning. (14 goals and 44 assists for 58 points). As the decade turns to the 2020s, Oilers fans have renewed hope. I caught up with Benning on Jan. 10 following the Oilers It appears as if Edmonton might, just might, finally have a notable practice at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. The 25-year- defense that can help them reach the Stanley Cup playoffs this season old is thrilled to be a member of the Oilers and is focused on or contend for a playoff spot. At press time, Edmonton holds the improving his health so he can make a significant contribution eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, one point up to the Oilers down the stretch. on the Winnipeg Jets. Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 9 Benning grew up in a hockey family. His father Brian, also an Edmonton native, played 10 NHL seasons with the Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers and Florida Panthers from 1984 to 1995. He had 63 goals and 233 assists for 296 points in 568 NHL regular season games including one goal and seven assists for eight points in 18 games with the Oilers in 1992-93. Brian Benning also has the distinction of being among the players traded from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh for Oilers legend Paul Coffey in 1992. Matt’s uncle Jim, also an Edmonton native, played nine seasons as a defenseman with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks from 1981-1990. He had 52 goals and 191 assists for 243 points in 605 games. After his playing career, Jim became an NHL scout for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Buffalo Sabres, before being the assistant general manager of the Boston Bruins (winning a Stanley Cup in 2011) and since 2014 has been the general manager of the Vancouver Canucks. In an interesting note, Jim played a key role in the Bruins drafting Matt, in the sixth round, 175th overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to his AJHL career, Benning played minor hockey in The Bruins general manager at the time was Peter Chiarelli. When Edmonton and St. Albert. He enjoyed playing games during Minor Chiarelli became the Oilers general manager in 2015, he signed Matt Hockey Week. to a contract on Aug. 27, 2016. Matt’s dad and uncle are obviously familiar to Oilers fans, but “The whole thing that is special about Minor Hockey Week are there are other Bennings in the family tree who need to be overtime games,” he said. “You go five-on-five for a minute, then recognized. As Matt pointed out, his late grandfather Elmer was four-on-four for a minute. Then all the way down to one-on-one. a scout for the Montreal Canadiens for 46 years. Matt’s uncle One year, we went down to one-on-one. My dad, who was our Mark was a star at the University of Notre Dame and Harvard coach, pulled the goalie. Our team had the centreman and me on University before he played professionally in Germany, and the ice. Our centre passed the puck back to me. Their player came Matt’s other uncle, Craig, was a scout for the Sabres before his after me. I remember I bumped the puck off the boards to my role as general manager of the Dawson Creek Senior Canucks of teammate. He went down and scored and we won Minor Hockey the North Peace Hockey League last season. Week. That was really special.” Matt’s brother Michael is a defenseman for the Sherwood Park Instead of going the Western Hockey League route, Benning Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and his played one season in the United States Hockey League with the cousin Brandon is a scout for the Vancouver Canucks. Dubuque Fighting Saints in 2012-13. He was able to produce “I was very fortunate to play junior hockey in the area, where they some offense as he had 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points in (his family) could come and watch me and give me tips,” said 57 games. He helped the Fighting Saints win their fifth Clark Cup Benning. in franchise history. Interestingly, the Fighting Saints head coach at the time was former Dallas Stars head coach Jim Montgomery. He played his junior hockey with the Spruce Grove Saints of the AJHL. In 2011, he was part of a Saints team that won the AJHL Following one season playing amateur hockey south of the championship. border, Benning decided to follow in the footsteps of his uncle “That was my first year junior,” he recalled. “That was a big year Mark and give university hockey in the United States (NCAA) a for me. There were a lot more over-age players (20-year-olds) try. He played three seasons at Northeastern University in Boston than there are now. For me it was getting used to playing against from 2013 to 2016. While playing for the Huskies, Benning had older players. We had a great group of guys, and I stay in contact nine goals and 47 assists for 56 points. In his final season at with most of them.” Northeastern, he was named assistant captain.

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10 | Hockey Edmonton Magazine Every year Benning speaks to players who are considering Benning’s debut with the Oilers in the 2016-17 season was entering the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. High delayed because of a broken foot he suffered in practice when performance players at the age of about 14 and 15 years old have a shot went off his skate. However, it was extremely special for a major decision to make, because those who choose to play in Benning to play his first NHL game in Toronto, on Nov. 1, 2016. In the WHL are ineligible to play in the NCAA. Benning is a supporter 13 minutes and 51 seconds of ice time, he had two shots on net, of hockey at the NCAA level and encourages players to keep their delivered one hit, and of course was a +1, in a 3-2 Oilers overtime options open. He chose the NCAA over the WHL on his path to loss to the Maple Leafs. the NHL. Benning was also thrilled to play in the Stanley Cup playoffs in “I think it is quite dependent on what you are as a player at the his rookie season. In 12 post-season games he had three assists time,” said Benning. “Some players are developed younger and do and was a +3. Two of those assists came in game five of the not need that time at the NCAA. I needed that time to develop. Oilers’ first round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks, a My parents emphasized school, which is turning into more of a 4-3 Oilers win. Benning assisted on goals by Patrick Maroon and popular route now.” Oscar Klefbom. When Benning first signed with the Oilers in the summer of 2016, “That was super exciting,” he said. “I know what it meant to the he was extremely busy. When he was not on the ice or training city and the fans and how long they waited for that. That was for the season, he was completing his business management really cool to be on the opposite side of it as a player rather than degree through an online course. a fan.” It was a lifelong dream to be playing for the team he cheered for When asked if there was one thing that many people may not growing up. know about him, he offered the following response. “My parents had season’s tickets,” recalled Benning. “I watched “I figure skated,” he said. “My grandpa (Elmer), the Montreal them in the playoffs when they had that run in 2006. That was Canadiens scout, made my dad and uncles figure skate. He made special to me. To get to wear the jersey and play at Rogers Place me figure skate. I didn’t like it. But I am grateful he did that. It in its first season was really cool. In being from Edmonton, I get helped me out big time with edge work. At the NHL now there is to bring a lot of knowledge about the city to other players who so much emphasis on speed. You do not need to be the fastest are not from the area. It’s an opportunity to create relationships guy, but if you keep your speed, that is a big thing.” with my teammates.” For those minor hockey league players who have dreams of making it to the NHL, Benning has the following advice. “No matter what, I encourage them to be a student of the game. Watch video and watch players on the ice that you try to role yourself after. At the NHL level, the best players in the world are watching shifts consistently. They are addicted to getting better. It doesn’t matter if you are dominating your level or hanging in there, it is important to be a student of the game. It helps you get better.” Benning’s goal this season is simple. Once he gets back into the lineup, he wants to stay healthy and be a positive contributor to the team. In evaluating Benning’s success to the Oilers, you do not need to look at all of the offensive statistics. There is one stat that has more meaning than all the others, and that is the plus/ minus category.

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Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 11 WAYNE GRETZKY Award W inners The Wayne Gretzky Award is presented annually during Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week to a participant in the EFHL, Elite and Junior programs. The recipients are nominated and chosen based on sportsmanship, scholastic achievement and community involvement. Presented annually to the players who best exemplify sportsmanship and dedication to the game, the Gretzky Awards embody those qualities that mark a true rising hockey star. The awards are announced and presented during Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week.

