2023–24 AJHL season

{{Short description|Alberta Junior Hockey League season}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2023–24 AJHL season

| color = #004990; border-top:#D31145 5px solid; border-bottom:#D31145 5px solid

| color_text = #FFFFFF

| league = Alberta Junior Hockey League

| sport = Ice hockey

| duration = Pre-season
August - September
Regular season
September - March
Post-season
March - April

| season = Regular season

| season_champs = Whitecourt Wolverines

| MVP = Luka Sukovic (Bonnyville Pontiacs)

| top_scorer = Caden Cabana (Lloydminster Bobcats)

| playoffs = Post-season

| conf1 =

| conf1_champ =

| conf1_runner-up =

| conf2 =

| conf2_champ =

| conf2_runner-up =

| finals =

| finals_champ = Calgary Canucks

| finals_runner-up = Whitecourt Wolverines

| playoffs_MVP = Ty Hipkin (Canucks)

| no_of_games = 57

| no_of_teams = 16 (August-January)
11 (February-April)

| seasonslist =

| seasonslistnames = AJHL

| prevseason_link = 2022–23 AJHL season

| prevseason_year = 2022–23

| nextseason_link = 2024–25 AJHL season

| nextseason_year = 2024–25

}}

The 2023–24 AJHL season was the 60th season of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). The season began with 16 teams and ended with 11 teams after the surprise mid-season departure of five teams to join the BCHL. The Calgary Canucks swept the Whitecourt Wolverines in 4 games to win the league championship.{{cite web |title=Alberta Junior Hockey League 2023-2024 Playoffs |url=https://www.ajhl.ca/stats/playoffs/37 |website=ajhl.ca |publisher=Alberta Junior Hockey League |access-date=24 June 2024}}

League changes

The season began with 16 teams distributed between 2 divisions of 8 teams each. On January 20, 2024, the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) announced that the Blackfalds Bulldogs, Brooks Bandits, Okotoks Oilers, Sherwood Park Crusaders, and Spruce Grove Saints would move from the AJHL to the BCHL in the 2024-25 season.{{cite news |last1=Saelhof |first1=Todd |title=AJHL moving forward — and 'excited' — after exodus of teams to B.C. |url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/ajhl-moving-forward-excited-exodus-teams-bchl |access-date=28 June 2024 |work=Calgary Herald |publisher=Postmedia |date=4 February 2024}} The BCHL had planned to wait until the end of the season to make the announcement, however rumours had already begun to circulate online.{{cite web |title=BCHL agrees to terms with five Alberta-based teams |url=https://bchl.ca/bchl-agrees-to-terms-with-five-alberta-based-teams |website=bchl.ca |access-date=20 January 2024}} The AJHL responded to the announcement by cancelling most of the five teams' remaining scheduled matches except those between each other.{{cite news |last1=Gustafson |first1=Ian |title=Alberta hockey league cancels multiple games after 5 teams defect to BCHL |url=https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/sports/alberta-hockey-league-cancels-multiple-games-after-5-teams-defect-to-bchl-7301482 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=Penticton Western News |publisher=Black Press |date=25 January 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Saelhof |first1=Todd |title=AJHL revamps schedule in wake of losing five teams |url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/ajhl-revamps-schedule-in-wake-of-losing-five-teams |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=Calgary Herald |publisher=Postmedia |date=25 January 2024}} It was then decided by the BCHL that the five teams would play out the rest of the season as a stand-alone division under the aegis of the BCHL. The AJHL then consolidated the remaining teams from its North and South divisions into a single unit for the rest of the season.{{cite news |last1=Wolf |first1=Sydney |title=Five AJHL teams set to join BCHL, effective immediately |url=https://www.therinklive.com/junior-and-prospects/five-ajhl-teams-set-to-join-bchl-effective-immediately |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=therinklive.com |date=1 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=BCHL announces finalized franchise agreements and integration with five Alberta-based teams |url=https://bchl.ca/bchl-announces-finalized-franchise-agreements-and-integration-with-five-alberta-based-teams |website=bchl.ca |publisher=British Columbia Hockey League |access-date=2 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=AJHL statement on five defecting teams |url=https://www.ajhl.ca/ajhl-statement |website=ajhl.ca |publisher=Alberta Junior Hockey League |access-date=2 February 2024}}

