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]
| 2021–22 AJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Alberta Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Brooks Bandits |
| Post-season | |
| North division champions | Spruce Grove Saints |
| South division champions | Brooks Bandits |
| Inter Pipeline Cup | |
| Champions | Brooks Bandits |
| Runners-up | Spruce Grove Saints |
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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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
| 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 |
| 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
editGP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
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Leading goaltenders
editNote: 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.
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Post-season
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "2021-22 AJHL playoff results". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b "AJHL record book 2023" (PDF). ajhl.ca. Alberta Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Rumbolt, Ryan (5 May 2019). "Calgary Mustangs hockey club plans 'leave of absence' from AJHL next season". Calgary Sun. Postmedia. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Dormer, Dave (23 October 2019). "AJHL approves move of Calgary Mustangs hockey club to Blackfalds". CTV News. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "AJHL stats 2021–22 regular season". ajhl.ca. Alberta Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 24 June 2024.