Drayton Valley Thunder - 麻豆传媒入口 Mon, 04 Sep 2023 23:02:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/05/cropped-csshl-site-title-photo-32x32.png Drayton Valley Thunder - 麻豆传媒入口 32 32 Madden Signs in AJHL /madden-signs-in-ajhl?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=madden-signs-in-ajhl Mon, 04 Sep 2023 23:02:50 +0000 /?p=5009 OHA Edmonton student-athlete Dawson Madden has signed in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Drayton Valley Thunder. Madden spent the 2022/23 CSSHL season with the OHA Edmonton U18 Prep team. In 29 games the Evansburg, AB forward finished fifth in team scoring with 24 points.

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OHA Edmonton student-athlete Dawson Madden has signed in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Drayton Valley Thunder.

Madden spent the 2022/23 CSSHL season with the OHA Edmonton U18 Prep team. In 29 games the Evansburg, AB forward finished fifth in team scoring with 24 points.

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Lamb Joins SAIT /lamb-joins-sait?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lamb-joins-sait Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:17:47 +0000 /?p=4879 Former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) student-athlete Noah Lamb has committed to the SAIT Trojans for the 2023/24 season. Lamb joined NAX for the 2017/18 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) U16 Prep season. A sixth round, 118th overall 2017 Western Hockey League (WHL) Draft Pick by the Victoria Royals, Lamb would record 4 goals and […]

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Former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) student-athlete Noah Lamb has committed to the SAIT Trojans for the 2023/24 season.

Lamb joined NAX for the 2017/18 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) U16 Prep season. A sixth round, 118th overall 2017 Western Hockey League (WHL) Draft Pick by the Victoria Royals, Lamb would record 4 goals and 24 assists in 30 games. He would add two points in five playoff games as NAX captured the 2018 CSSHL U16 Prep Western Championship.

After playing in two Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) games with the Camrose Kodiaks and seven WHL games with the Royals in 2018/19, Lamb would join the Royals full time in 2019/20, assisting on 2 goals in 46 games. He would play six games with the team in 2020/21, again assisting on two goals.

He would start the 2021/22 season in the WHL with the Swift Current Broncos before finishing the year in the AJHL with the Drayton Valley Thunder. In 26 AJHL games the Edmonton, AB defenseman would tally 13 points.

This season in 44 AJHL games with the Thunder Lamb would score 1 goal and assist on 23 more.

Located in Calgary, AB, SAIT plays in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC).

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Former NAX Trio Commit to NAIT /former-nax-trio-commit-to-nait?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-nax-trio-commit-to-nait Thu, 20 Jul 2023 22:41:53 +0000 /?p=4771 A trio of former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) student-athletes in Ethan Leyer, Ty Whitford and Ty Yoder have committed to the NAIT Ooks for the 2023/24 season. The trio spent the 2017/18 season in the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) with the NAX U16 Prep team. That season NAX would go undefeated in the […]

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A trio of former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) student-athletes in Ethan Leyer, Ty Whitford and Ty Yoder have committed to the NAIT Ooks for the 2023/24 season.

The trio spent the 2017/18 season in the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) with the NAX U16 Prep team. That season NAX would go undefeated in the regular season before capturing the 2018 CSSHL U16 Prep Western Championship.

Leyer would finish tenth in league scoring with 49 points in 35 games. The St. Albert, AB forward led all skaters with nine points in five playoff games.

A forward from Strathcona County, AB, Whitford would finish fourth in league scoring with 60 points in 36 games. He would add three points in five playoff games.

Yoder would lead all U16 Prep skaters with 44 goals and 74 points in 34 games while being named the CSSHL U16 Prep MVP. The Tofield, AB forward would add eight points in five playoff games.

A 10th round pick, 204th overall by the Portland Winterhawks at the 2017 Western Hockey League (WHL) Draft, Leyer would join the Bonnyville Pontiacs for the 2018/19 Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) season, finishing with 17 points in 49 games.

Leyer would join the Whitecourt Wolverines for the next two seasons, tallying 54 points in 65 games. This season Leyer played 51 AJHL games with the Spruce Grove Saints, scoring 13 goals and assisting on 24 more.

Whitford would make the jump to the AJHL in 2018/19 with the Drayton Valley Thunder, playing three and a half seasons with the team. He would record 29 goals and 23 assists in 124 games before being joining the Drumheller Dragons during the 2021/22 season. In 95 games with the Dragons Whitford would produce 23 goals and 37 points, including a career high 40 points this season.