Elite Winner max lee Max plays with the Canadian Athletic Club Think Green Alberta Bantam AA team. He volunteers with St. Albert HockeyFit as an on-ice instructor for their Young Guns summer program, where he organizes and corrects on-ice technical skills, provides sound advice and acts as a role model for the younger generation. Max also spent his spring break in 2019 at Loon River First Nations reservation to tutor students and provide support in the classroom for teachers. Max has proven to be a young man of character, intelligence and talent and displays the leadership and work ethic that every coach hopes for from his young players.

EFHL Winner ryan stephenson Ryan plays with the tier one Midget NEZ Rebels team. Ryan has played tier one hockey since he first stepped on the ice at four years old. He works with the City of Edmonton as a swim instructor and tutors high school math in the evenings when he isn’t playing hockey. Ryan also spends his spare time volunteering for the grad committee at his school, Ross Sheppard High, or in the community, feeding the homeless. He aspires to be a French immersion math teacher and just received early acceptance into this program at the University of Alberta.

Junior Winner thomas gmitter Thomas currently plays for the Beverly Warriors. He has played AA and AAA hockey and was recently awarded the hardest working player award by his 2018/1019 team. Players, like Wayne Gretzky, have inspired him to always work hard, and it is because of this that he has been able to play at high levels of hockey. Thomas is a dedicated student currently attending the University of Alberta to complete an honours degree in neuroscience. He hopes to attend medical school for neurosurgery in the future. He also received the Alberta Citizenship Award, which recognizes the academics, extra-curricular and community service of students from around Alberta. Thomas is also a keen volunteer in the community. He also volunteers with the local food bank and, because of his interest in neurology, he volunteers at the Peter Lougheed Centre, where he visits patients and helps to make their stay better.

12 | Hockey Edmonton Magazine The 2020 #CelebrateYEGhockey giveaway has now come to a close and Hockey Edmonton would like to thank everyone who submitted photos for this contest. So many great photos were captured and The Hockey Edmonton Magazine is happy to showcase some of these photos to the fans and followers of Minor Hockey in Edmonton!

Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 13 Shooting ShootingShooting to Score JOEL LENIUS | HOCKEY EDMONTON

Are you having difficulty scoring goals? Are you having Coaches and players, here are some shooting habits, useful difficulty with your shooting accuracy? Is your release for all types of shots (slap, snap, wrist, etc.), which will help quick, powerful, and deceptive? Is your shooting technique improve scoring execution through quickness of release, consistent, even when under stress? power, accuracy, and deceptiveness of release: Shooting is one of the technical skills that often requires the finest of tuning and development. As goaltenders continue to improve in today’s game, the ability to have a quick, Keep your “eyes and head up” during the entire powerful, and deceptive release is essential. 1 shooting process.

Your top hand pulls the stick towards your body, your bottom hand pushes the stick towards the target. 2 Ensure that your hands are away from your body.

The harder you “shift your weight” between your 3 legs, the more power you will generate in your release. Keep your “shooting leg” bent with your knee bent overtop of your toes.

Keep your puck “loaded” at all times. Being able to 4 shoot the puck at any moment, without using stick- handling adjustments, is a high-level skill. Pucks should be loaded behind/in-line with your “shooting foot.” Pucks that are in front of your body, do not allow you to optimally flex your stick or shift the weight in your legs.

14 | Hockey Edmonton Magazine Push down on your stick, push forward with your Follow through - rotate your wrists (“cup”) over 5 arms. This generates flex in your stick, which is where 9 the puck, keep your eyes up, point your stick at the the shot power comes from. target. This also facilitates optimal accuracy.

Rotate/swing your "shooting hip" towards the target. The quicker your release, the less time the goalie can 6 10 set in stance and challenge the shooter. The quicker you shift your weight in your legs and load the puck, the quicker the release will occur.

Develop your ability to release off either foot, 11 which facilitates increased power, increased ability to create new shooting lanes, and quicker, more deceptive releases.

Moving (pushing/pulling/hiding) the puck before/ 12 during release creates release deception and forces the goalie to move, opening holes in their stance.

Push your momentum forward. Step into your shot 7 with your weight/feet.

Keep your chest over-top of the puck before, during, 8 and after your release. Keep your weight on the balls of your feet with minimal weight on your heels. This facilitates optimal accuracy and power.

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FINLEYAGE: NORRIS 10 YEARS PLAYED: 6 USUAL POSITION: CENTRE ROLE MODEL: MY BROTHER (HUDSON) FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM: EDMONTON OILERS FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER: CONNOR MCDAVID OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: PLAYING SOCCER, MARVEL MOVIES AND BASKETBALL FAVOURITE MEMORY FROM MINOR HOCKEY WEEK 2020: Players: BENJAMIN SCHMIDT, BRYCE THOMPSON, CARTER WHEN ALL OF US RAN ONTO THE YAVIS, COLE SORENSEN, CONNOR MCKENZIE, DAYMOND ICE TO CELEBRATE WINNING GOLD! ZAHARA, DESMOND CAMPBELL, FINLEY NORRIS, GAGE DAMERY, HENRIK ALEXANDER-WARD, LIAM STEWART, WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO WIN GOLD AT MINOR HOCKEY MASON KOTYLAK, MILES HARTMANN, ORIN JOHNSON, WEEK 2020: IT WAS CRAZY AWESOME! I FELT PROUD OF US! RYLAN POITRAS, TYSON WHELEN Finley Norris won gold with his Whitemud Atom 1 team, Staff: BLAIR ZAHARA, CURTIS POITRAS, DEREK DAMERY, featured to the left. (Norris is the third player on the left, in JENNIFER MOROSKAT, RYAN YAVIS the back row.) Pictured here is Finley holding the Whitemud West Tournament trophy, won at River Cree.

ATOM 2 GREEN Gold Medal Winner KC ST. MATTHEW ATOM 2 KC074 LUCAS HARO AGE: 10 YEARS PLAYED: 5 SCHOOL GRADE: 5 CURRENT TEAM: KC VIPERS USUAL POSITION: CENTRE ROLE MODEL: MY DAD FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM: EDMONTON OILERS FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER: CONNOR MCDAVID OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: STARWARS Players: BELAL FAYAD, CALEB MACNEIL, COHEN GABLE, AND PLAYING LEGO ETHAN GRAFE-CRUZ, ETHAN TAMMINGA, EVAN VAN FAVOURITE HOCKEY RYK, EVERETT NEUFELD, JACOB PRINS, KHAI TANG, LAUR MEMORY: GOING TO JIAYIN AN-YOCHIM, LUCAS HARO, MARKO VYNNYTSKYI, A RED DEER HOCKEY NOAH TRAN, ROKKO VAN LAAR TOURNAMENT IN 2019! Staff: CALVIN VAN LAAR, GEORGE EMERY, HOANG TRAN, LORIN YOCHIM, PABLO HARO, RICK GABLE

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MILL WOODS ATOM TEAM FEATURES FIVE MULTIPLE GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

WINNING GOLD AT QUIKCARD EDMONTON MINOR HOCKEY WEEK IS NO SMALL FEAT, BUT HOW ABOUT THESE FIVE PLAYERS FROM MILL WOODS ATOM SE421, WHO HAVE WON MULTIPLE GOLD MEDALS!

