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2021–22 AJHL season
LeagueAlberta Junior Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games60
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season championsBrooks Bandits
Post-season
North division championsSpruce Grove Saints
South division championsBrooks Bandits
Inter Pipeline Cup
ChampionsBrooks Bandits
  Runners-upSpruce Grove Saints
AJHL seasons
← 2020–21

The 2021–22 AJHL season was the 58th season of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). The Brooks Bandits finished the regular season in 1st place overall having won 52 of 60 games played. They were then undefeated in the post-season Inter Pipeline Cup playoffs, defeating the Spruce Grove Saints in the final round. They then went on to defeat the Ontario Junior Hockey League championship Pickering Panthers to win the 2022 Centennial Cup national championship.[1]

The Drayton Valley Thunder set a league record for the fewest penalty minutes for a team in a single season with 713. The Brooks Bandits set a league record for the longest unbeaten steak in a single season with 36 wins and 1 overtime loss. Rookie Zach Bookman of the Brooks Bandits set league records for the most points in a season, with 102, and the most assists in a single season, with 81. The Okotoks Oilers tied the league record held by 6 other teams for most consecutive shutouts in a season with 3.[2]

The former Calgary Mustangs moved to Blackfalds after a two-year leave of absence and were named the Blackfalds Bulldogs.[3][4]

Regular season

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Map of AJHL, 2021–22 to 2022–23
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Bobcats
Lloydminster Bobcats
Pontiacs
Bonnyville Pontiacs
Oil Barons
Fort McMurray Oil Barons
Bandits
Brooks Bandits
Dragons
Drumheller Dragons
Kodiaks
Camrose Kodiaks
Crusaders
Sherwood Park Crusaders
Bulldogs
Blackfalds Bulldogs
Saints
Spruce Grove Saints
Oilers
Okotoks Oilers
Canucks
Calgary Canucks
Grizzlies
Olds Grizzlies
Thunder
Drayton Valley Thunder
Eagles
Canmore Eagles
Wolverines
Whitecourt Wolverines
Storm
Grande Prairie Storm
   North Division
   South Division

The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[5]

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 46 9 3 2 97
Fort McMurray Oil Barons 59 39 19 0 1 79
Bonnyville Pontiacs 59 34 16 6 2 76
Drayton Valley Thunder 60 33 17 7 2 75
Lloydminster Bobcats 59 29 25 2 3 63
Whitecourt Wolverines 57 26 26 4 1 57
Sherwood Park Crusaders 60 25 30 1 4 55
Grande Prairie Storm 59 22 29 5 3 52
South Division
Team GP W L OTL SOL Pts
Brooks Bandits 60 52 6 1 1 106
Drumheller Dragons 60 34 18 4 4 76
Camrose Kodiaks 59 33 24 2 0 68
Okotoks Oilers 58 28 26 4 0 60
Blackfalds Bulldogs 60 28 31 1 0 57
Canmore Eagles 59 20 30 6 3 49
Calgary Canucks 59 15 38 5 1 36
Olds Grizzlys 60 9 45 4 2 24

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Ryan McAllister Brooks Bandits 60 57 82 139 38
TJ Hughes Brooks Bandits 60 66 61 127 14
Zach Bookman Brooks Bandits 55 21 81 102 30
Devin Phillips Brooks Bandits 45 23 68 91 20
Rieger Lorenz Okotoks Oilers 60 38 47 85 54
Brett Pfoh Spruce Grove Saints 55 27 47 74 66
Caiden Gault Spruce Grove Saints 58 46 27 73 38
Tyler Mahan Whitecourt Wolverines 60 29 42 71 28
Noah Hackett Brooks Bandits 59 34 36 70 60
Luigi Benincasa Spruce Grove Saints 56 36 32 68 1

Leading goaltenders

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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 39 33 4 0 1 89 0.897 2.31 4 2,307
Eric Ward Drumheller Dragons 41 24 9 4 3 91 0.910 2.41 2 2,269
Gabe Gratton Fort McMurray Oil Barons 28 19 7 0 0 65 0.914 2.42 1 1,609
Jack McNaughton Okotoks Oilers 27 14 9 3 0 63 0.907 2.43 4 1,553
Jackson Berry Drayton Valley Thunder 36 21 9 3 1 91 0.925 2.57 1 2,121
Zac Onyskiw Spruce Grove Saints 27 20 4 2 1 65 0.902 2.60 2 1,501
Maxwell Beckford Brooks Bandits 28 20 2 1 1 69 0.895 2.63 4 1,573
Matthew Hennessey Bonnyville Pontiacs 39 24 7 5 1 106 0.910 2.72 4 2,335
Carson Ironside Whitecourt Wolverines 32 16 8 3 1 86 0.918 2.77 1 1,866
Logan Willcott Camrose Kodiaks 30 15 12 0 0 76 0.888 2.99 2 1,524

Post-season

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The 2021–22 post-season was first full playoff in three years after they were in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
        
Whitecourt 4
Bonnyville 2
Whitecourt 0
Spruce Grove 4
Spruce Grove 4
Drayton Valley 0
Drayton Valley 4
Lloydminster 1
Drayton Valley 4
Fort McMurray 2
Fort McMurray 4
Sherwood Park 1
Spruce Grove 1
Brooks 4
Okotoks 4
Blackfalds 0
Okotoks 4
Drumheller 2
Drumheller 4
Calgary 2
Okotoks 0
Brooks 4
Brooks 4
Canmore 0
Canmore 4
Camrose 3


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 AJHL playoff results". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "AJHL record book 2023" (PDF). ajhl.ca. Alberta Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ^ Rumbolt, Ryan (5 May 2019). "Calgary Mustangs hockey club plans 'leave of absence' from AJHL next season". Calgary Sun. Postmedia. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ Dormer, Dave (23 October 2019). "AJHL approves move of Calgary Mustangs hockey club to Blackfalds". CTV News. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ^ "AJHL stats 2021–22 regular season". ajhl.ca. Alberta Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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