Selected in the fifth round, 93rd overall by the Victoria Royals at the 2017 WHL Draft, Yoder would join the team for the 2018/19 season. In parts of four seasons with the Royals Yoder would record 16 points in 116 WHL games. He would join the Okotoks Oilers during the 2021/22 season, finishing his junior career with the team. In 72 AJHL games he would score 29 goals and add 23 assists.

Located in Edmonton, AB, the Ooks play in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC).

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Suppin Commits to NCAA Div III Program /suppin-commits-to-ncaa-div-iii-program?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suppin-commits-to-ncaa-div-iii-program Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:11:47 +0000 /?p=4683 Former Pursuit of Excellence (RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna) student-athlete Isaac Suppin has committed to NCAA Division III program College of St. Scholastica for the 2023/24 season. The Kelowna, BC forward joined the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) for the 2016/17 U15 season. In 16 games with POE he would record 21 points, third most […]

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Former Pursuit of Excellence (RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna) student-athlete Isaac Suppin has committed to NCAA Division III program College of St. Scholastica for the 2023/24 season.

The Kelowna, BC forward joined the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) for the 2016/17 U15 season. In 16 games with POE he would record 21 points, third most amongst his team. He would contribute six points in four playoff games as POE were crowned 2017 U15 CSSHL Western Champions.

In 2017/18 Suppin would suit-up for the POE U18 Prep team where he would finish with 6 points in 33 games. The following U18 Prep season he would add 20 points in 31 games. Suppin would return for a final U18 Prep season with POE in 2019/20, leading his team with 27 goals and 51 assists in 33 games.

Suppin would join the Canmore Eagles for the 2020/21 Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) season,聽 playing in just two games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021/22 he would finish with 39 points in 60 AJHL games. Suppin would begin the 2022/23 season with Canmore, playing one game before heading north to play 16 games with the Drayton Valley Thunder. He would ultimately finish the season in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) with the Melville Millionaires, tallying 20 points in 28 games.

Located in Duluth, MN, College of St. Scholastica is an NCAA Division III program competing in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).

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Drayton Valley Add IHA Pair /drayton-valley-add-iha-pair?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drayton-valley-add-iha-pair Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:50:37 +0000 /?p=3805 The Drayton Valley Thunder have added a pair of International Hockey Academy (IHA) student-athletes for the 2022/23 Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) season. A defenseman from Calgary, AB, Kyle Federico spent the 2021/22 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) season with the IHA U18 Prep team. Federico would lead all IHA defensemen with 10 assists […]

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The Drayton Valley Thunder have added a pair of International Hockey Academy (IHA) student-athletes for the 2022/23 Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) season.

A defenseman from Calgary, AB, Kyle Federico spent the 2021/22 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) season with the IHA U18 Prep team. Federico would lead all IHA defensemen with 10 assists and 13 points in 32 games.

Lexton Grey has played the last five seasons in the CSSHL, joining in 2017/18 with the Edge School U15 team where he would record 2 goals and 2 assists in 25 games. The Cold Lake, AB defenseman would spend the next three years with the RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (formerly Pursuit of Excellence) program, recording 4 points in 66 games split between the U15 Prep, U16 Prep, and U18 Prep levels. Grey would record 1 assist in 30 games with the IHA U18 Prep team this season.

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Former NAX Forward Commits to NAIT Ooks /former-nax-forward-commits-to-nait-ooks?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-nax-forward-commits-to-nait-ooks Fri, 24 Jun 2022 22:25:59 +0000 /?p=3696 Former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) forward Kye Whillans has committed to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Ooks for the 2022/23 season. Whillans spent three seasons in the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) with NAX. The Manning, AB forward joined the program in 2016/17, recording 18 points in 30 U16 Prep games. He […]

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Former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) forward Kye Whillans has committed to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Ooks for the 2022/23 season.

Whillans spent three seasons in the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) with NAX. The Manning, AB forward joined the program in 2016/17, recording 18 points in 30 U16 Prep games.

He would spend the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons with the NAX U18 Prep team recording 30 points in 39 games, helping NAX capture back-to-back CSSHL U18 Prep League Championships.

In 2019/20 he would join the Drayton Valley Thunder for the 2019/20 Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) season, recording 2 goals and 5 assists in 41 games. He would join the AJHL鈥檚 Spruce Grove Saints for the 2020/21 season, finishing with 5 points in 13 games.

Whillans would return to Spruce Grove for the start of the 2021/22 season, playing 11 games for them before heading east to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) where he would tally 4 goals and 6 assists in 23 games with the Nipawin Hawks.

 

The Ooks are an Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) program located in Edmonton, AB.