Pictured from left to right (medals won), we have:

KYLEN ELLIOT (4), KAYSEN KURR (2), SAM HARAGA (3), NATE ISKIW (3), AND EASTON HANS (4)

Four of the boys (Kylen, Sam, Nate and Easton) have also won two City Finals together. And they’re pushing for three this year! They’re team, who won gold at this year’s Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week, is pictured below, to the left.

ATOM 1 BLUE ATOM 2 BLUE MILLWOODS ATOM 1 SE421 ST ALBERT ATOM 2C SA4051

Players: CHARLES BARNER, EASTON HANS, ELI LAMB, Players: ADAM WEATHERLY, ADRIEN BERUBE, ATHAN EMMANUEL ABOAGYE, GURSHAN SINGH, IRJODH KYLE, CHRISTIAN RUSSO, DAVIAN HICKLING, DECLAN CHEEMA, KAYSEN KERR, KINGSLEY MACLELLAN, DERKSEN, JACK MOHRBUTTER, KAEDEN PLEWES, KIEFER KRISH KHULLAR, KYLEN ELLIOTT, MERCEDES DUNBAR, HACH, LUKAS DYKE, LUKASZ TOMA, NATHAN CODERRE, NATHAN ISKIW, RHAYLEE BAUZON, SAMUEL HARAGA, SAMUEL BATES, SETH KSHYK, WILLIAM PIERCE, ZAKARI WYATT AINSWORTH DURELLE Staff: AARON BARNER, JASON HANS, Staff: ANDY KYLE, KENT PLEWES, KRIS DYKE, JEFFERY MACLELLAN, MIKE HARAGA LEVI DERKSEN, TROY WEATHERLY

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Players: AVERY ADAMS, BRANDON LIRONDELLE, Players: ALEXANDER THOMSON, CHARLES PARADIS, BRAXTON HUDEC, CHEVY PAINCHAUD, COHEN ROY, CROSS EDWARD BUTLER FENSKE, EMMANUEL PELCHAT, EVAN LAMANNA, CULLIN CAMARTA, DALLAS KUZIO, DRAKE TULIK, EVELYN LUPKE, FINN MARTIN, FINN O’BRIEN, HASTON OUDERKIRK, GAGE THERRES, GAVIN RICHARDSON, ISAAC PAWLUSKI, LEVI SOMERVILLE, LOGAN HARRIS, LOGAN PELLETIER, KAMDEN MCDONALD, KINGSTON REMILLARD, ROWBOTHAM, MARK MORGAN, NOLAN WONG-MAGICO, LIAM DOUCETTE, LUKE NONAY, RYAN FERRIER TYLER FREEBORN, WILLIAM TAYLOR, ZACHARY NEWANS Staff: JOEL REMILLARD, SCOTT RICHARDSON, TOM KUZIO Staff: DAVID PAWLUSKI, DOUGLAS ROWBOTHAM, MATHEW MARTIN, MIKE FREEBORN, STEVE NEWANS

ATOM 3 RED ATOM 3 BLUE ST ALBERT ATOM 3A SA406 WHITEMUD ATOM 3 YELLOW NW346

Players: BENJAMIN HERRICK, BENN HOOPER, CONNOR Players: ASHLEY FENNEMA, BENJAMIN ARCHIMOWITZ, GERMAIN, COOPER REED, FORESTER FERGUSON, HARRISON CLARK CULHAM, DOMINIC BERGER, ETHAN STAINTHORP, PRICE, HEATH GARBE, JAXSON BURTON, JOE LUTIC, JOSHUA GRAESON BOROSIUK, HAYDEN QUINN DE ANDRADE-SPRONK, BIRCH, LUCAS ZAYCHKOWSKY, OWEN BAKER, OWEN JACK CHRISTIAN, JONELL DAYCHIEF, KAI CAMPBELL-FOWLER, BIENDARRA, PARKER PRATT, THEO AKPLU, VIKTOR ZURESKI KOLTON WAGONER, KYLER HOVE, LIAM HUNTER, MCLAREN Staff: ANDREW LUTIC, BILLY BIENDARRA, CALVIN BURTON, SHARKEY, OLIVER LAFFIN, OWEN RICHARD, SAWYER KOLBUC CHRISTOPHER REED, JASON GERMAIN, SHAYNE FERGUSON Staff: ERIC CHRISTIAN, JEFF KOLBUC, KEVIN CULHAM, KEVIN STAINTHORP, MICHAEL BOROSIUK, MIKE SHARKEY, SHAWN HOVE

Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 23 GOLD MEDAL WINNING TEAMS - ATOM ATOM 4 BLUE Gold Medal Winner SWAT ATOM 4 WHITE SW413

OWEN AMYOTTEAGE: 9 YEARS PLAYED: 4 CURRENT TEAM: SWAT ICE DEVILS USUAL POSITION: GOALIE ROLE MODEL: MY PAST COACH, DAN LAFRANCE FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM: EDMONTON OILERS FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER: MIKKO KOSKINEN OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: SOCCER, VIDEO GAMES AND SPENDING TIME Players: ADAM BRIMACOMBE, AURICK VIGNAL, BRYSON WOO, WITH FRIENDS COLIN PFLUGHAUPT, DYLAN FANG, EVAN MELSNESS, JANSEN FAVOURITE HOCKEY ENNIK, LENNOX NORBY, LUCAS BRUCE, MAXWELL CHUGG, MEMORY: AFTER LOSING MAXWELL MASON, OLIVER MOFFAT, OWEN AMYOTTE, THE FIRST GAME AT THE RORY AUSTROM, SCOTT WALKER, ZACHARY CHIA VERY LAST SECOND (IT WAS A TOUGH LOSS) OUR ENTIRE Staff: ASHLEY CHUGG, BRAD WALKER, CALVIN AUSTROM, TEAM WORKED REALLY HARD & WON EVERY GAME. I GOT GEOFF BRIMACOMBE, HAROLD MELSNESS, KEITH NORBY 2 SHUT-OUTS & I’LL NEVER FORGET WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL AT MINOR HOCKEY WEEK!

ATOM 4 GREEN Gold Medal Winner HAWKS ATOM 4 NW284 DECLAN SIEVEWRIGHT AGE: 9 YEARS PLAYED: 2 CURRENT TEAM: ATOM 4 HAWKS NW284 SCHOOL GRADE: 4 USUAL POSITION: CENTRE ROLE MODEL: MY DAD FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM: EDMONTON OILERS FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER: MIKKO KOSKINEN OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: BASEBALL AND VIDEO GAMES Players: AUSTIN SIKSTROM, BRANDON WONG, BRENNAN DAVIES, DEACON KUCY, DEACON LEUNG, DECLAN FAVOURITE HOCKEY SIEVEWRIGHT, DENALI OKEMOW, ERIC COLISTRO, JACOB MEMORY: KWASNYCIA, JAXSON YAROSLOWSKY, LUKE IMPELLIZZERI, BEING PICKED AS CAPTAIN MARCUS STADSNES, NATHAN SCHULER, PRESTEN MAZZUCA, FOR THE FINAL GAME OF RYLAN DOONANCO, TEAGUE CARDINAL MINOR HOCKEY WEEK Staff: DANIEL SCHULER, KINGSLEY LEUNG, LEITH CARDINAL, LENAE LANG-OKEMOW, MICHAEL MAZZUCA

