As teams head into the tail end of the 2021-22 Alberta Elite Hockey League season, the Fort Saskatchewan U18 AAA Rangers, CAC U16 AAA, and St. Albert U15 AAA Sabres all lead their respective leagues.
U18 AAA
At the end of January, the U18 AAA standings are:
North Division
1) Fort Sask Straightline Dodge Rangers (50 pts)
2) St. Alberta Nektar Raiders (38 pts)
3) SSAC BP Athletics (35pts)
4) CAC Gregg Distributors (28 pts)
5) Sherwood Park Ennis Kings (27 pts)
5) Lloydminster Inland Steel Bobcats (27 pts)
7) GPAC Ernie’s Sports Storm (25 pts)
8) MLAC Beverly Optimists (22 pts)
8) Leduc Wilhauk Jerky Oil Kings (22 pts)
South Division
1) Calgary Buffaloes (47 pts)
2) Calgary NW Flames (42 pts)
3) Lethbridge Hurricanes (39 pts)
4) Calgary Royals (34 pts)
5) Airdrie CFR Bisons (31 pts)
6) Red Deer Optimist Chiefs (25 pts)
6) Calgary Northstars (25 pts)
8) Okotoks Bow Mark Oilers (23 pts)
Calgary NW Flames forward Jagger Tapper and Airdrie forward Cooper Brown are tied for the lead league with 43 points each, while Brown’s teammate, Matthias Bessey, leads the way in assists with 28.
In goal, Fort Sask netminder Carson Burkart is tied with teammate Liam Bechtold and Calgary Buffaloes goaltender Nicholas Jones with 12 wins. Jones also leads the way with a 1.54 GAA and five shutouts, while Lethbridge’s Erick Roest boasts the best SV% (.946).
U16 AAA
The U16 AAA standings heading into February are:
North Division
1) Canadian (CAC) United Cycle (45 pts)
2) St. Albert Tetz Powell CPAs Flyers (44 pts)
3) Fort Sask TC Infrastructure Rangers (40 pts)
4) Sherwood Park Squires (39 pts)
5) Leduc Techmation Oil Kings (22 pts)
6) Lloydminster R’ohan Bobcats (21 pts)
7) GPAC Storm (20 pts)
8) SSAC United Cycle Bulldogs (18 pts)
9) MLAC Alberta Screw Piles Leafs (14 pts)
10) PAC Saints (6 pts)
11) KC Centennials (5 pts)
South Division
1) NWCAA Flames (44 pts)
2) Calgary Royals (43 pts)
3) Okotoks Oilers (32 pts)
4) SEAC Tigers (28 pts)
5) Lethbridge Headwater Hurricanes (26 pts)
6) AC Avalanche (24 pts)
7) CBHA Bulls (23 pts)
8) Red Deer North Stars (22 pts)
9) Calgary Northstars (10 pts)
CAC forward Lynden Donald-Gorman continues to lead the league in goals (28) and points (51), while St. Albert forward Cash Carter once again heads into a new month as the league-leader in assists (28).
Three goaltender are currently tied for the league lead with 12 wins apiece: St. Albert’s Hudson Sedo, Calgary Royals netminder Maxwell Geib, and CAC goalie Joshua Banini. Sedo continues to pace the league with a 1.66 GAA, while Sherwood Park’s Cainwyn Clark has a league-best .942 SV%. Sedo and Clark are tied atop the league with three shutouts each.
U15 AAA
The U15 AAA standings after January are:
North Division
1) St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres (45 pts)
2) Fort Sask Enhance It Rangers (40 pts)
3) GPAC Golden Arrow Storm (33 pts)
3) PAC Saints (33 pts)
5) Lloydminster Meridian Surveys Bobcats (32 pts)
6) Sherwood Park United Cycle Flyers (27 pts)
7) SSAC Southgate Lions (20 pts)
8) Leduc LJAC Oil Kings (12 pts)
9) KC Squires (10 pts)
10) MLAC Scott Pump (9 pts)
11) CAC Volvo of Edmonton (5 pts)
South Division
1) Airdrie Xtreme (44 pts)
2) Red Deer Rebels (37 pts)
3) Calgary Bisons (32 pts)
3) Okotoks Oilers (32 pts)
5) NWCAA Flames (30 pts)
6) SEAC Tigers (26 pts)
7) Calgary Royals (19 pts)
8) Lethbridge Val Matteoti Golden Hawks (10 pts)
9) Calgary Northstars (8 pts)
Fort Sask forward Kale Dach continues to lead the league in both points (64) and assists (39) in just 25 games played. Meanwhile, Lloydminster forward Aiden Foster is pacing the league with 27 goals.
Airdrie’s Corbin Sanderman leads all goaltenders with 13 wins, while St. Albert netminder Finn Werner, who is yet to lose this season with a 11-0-1 record, holds the best GAA (1.57) and SV% (940). Fort Sask netminder Owen Callicott currently leads the league with 3 shutouts in 10 games.