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McKinnon Commits to SUNY Canton /mckinnon-commits-to-suny-canton?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mckinnon-commits-to-suny-canton Fri, 27 May 2022 22:21:10 +0000 /?p=3617 Reilly McKinnon has committed to SUNY Canton for the 2022/23 season. The Trail, BC defenseman spent four seasons in the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) with Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA). In 2015/16 McKinnon joined the OHA U15 team, producing 4 points in 24 games. He would play 30 U16 Prep games the following year, […]

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Reilly McKinnon has committed to SUNY Canton for the 2022/23 season.

The Trail, BC defenseman spent four seasons in the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) with Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA). In 2015/16 McKinnon joined the OHA U15 team, producing 4 points in 24 games. He would play 30 U16 Prep games the following year, tallying 9 points.

McKinnon would spend the next two years with the OHA U18 Prep teams, playing 49 games and recording 19 points.

In 2019/20 he would join the Drayton Valley Thunder in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), finishing with 8 points in 46 games. He would play just one game for the Thunder in 2020/21, before joining the Humboldt Broncos in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) for the 2021/22 season. In 56 games this season McKinnon had 3 goals and 16 assists.

The SUNY Canton Kangaroos are an NCAA Division III school in Canton, New York.

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Drayton Valley Hire Edge Coach /drayton-valley-hire-edge-coach?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drayton-valley-hire-edge-coach Fri, 27 May 2022 15:30:42 +0000 /?p=3616 The Drayton Valley Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) have named Jeff Shantz as their newest Head Coach and General Manager. Shantz, who played 642 games in the National Hockey League, spent the last five seasons coaching in the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) with Edge School. He joined the program in […]

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The Drayton Valley Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) have named Jeff Shantz as their newest Head Coach and General Manager.

Shantz, who played 642 games in the National Hockey League, spent the last five seasons coaching in the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) with Edge School. He joined the program in 2017/18, spending that season as their U15 head coach.

In 2018/19 he would take over the head coaching duties of the U15 Prep team, leading them for four seasons, including a semi-final appearance this year at the 2022 CSSHL Western Championships.

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Former CSSHL Netminder Signs with Rockets /former-csshl-netminder-signs-with-rockets?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-csshl-netminder-signs-with-rockets Mon, 24 Jan 2022 23:39:31 +0000 /?p=3300 Former 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) netminder Jari Kykkanen has signed a Western Hockey League (WHL) Standard Player Agreement (SPA) with the Kelowna Rockets after being selected in the sixth round, 115th overall, in the 2019 WHL Draft. Kykkanen spent the 2020/21 COVID-19 shortened season with Yale Hockey Academy鈥檚 U18 Prep team. In 3 […]

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Former 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) netminder Jari Kykkanen has signed a Western Hockey League (WHL) Standard Player Agreement (SPA) with the Kelowna Rockets after being selected in the sixth round, 115th overall, in the 2019 WHL Draft.

Kykkanen spent the 2020/21 COVID-19 shortened season with Yale Hockey Academy鈥檚 U18 Prep team. In 3 games the Lloydminster, AB goalie recorded a 2.92 Goals Against Average (GAA) and .842 Save Percentage (SV%).

He would make the jump to junior this season, suiting up for the Alberta Junior Hockey League鈥檚 (AJHL) Drayton Valley Thunder. In 7 games Kykkanen had a 3.23 GAA and .896 SV%.

 

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Thunder Add Two CSSHL Alumni /thunder-add-two-csshl-alumni?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thunder-add-two-csshl-alumni Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:07:08 +0000 /?p=2885 The Alberta Junior Hockey League鈥檚 (AJHL) Drayton Valley Thunder have added two 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) alumni to their roster for the 2021/22 season. Netminder Jari Kykkanen played just three games for the Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep team during the 2020/21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected in the sixth round, […]

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The Alberta Junior Hockey League鈥檚 (AJHL) Drayton Valley Thunder have added two 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) alumni to their roster for the 2021/22 season.

Netminder Jari Kykkanen played just three games for the Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep team during the 2020/21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected in the sixth round, 115th overall by the Kelowna Rockets in the 2019 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft, the Lloydminster, AB native posted a 0.842 save percentage and 2.92 goals against average this past season.

A 12th round selection in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft by the Prince Albert Raiders, Jack Silverberg spent three seasons with OHA Edmonton. He joined the program in 2018/19 tallying 26 points in 28 games for their U15 Prep team. He would captain their U16 Prep team in 2019/20, finishing with 21 points in 27 games. The forward would finish the 2020/21 campaign as a point per game player, finishing with five points in five games.

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