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ATOM 4 RED ATOM 5 BLUE SPRUCE GROVE ATOM 4A SG858 MILLWOODS ATOM 5 WHITE SE429

Players: AMITOJ DHILLON, ARMAAN DHAMI, COHEN DUECK, Players: AIDEN MOORE, BLAKE PITCHER, BREKYN LUCAS, DEVIN MANN, DOMENIC MARGHELLA, EKAVIR GILL, ELLIOTT COLBY RYCHLIK, DALLIN SEDLAK, DAMERY PRIEBE, ELI POISSANT, ENZO DI-VANNO, JAMIESON NEPOOSE, JEET MOLYNEAUX, GABRIEL BRUNEAU, JOEL WALKER, KEENAN MISTRY, JEROME LOUIS, LEVI RIEHL, MADDOX GOH, MASON PRIEBE, KIERAN MURPHY, LANE RUIS, OAKLEY BADRY, OWEN BURDEN, NIHAL SUNIL KUMAR, RHEIN BAUZON, SEAN BISHOP CHRISTOPHER, SHEA MCINTOSH, TRISTAN KRAHN Staff: CHIAH GOH, DUSTIN DUECK, GARTH BISHOP, Staff: CHAZZ MCINTOSH-GLADUE, CHRIS RUIS, DAN RYCHLIK, JASON MURPHY, SCOTT BURDEN GARY LUCAS, MARTIN BADRY, ROB KUSMIRE

ATOM 5 RED Gold Medal Winner ST ALBERT ATOM 5B SA414 ALEXANDER LEON AGE: 10 YEARS PLAYED: 4 CURRENT TEAM: ST. ALBERT PHANTOMS SCHOOL GRADE: 4 USUAL POSITION: CENTRE OR WING ROLE MODEL: MY PARENTS FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM: MONTREAL CANADIENS FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER: CONNOR MCDAVID AND ALEXANDER OVECHKIN Players: ALEXANDER LEON, COLBY BERGSTROM, KIERAN OTHER HOBBIES & STEPANIUK, LUCA GENTILI-CLARKE, LUCAS DIBBEN, MAKSIM INTERESTS: SOCCER AND HAUPT, MATTHEW SHIELDS, MILO HARTY, NICHOLAS MEXICAN COMEDY LUSZCZEK, OLIVER JOHNSTONE, RYAN WILSON, SAM NEWMAN, SILAS YOUNG, TOMAS CASSIDY, FAVOURITE HOCKEY TRISTAN ROSEN, TYLER HUBICK MEMORY: WINNING LAST YEAR IN MONTREAL, WINNING Staff:BRENDAN CASSIDY, COLIN BERGSTROM, IVAN GOLD THIS YEAR IN QEMHW STEPANIUK, JASON HUBICK, JORDAN CLARKE, KEVIN HAUPT, AND SCORING 4 GOALS! MICHELLE NEWMAN

Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 25 GOLD MEDAL WINNING TEAMS - ATOM

ATOM 5 GREEN ATOM 6 GREEN WHITEMUD ATOM 5 YELLOW NW351 CONFED ATOM 6 BLUE CO413

Players: BRANDON CARRIERE, BRENDAN MOLLER, CAMERON Players: BENJAMIN PAYETTE, COLBY TORKELSON, COLEMAN FEDORAK, DEMIR KARAS, JONAH LAMOUCHE, LIAM VRABEL, DAX ST. JACQUES, ISAAC MANDERSCHEID, JACKSON SHIRONOSHITA, LOGAN NORMAN, MICHAEL JAMES, MIHNEA- KERNER-VAN LEEUWEN, JONAS HOWATSON, JONATHAN IOAN FILIP, NATHAN PAHTAYKAN, OSCAR CHURCHILL, WILL WILTZEN, KAEL BOWKER, LEO DAVIS, MILES WRIGHT, ROBINSON, WILLIAM HARRISON CHANIN, NATHAN FUDER, NOAH SNELLEN, OLUMIDE AJIBOSE, WILLIAM THOMPSON, ZAK HAYMOUR OWAIN JONES, PRINCE-GLOVID MUTOMBO Staff:JASON FEDORAK, JAY ROBINSON, JUSTIN JAMES, Staff: BRYN JONES, CHRIS VRABEL, JAMES TORKELSON, MIRCEA FILIP JASON HOWATSON, ROLF MANDERSCHEID

ATOM 6 RED ATOM 6 BLUE CONFED ATOM 5 GREEN CO411 SPRUCE GROVE ATOM 6B SG862

Players: BENJAMIN ROGERSON, CALLEN WOOD, CONNOR Players: BENNET ETHIER, BLAKELY GERVAIS, GABRIEL HALL, COVEN SAUVE, DYLAN TRUONG, ETHAN SONG, FINN MAGALAS, HAYDEN TRACEY-GALLIFORD, KAYNE POITRAS, CHRISTENSON, IAN DEGENHARDT, JAYDEN HART, KAYDEN KORINNA KIM, KYLE TUCKER, LANDON TIGERIS, LUC NAIR, KHALIYA RATTANSEY, LIAM SPILA, NATHAN FLEURY, OUELLETTE, LUCAS LEGROULX, MADDOX RETZLAFF, OSCAR TIMMERMANS, OWEN BONAR, STANLEY ROPCHAN MATTHEW GURAL, SAMSON MASKALYK, ZACK SCHICKLER, Staff: AARON SAUVE, DAVID ZINYK, HUGH CAMERON, KEVIN ZAKKARY NAIKER SPILA, MATTHEW ROGERSON, MICHAEL DEGENHARDT, Staff: AARON GERVAIS, BRANT RETZLAFF, CLINTON RYAN NAIR SCHICKLER, DENIS OUELLETTE, JARRET MAGALAS, MARC LEGROULX, MARK DANIEL MASKALYK

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PEEWEE 1 PEEWEE 2 BLUE KC ST. CHARLES PEEWEE 2 KC090 SPRUCE GROVE PEEWEE 2 SG867

Players: ALI FATTAH, ANTHONY DROUIN-WALLINE, Players: BRADY GALLIFORD, BRAYDEN HACKETT, BRODY BENJAMIN PUHJERA, BRAIDEN JIWA-YORK, CAMERON KRAHN, CALEB ACEVEDO, CAMPBELL BUCCI, CARTER FITZGERALD, COOPER HILLABY, DAYTON YAKOWCHUK, ERIC BENNETT, DORIAN DOUPE, EVAN MULLETT, JAREN WARD, IVANC, HUDSON LADNER, JULIAN CHAVEZ-BARRALES, KOHEN JULIEN TWETEN, KADE TREFANENKO, KALUM LYLE, LOGAN HAMMOND, MARCUS CEBULA, MUSA ELMAHDI, PRESTON JOSS, MEMPHIS LAGRELLE, PARKER JARVIS, PRESTON SHAW, WIDEMAN, SIMON SOMMER, TRISTAN SAVILL, TYSON MILLER, ZACHARY SHACKLETON ZACHARY EMSLEY Staff: BRADLEY GALLIFORD, DARRIN JOSS, JAMES HACKETT, Staff:BRIAN EMSLEY, CHRIS CEBULA, CORIN HOSKINS, KALEB MICHAEL JARVIS, NICOLAS TREFANENKO, ROB SHACKLETON HAMMOND, ROB LADNER, TANNER HILLABY, WILLIAM IVANC

PEEWEE 2 RED Gold Medal Winner KC ST. MATTHEW PEEWEE 2 KC094 SILVIO PINO AGE: 11 YEARS PLAYED: 6 CURRENT TEAM: KC SPARTANS USUAL POSITION: RIGHT WING ROLE MODEL: MY FAMILY FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM: MONTREAL CANADIENS AND EDMONTON OILERS (OF COURSE!) FAVOURITE HOCKEY Players: ANDREW DUGGAN, BOHDI MACDONALD, BRADLEY PLAYER: BRENDAN TAMMINGA, CAMERON COSTELLO, ELIJAH LEES, IVAN GALLAGHER DEBSKI, JACOB COSTELLO, KEATON SCOTT, KELAN MCLEAN, OTHER HOBBIES & KINGSTON LAROSE, MADDOX HAGE, MATHEUS HAGE, INTERESTS: PLAYING GOLF NATHAN SUDYK, SILVIO PINO, TAFARI CHINGWARU, TUCKER DARBY FAVOURITE HOCKEY MEMORY: MY FAMILY Staff:BARRY MACDONALD, BYRON COSTELLO, SURPRISED ME AND WE ALL FLEW TO MONTREAL AND I MATTHEW HAGE, THOMAS DARBY, VAY DIEP GOT TO MEET BRENDAN GALLAGHER AND HE SIGHNED A BUNCH OF STUFF FOR ME! PRETTY COOL!

Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 27 GOLD MEDAL WINNING TEAMS - PEEWEE PEEWEE 3 BLUE Gold Medal Winner HAWKS PEEWEE 3 NW289 SCOTT FOWLER AGE: 11 YEARS PLAYED: 7 GRADE: 6 CURRENT TEAM: HAWKS NW289 USUAL POSITION: DEFENCE ROLE MODEL: MY DAD, MURRAY FAVOURTE HOCKEY TEAM: EDMONTON OILERS Players: ADDISON TREVETHAN, AIDAN SAVAGE, BRADEN FAVOURITE HOCKEY LOWE, BRODY STAFFORD, CHASE KETZA, DARIO VIRGA, PLAYER: ETHAN BEAR ETHAN VANDERWAL, FINN MACISAAC, GRIFFIN NEFF- TAYLOR, HAYDEN KETZA, JORDAN PARK, LIAM KREGER, LUKE GILBERTSON, MARCUS BIAGI, MATTHEW LIBOIRON, MIGUEL OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: ST-PIERRE, SCOTT FOWLER, TYLER FRIEDENBERGER, BASEBALL, CAMPING AND FISHING WILLIAM SHANDRO FAVOURITE HOCKEY MEMORY: WINNING MY SECOND Staff: MARTY LOWE, MAURICE LIBOIRON, SHAWN GOLD MEDAL IN MINOR HOCKEY WEEK 2020! FRIEDENBERGER, STEPHEN MACISAAC, YANNICK ST-PIERRE

PEEWEE 3 GREEN PEEWEE 3 RED ENOCH CREE PEEWEE 1 ST ALBERT FEMALE PEEWEE 1 SA519

Players: CARMINE BRUNO, CARNELLE THOMAS, CARTER Players: ADDISON MACDONALD, ANSLEI THISTLE, AUBREY CUTKNIFE, CASSIDY MORIN, CHEVAZ PEACOCK – PAPIN, DANISHA SANDERSON, AVERY REZANSOFF, BROOKLYNN PIRNAK, ELLA NANCY ROWAN, DRAVEN MCDONALD, EZIQUEL DESCHAMPS, DIENER, EMMA TILANDER, FAITH FEDYNIAK, GRACE BURDEN, JAVON WESLEY ERMINE-MORIN, JOSHUA CALLINGBULL, KALI JANAI EPP, KALLIE WASMUTH, KEELYN PISANI, MADELYN MORIN, KASHTIAN CUTKNIFE, KAYNE SHARPHEAD, KEGAN ROE, MAEVE GERMAIN, MAYA KASSIAN, MEGAN FITZGERALD, POWER, KINGSLEY AUIGBELLE-PAPIN, RAYDEN MOBERLY- SARAH GAUVIN, SHELBY CRITCHLEY, TESSA SUTCLIFFE GLADUE, ROWAN SHARPHEAD, TREZIAH BLUE-WARD Staff:CHAD BURDEN, GERRY SANDERSON, JESSIE Staff:CALVIN CUTKNIGE, CHRISTOPHER CALLINGBULL, REZANSOFF, MARK KASSIAN, NICOLE CARREAU, DAVID MCDONALD, JAMES CARDINAL SANDRO PISANI, SEAN FITZGERALD, SEAN SUTCLIFFE

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PEEWEE 4 BLUE Gold Medal Winner NORTH SEERA PEEWEE 4 SE473 ZACKAREE PARKER AGE: 12 YEARS PLAYED: 3 CURRENT TEAM: NORTH SEERA GRIZZLIES USUAL POSITION: CENTRE FORWARD ROLE MODEL: MY FAMILY FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM: EDMONTON OILERS FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER: CONNOR MCDAVID OTHER HOBBIES & Players: ALEC PIDDOCK, ALEXANDER MAZOLESKI, BADEN INTERESTS: RUNNING AND MILLER, CARTER MARCHAND, GROVE HAARSTAD, MACLEAN ALL OTHER SPORTS PURVIS, MAXIMUS NICHOLS, NOAH STEVENS, PATRICK FAVOURITE HOCKEY MCCOSH, QUINN HAYTER, RHETT GIESBRECHT, SAMUEL MEMORY: WINNING MY MANDRUSIAK, SHANE WHILLIER, STEFAN VAJSABEL, FIRST GOLD MEDAL AT SYDNEE BELL, TAREK MACISAAC, ZACKEREE PARKER MINOR HOCKEY WEEK Staff:BORIS VAJSABEL, BRAD W. MANDRUSIAK, 2020! CAMERON STEVENS, DUNCAN PURVIS, GARRETT MEGER

Gold Medal Winner PEEWEE 4 GREEN NOAH STEVENS EAGLES PEEWEE 4 NE506 AGE: 11 YEARS PLAYED: 7 CURRENT TEAM: NORTH SEERA GRIZZLIES USUAL POSITION: RIGHT DEFENCE ROLE MODEL: MY MOM AND DAD FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM: EDMONTON OILERS FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER: CONNOR MCDAVID OTHER HOBBIES & Players: AIDAN JUNCK, ALEXANDER RIEDER, AMIR TALIANI, COOPER BERNARD, GAVIN SIRRS, HENDRICK JANSEN VAN INTERESTS: PLAYING THE RENSBURG, JAMES BARBER, JASKARAN DHANOA, JAYDEN UKELELE COUSINEAU, JUSTIN ARNOLD, KENT MEIER, SULLIVAN FAVOURITE HOCKEY KERNAGHAN, TRUMAN PRINGLE, WILLIAM HENKE, MEMORY: GETTING ZACHARY LABRIE, ZHAYNE CLARK AMBUSHED IN THE Staff: CHRIS LABRIE, CURTIS RIEDER, ERIC SIRRS, DRESSING ROOM BY MY JEFFREY BERNARD, RYAN JUNCK TEAMMATES WITH WATER BOTTLES!

Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 29 GOLD MEDAL WINNING TEAMS - PEEWEE

PEEWEE 4 RED PEEWEE 5 BLUE ST ALBERT PEEWEE 4A SA511 KC ST. MATTHEW PEEWEE 6 KC097

Players: AUSTIN REDDICK, ELI KOROWNYK, ETHAN DELISLE, Players: ALI ISSA, CONNER TOBIN, DAVID SURRY, DAWSON GAGE REDDICK, GRIFFIN MACKAY, HAYDEN BALDASSARRE, HUSKA, DOMINIC MARGHELLA, HUDSON SHIPLETT, JD SURRY, JAYDEN FUNK, KALE OKERMAN, MATTHEW MCLEOD, KOLETEN DALZELL, LUCA WILLIAMS, NATHAN CALVERLEY, MAXWELL KING, NICHOLAS ALBERT, OWEN BERLIN, PETE NOLAN MCBEAN, RILEY JACQUES-KEELAGHAN, SOPHIE KYLE, WILDE, QUINN RILEY, THOMAS SAXTON TRISTAN DIXON-DUMAS, TYREASE CATTLEMAN Staff: COLIN RILEY, JOHN BALDASSARRE, NATHAN Staff: JASON MARGHELLA, JOHN KYLE, JONATHAN SURRY, KOROWNYK, SCOTT KING, SCOTT WILDE MICHAEL BOWERS, OWEN BOWERS

PEEWEE 5 GREEN PEEWEE 5 RED ST ALBERT PEEWEE 5C SA516 ST ALBERT PEEWEE 5A SA514

Players: ADAM SHIELDS, BRAYDEN SUGGITT, CHASE Players: BLAKE MIDDLETON, CASH FEDORVICH, CHASE BOSTROM, COOPER PISCOPO, EMILY DOAN, EVAN DEGANNES, THOMPSON, COLE SORRELL, DEVIN PARISEAU, HUDSON GRACE DEGUERRE, KIAN COYNE, KIRA DESROCHERS, KRUE BARBER, HUDSON MCCALLUM, KAIDEN SKUTA-PHILLIPS, JENNETT, LANDYN CURRIE, MARC CHOINIERE, RYLAN MATTEO ANTONUCCI, RONAN BRADY, RYAN KRUGGEL, RYAN BARBER, WILLIAM KUNCIO SOTSKI, TYSON DUIKER, ZACHARY DEKNEEF Staff:BRAD MRAZEK, DAN BOSTROM, JEFF SUGGITT, MEL Staff: KEVIN WARWARUK, MARSHAL FEDORVICH, KUNCIO, MICHAEL BRUCE TREVOR DEKNEEF

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PEEWEE 6 BLUE PEEWEE 6 GREEN EAGLES PEEWEE 6 NE508 CONFED PEEWEE 6 GREEN CO509

Players: AARAV KANDOLHA, ADAM HADJ MABROUK, ADEM Players: AIDAN ROAN, CHRISTOPHER JIANG, DANIEL RESENDES, CARTER REIB, DAMON PAVONE, HAMDAN RUSSELL, EMERSON MARCHIEL, EMILIO BADIOLA, ERIK FARHAT, HAMZA ALHINDI, KIAN HENDERSON, LUKE THERRES, CLARKE, GABRIEL BRAD SLIPETZ, ISAAC SEGAL, JALAL NICHOLAS HUNTER, NOAH MCARA, OWEN SVENSRUD, TELIANI, JAYANNA HALWA, KYLE FLODEN, MAKSYM PHOENIX PERREAULT, ROWAN KISHIUCHI KLYMYSHYN, NATHAN FERNANDEZ, RYLAN JOU, SEAN Staff:CHRIS REIB, GRAEME KISHIUCHI, NORM PERREAULT, WHELAN, TOBIAS OLIVER-POULSEN TERENCE SVENSRUD, ZACK MCARA Staff:BARRY HALWA, JASON RUSSELL, RAGNAR POULSEN, ROB MARCHIEL, ROBERT CLARKE, VERN SLIPETZ

PEEWEE 6 RED BEAUMONT PEEWEE 6

Players: ADISON CLARK, ANNIKA BRADY, AVERY LLOYD, CHARLOTTE AITKIN, CORBYN KAGI, DANIKKA LOGAN, HARLOW ROTH, KAIA MACMILLAN, LEEZA CHAMBERLAND, LINDSEY LEBLANC, MARTINE AYREY, MATTEA GIESBRECHT, QUINN MACMILLAN, RAEGAN MATTER, RAIMI JANUSKA, SARYN DACK, SHELBY KADATZ, ZOE BRADLEY Staff:CHANTAL ROBITAILLE, CHRISTA CHAMBERLAND, DUSTIN LLOYD, RICHARD CHAMBERLAND, SUSAN CLARK, TROY BRADY

Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 31 GOLD MEDAL WINNING TEAMS - PEEWEE

PEEWEE AA Gold Medal Winner CAC PEEWEE AA BLUE CA960 NOLAN FERGUSON AGE: 12 YEARS PLAYED: 8 CURRENT TEAM: CAC MERCEDES BENZ USUAL POSITION: DEFENCE ROLE MODEL: MY PARENTS FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM: WASHINGTON CAPITALS FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER: ALEXANDER OVECHKIN OTHER HOBBIES & Players: BROOKE RYDEL, COLE TRIMBLE, CONNOR OXLEY, INTERESTS: PLAYING COOPER ORRELL, DYLAN FILLIER, ERIC RIPKA, HUNTER SOCCER AND COOKING AND ZAYAC, JORDAN DUGUAY, JORDAN SWITZER, KINGSTON BAKING ENGEL, LANDEN MCFADDEN, LANDON MORRIS, MATTHEW FAVOURITE HOCKEY PARANYCH, MAXIM REINHART, NOAH CHADI, NOLAN MEMORY: WINNING MINOR FERGUSON, RADOSLAV DIMITROV, ZAVIER HEBERT HOCKEY WEEK WITH MY Staff: BRIAN YEE, CHAD DESAULNIERS, JAKE CHADI, LANCE TEAM THIS YEAR! I’VE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO PLAY ON MCFADDEN, PAIGE BEAUFIELD, REESE RUBERRY, SOME GREAT TEAMS AND THIS IS MY THIRD MHW GOLD!! TERRY PARANYCH, TOMIKO MCCALL, TRAVIS SWITZER

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FEMALE BANTAM A FEMALE BANTAM B ST ALBERT FEMALE BANTAM 2 SA620 ST ALBERT FEMALE BANTAM 2 SA620

Players: BRECKANN FAHL, CAYDENCE DEVEAU, ELLIE BIRCH, ERIN Players: ALICIA VICTOOR, ALYSSA THORNTON, AZURE BUGLER- RENEE GABOURIE, JENAYA BOURQUE, KENNEDY GREEN, KIARA LYNCH, CLAIRE MORRIS, DAISY NILSSON, ÉMILIE JURICK, EMILY FUSON, LYDIA KRAHN, MACKENZIE SCHELLENBERG, MARISSA HARTY, EMME KIESER, ERIKA WARRING, GABRIELLA HARPER, ALBERT, MERCEDES WARAWA, MORGAN SAUNDERS, MYSTERY HAYLEY MAGERA, KARA MATTY, KAYLA KLUSS, LOGAN PRESLEY, SHAW, PAIGE HOLOWATIUK, PAYTON FEDORVICH, RIANE MOHR, MAYA CHAREST, MAYA MCKAY, PERCI MATTAR, SARAH SHIELDS SARAH GAPP, SHAELYNN RUSSELL, TAYLOR MAKEIFF Staff:AMIYAH CHARRON, CHRIS JURICK, JANICE KLUSS, Staff:BILL HOLOWATIUK, CHRISTOPHER SCHELLENBERG, JESSE KIESER, KEVIN MCKAY, MIKE MAGERA LINDSAY MOHR, MARSHAL FEDORVICH, NICOLE SCHELLENBERG, SHAWN GREEN, THOMAS GAPP

BANTAM 1 BANTAM 2 SHERWOOD PARK BANTAM 1 SP601 SWZ BANTAM 2 BLACK SW523

Players: ADAM MOORE, BENJAMIN BURDENIE, BERKLEY Players: ADAM DEMCHUK, BLAKE DEGENHARDT, BRADEN DALLYN, BRANDON HESSE, BRANDON WALKER, CAMERON JONES, ETHAN ALLAN, ETHAN SCHMIDT, FINN SHEPHERD, FOWLER, CARTER LARSON, EAMON JEWELL, ETHAN NUTTALL, JACKSON KROCHAK, JAMES LOKSTADT, JESSE TROMBLEY, EVAN ZAICHKOWSKY, JAKE WEINERT, JAXON BAKER, JESSE JONAH VERBIN, KALANI CHESLEY, KALER ASHTON, LUCAS PLATZ, JOSEPH REID, KWENTYN OSS, LOGAN GAEBEL, LUKE FINCH, NOLAN FRANS, SETH HANF, SHAAN JUDGE, MITCHELL, REGHAN VERSTEEGE, WARNER FADISH SPENCER HEARD, TANNER MIDDLETON Staff:CASSANDRA POTVIN, CHRIS FOWLER, CHUCK REID, DENIS Staff:DARREN SHEPHERD, JASON SCHMIDT, LORNE DEMCHUK, POTVIN, JASON ZAICHKOWSKY, RYAN PECKHAM, MICHAEL DEGENHARDT, VICTOR ASHTON SEAN MITCHELL, TYLER HORNUNG, ZACHARY AGATE

Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 33 GOLD MEDAL WINNING TEAMS - BANTAM

BANTAM 3 BLUE BANTAM 3 RED SWZ BANTAM 3 GREEN SW526 SPRUCE GROVE BANTAM 1 SG874

Players: BRADY CLARKE, COHEN CUNNINGHAM, ETHAN Players: ALEX WARD, AMTAJ DHANOA, BRAYDEN WATT, PETRIE, EVAN LEBLANC, GEORGE FUCHS, GRAYDIE SNOWDEN, BRODY BENSON, CARTER DAVIDSON, COHEN SOMMER, GAGE GURNOOR VIRK, JACOB PRATT, JOHN MARTY STOCK, JONAH RICHARDS, HAYLEN KAYE, JACE MACKAY, JOELLE ALEXIS, LEPPS, LUCAS BELIK, MAXIM ANDERSSON, PAYTON GJESDAL, JOSH JACOBSON, JUSTIN KAYE, KALEN FLODELL, MATT RILEY JONES, RYAN BADGER, RYDER WOODWARD, KIRCHNER, MAXWELL YOUNGHANS, OWEN ZACHARKO SAMUEL BROWN, SEBASTIEN LUCIC Staff:ALEX ZACHARKO, DAN ZACHARKO, JORDON FLODELL, Staff:BRAD BADGER, DONALD LUCIC, KEN PRATT, MIKE MACKAY, MIKE WATT, STEVEN DAVIDSON OLWEN LEPPS, ROB WOODWARD, RUSSELL BELIK

BANTAM 4 BLUE BANTAM 4 RED SEERA BANTAM 4 BLACK SE484 ST ALBERT BANTAM 4 SA617

Players: BRODY ANDREWS, CHARLES FIELD, CHARLIE ISSHAK, Players: ANN BELANGER, BENJAMIN LIGHTFOOT, BOSTON ST. CHRISTIAN RAVARRA-FRONDA, COLE SMEREKA, EDGAR MARTIN, CARTER LAFRAMBOISE, CHRISTIAN ONO, CONNOR (EDDIE) RESLER, ELSA HURD, JALEN BHARDWAJ, JOLIE BROEKSMA, COREY MCDONALD, DAVIS MALONEY, ETHAN BOLSTER, MARC-ANDRE HEBERT, MARILYN MAYZEL, MILES BURTON, ISABELLA FIRBANK, JACKSON SMITH, LOGAN MILLER, EDEN, NOAH VALENTE, SAMUEL RADKE, NOLAN SUTCLIFFE, PAUL GAGNON, RYLAN SAUNDERS, SASHA ALEXANDER- FLEMING, TOMAS VICKERS TANNER GOMES, THOMAS RANKIN, WILLIAM HARGREAVES Staff: BRAD VICKERS, DARCY FLEMING, GEORGE ISSHAK, Staff:KEVIN MALONEY, MICHAEL GOMES, NORM GAGNON, PIERRE HEBERT ROB MCDONALD, TIM SAUNDERS

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BANTAM 5 BLUE BANTAM 5 RED ENOCH CREE BANTAM 1 FORT SASKATCHEWAN BANTAM 3

Players: AYANNA MCDONALD, CHARLIZE OCHIESE, DEVANTE Players: AUSTIN GAWRON, BRENNAN FODCHUK, CHANCE STAMP, JAMAY THOMAS, JAYSEL WILLIER, JULIUS WARD, BERG, DALEN DANYLUK, EVAN BIDNIAK, FRASIER KNOTT, KAICE MORIN, KALYM RAIN, KANYE PEACOCK, KYRA MORIN, ISAAK PEARSON, IVOR HOWELLS, KADEN VAN DOMSELAAR, MADISON WARD, MALCOLM CARDINAL, MASON PEACOCK, KYAN BARRAS, MAX APPLETON, OWEN WEBB, QUINTON MATHIAS WASKAHAT-MORIN, MURRAY BULL, TOUGAS, ROWAN QUINN, SHEA KORDYBACK, TANNER FUDGE, SIEANNA MORIN, TAYSEN WARD, TY SQUIRES TAYLOR DABBS, TRAVIS BOURQUE Staff:JORDAN COURTEPATTE, JOSEPH THOMAS, Staff: CHRIS KORDYBACK, CURTIS APPLETON, GREGORY KEVIN OCHIESE, LEE MORIN BIDNIAK, IAN BERG, JAMES BARRAS, KAREN FODCHUK, ROBERT BOURQUE

BANTAM 6 SWZ BANTAM 6 SW535

Players: AIDEN KENNEDY, ANMOL KAHLON, BRADEN LEE, BROOKLYN HEATH-SKINNER, BRYN THOMAS, DAVID JOHNSON, ETHAN KENNEDY, GAIGE EPP, ISAAC TIMMS, JACK CRUICKSHANK, JACK LANGE, JOHN MACDONALD, JULIAN AYLWARD, LEIF REYNOLDS, THOMAS PLESMAN, TY TULIK, ZAYAN RAYANI Staff:BILL AYLWARD, DENIS KENNEDY, KARIM RAYANI, RICHARD THOMAS, SHANE TULIK, TRACY ALLEN

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FEMALE MIDGET A FEMALE MIDGET B SHERWOOD PARK FEMALE MIDGET SP750 LEDUC FEMALE MIDGET

Players: ABIGAIL MATCH, ALEXANDRA WILSON, BREANNA Players: ALENA THOMPSON, ALEXIS BEECHING, ALEXY RAIN- PARSONS, BROOKE BABYCK, CAROLYNE LAVOIE, DANIELLE KOOTENAY, AMI NORNEBY, BRIANNA LARSON, COURTNEY WHITE, HAILEY O’BRIEN, JENNA NIEMAN, JORDAN GOEREE, CRITCH, EMILY ROBBENHAAR, EMMA UDHOLM, GRACE JULIE SEMOTIUK, KAYLA ROBINS, KAYLEE ELENIAK, KENDRA MELVIE, JENNA HANSON, KAYLA LAPORTE, MADISON WOOD, MCMILLAN, LAUREN WHITE, PAIGE OLSON, RAYA BISHOP MAIAH BEATON, MAKENNA HENDERSON, MEGAN EDGI, MYKA ROSS, QUINN BROADBENT, SYDNEY COLEMAN Staff: BEN MATCH, BRENT BABYCK, CARRIE BISHOP, CHAD GOEREE, JACKIE O’BRIEN, JAMES NIEMAN, Staff:DARRELL MELVIE, DENISE BROADBENT, KORY UDHOLM, KATHRYN GIORGI, RANDY ROSEN PAUL HANSON, ROBERT CRITCH, WAYNE WOOD

MIDGET 1 MIDGET 2 KC SABRES MIDGET 1 KC114 SPRUCE GROVE MIDGET 3 SG881

Players: CHRISTOPHER ALUCEMA, COLIN FERRA, CONNOR HUBLEY, DANIEL FUNG, DARIO NERI, DYLAN WILLIAMS, Players: ALEX SETTER, ALEX ZACHARKO, CADAN NESS-MUNRO, ETHAN SADOWNIK, GEOFFREY VALENTINE, KYLE BORN, CHASE WELLS, COLE TEBB, DAWSYN BOUTIN, GAVIN WATT, LOGAN SINCLAIR, LUCAS SAMSON, M. BENJAMIN POPHAM, JACK HANCEY, JACOB WILLIAMS, JOSHUA GOERTZ, KADEN QUINN SCARLETT, REID HOLMES, RYAN DICK, RYAN BROADBENT, KURT BREITKREUZ, LUCAS PYSAR, LUCAS WENDT, HAMPSON, RYLEY DECKERT, SAMUEL PALFREY, TERRIS MAH, MAC TOFIN, NICHOLAS LASCHUK, NICHOLAS LAZARICK, TREY DELVER, ZEKA DEMELO RYAN POWIS, TALON PILLA, TYLER ZELINSKI Staff: ADAM KUIPERS-GLUGOSH, ALEXANDER ALUCEMA, Staff: BERNARD STREI, DAN ZACHARKO, GARETT BROADBENT, DOUGLAS SENTELL, JASON DICK, MARCEL ALUCEMA, SHELDON NESS-MUNRO, TYLER LAZARICK NOAH WEINKAUF-BOWMAN, YUAN LIEW

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MIDGET 3 MIDGET 4 NEZ Midget 2 NE702 SWZ MIDGET 4 GREEN SW545

Players: ANTHONY SALVATORE, BRAYDEN ALLDIS, BRAYDEN Players: BRADLEY BUMA, CONNOR HALL, EWAN ZINCHUK, FERENCE, CHASE NOPPERS, CONOR FILIPCHUK, DESTYN JACK PARSONS, JACKSON RAJOTTE, JACOB BRACKETT, CLARKE, DIONISIOS ATHANASOPOULOS, JARED GACH, KYLE JEREMY CRAVEN, JOSHUA LAVOLD, KASI JAIN, KOHYN FRICKER, LOGAN SLOBODIAN, MAISEN DESCHENE, NATHAN CARSON, LOGAN SCHULTZ, MATTHEW CORALEJO, MICHAEL WIWAD, NOAH SEMBALUK, RAMI SHAMSELDINE, THOMAS JENSEN, NATHAN MEEKER, NOAH FERNANDO, RUSSELL STONE, TRISTAN MARLING, TYLER SIRACKY, JOHNSON, SAMUEL MIREAU, SETH HANAK, SUMEET SINGH ZACHARY WALKER, ZACHARY WIWAD BHANGOO, TYLER ASAI Staff: ALI SHAMSELDINE, DUSTIN MARLING, KENNETH Staff:BARRY DEE JOHNSON, DAN MEEKER, DARREN BUMA, FERENCE, RAYMOND BENIK, RILEY BENIK, KIRK JENSEN, OREST ZINCHUK ALI SHAMSELDINE

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Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 37 GOLD MEDAL WINNING TEAMS - MIDGET

MIDGET 5 SEERA MIDGET 4 SE495

Players: AARON MAURICIO, ANDY SAMRA, ASHAUN MANN, BEN DRAPER, CALVIN GERTZ, EVAN PARSONS, JACOB RUSSELL, JADAN CHAMPAGNE, JASPER BRYDON, JOSHUA BEAULIEU, JOSHUA BRYDON, JOSHUA NIXON-SALAHUB, JOSHUA TRANG, KOBE COURTOREILLE, MANDEEP BAINS, NIKHIL DEIGHTON, PIERSON MERCREDI, ROAN DEIGHTON Staff:BILL SALAHUB, BRIAN DEIGHTON, BRIAN PARSONS, ROBERT BRYDON, SAMUEL NIXON SALAHUB

MIDGET 6 RED MIDGET 6 BLUE BEAUMONT MIDGET 3 NWZ MIDGET 6 NW236

Players: AARON OSTASHOWER, ADI AHUJA, ALISTAIR Players: ALEX BRACHLOW, ANAYA HEATLEY, CARTER DUTTON, ALIYAN AFSAR, CHASE PARKER, DIEGO PALOMO, BRUHJELL, ERICK DE AGUAYO, FARSAD HAMEED, JACK DOMINIC PENDER, ETHAN DARAVI, EVAN LEWIS, JAKE NEUSTAETER, JAKSON FURLOTTE, KEANAN WHITEBEAR, GREENING, JOHN DAVID (J.D.) CARLSON, JORDAN KASOWSKI, LACHLAN LOWRIE, LOGAN ORR, MATTHEW TANCOWNY, JUSTIN CARROLL, KALAN MORIN-GLADUE, MARSHALL NATHAN VADGAMA, NOAH POMEROY, ROWAN NORDSTROM, MORIN, MASON BOLDUC-HENDERSON, PAYTON FIRST RIDER- RYAN PARNELL, RYAN PERSAUD, SCOTT MACDOUGALL, CARDINAL, RAYMOND WOLLERSHEIM-KISON, SPENCER LAVIGNE SAMUEL NORDIN Staff: ALEXANDER DYCK, DYLAN DELLEZAY, GARRY ORR, Staff:ANDY GREENING, BEN DUTTON, CHRIS NORDIN, LIAM LOUGH, NOAH DANYLYSHEN DAVID DUMAS, MICHELLE GREENING, TONY CARROLL

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