The league began a pilot program for video review on goals at specific arenas.{{cite news |last1=Gustafson |first1=Ian |title=AJHL announces rule changes for upcoming season |url=https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/sports/ajhl-announces-rule-changes-for-upcoming-season-6826856 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=Red Deer Advocate |publisher=Black Press Media |date=29 May 2023 |language=en}} It subsequently decided to extend the pilot program through the 2024–25 season.{{cite web |title=AJHL hosts successful AGM in Canmore, AB |url=https://www.ajhl.ca/ajhl-hosts-successful-2023-agm-in-canmore-ab |website=ajhl.ca |publisher=Alberta Junior Hockey League |access-date=30 June 2024}}{{cite news |title=AJHL releases schedule for upcoming 2024-25 season |url=https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/sports/ajhl-releases-schedule-for-upcoming-2024-25-season-7386373 |access-date=29 June 2024 |work=Red Deer Advocate |publisher=Black Press Media |date=13 June 2024}}

Regular season

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

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! style=width:2.2em| {{abbr|GP|Games Played}}

! style=width:2.2em| {{abbr|W|Wins}}

! style=width:2.2em| {{abbr|L|Losses}}

! style=width:2.2em| {{abbr|OTL|Overtime Losses}}

! style=width:2.2em| {{abbr|SOL|Shootout Losses}}

! style=width:2.2em| {{abbr|Pts|Points}}

align=left| Whitecourt Wolverines5734184173
align=left| Lloydminster Bobcats5733240066
align=left| Calgary Canucks5731231265
align=left| Bonnyville Pontiacs5730234064
align=left| Drumheller Dragons5726235360
align=left| Grande Prairie Storm5724264355
align=left| Canmore Eagles5725292153
align=left| Camrose Kodiaks5722280751
align=left| Drayton Valley Thunder5719352141
align=left| Fort McMurray Oil Barons5717343340
align=left| Olds Grizzlys5710413326

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points

{{refbegin}}

Source: {{cite web |title=2022-23 Alberta Junior Hockey League [AJHL] standings |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ajhl19992023.html |website=hockeydb.com |access-date=22 September 2024}}

{{refend}}

Scoring leaders

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

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! style="background:#ddf; width:2.5em; text-align:left"| {{abbr|PIM|Penalties in Minutes}}

style="text-align:left| Caden Cabanastyle="text-align:left| Lloydminster Bobcats5327426938
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| style="text-align:left| Colby Browne

style="text-align:left| Whitecourt Wolverines5726426844
style="text-align:left| Luka Sukovicstyle="text-align:left| Bonnyville Pontiacs5735326742
style="background:#eee;"

| style="text-align:left| Bowden Singleton

style="text-align:left| Calgary Canucks5621466732
style="text-align:left| Ben Aucoinstyle="text-align:left| Lloydminster Bobcats5732316340
style="background:#eee;"

| style="text-align:left| Travis Verbeek

style="text-align:left| Whitecourt Wolverines5528326038
style="text-align:left| Alex Atwillstyle="text-align:left| Grande Prairie Storm5723355830
style="background:#eee;"

| style="text-align:left| Nicolas Beaudoin

style="text-align:left| Bonnyville Pontiacs5423335632
style="text-align:left| Adam Grenierstyle="text-align:left| Drayton Valley Thunder5522345662
style="background:#eee;"

| style="text-align:left| Blake Setter

style="text-align:left| Lloydminster Bobcats5624305438

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Leading goaltenders

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.

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style="text-align:left| Ben Charettestyle="text-align:left| Whitecourt Wolverines3420941790.9252.4041,974
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| style="text-align:left| Sean Cootes

style="text-align:left| Drayton Valley Thunder2611632570.9102.4331,406
style="text-align:left| Julian Molinarostyle="text-align:left| Calgary Canucks452716111150.9162.6062,650
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| style="text-align:left| Nicholas Jones

style="text-align:left| Grande Prairie Storm381617221010.9072.7112,237
style="text-align:left| Chazz Nixonstyle="text-align:left| Drayton Valley Thunder198910510.9202.7711,105

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Post-season

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| boldwinner = high

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| RD1-score01 = 4

| RD1-team02 = Camrose

| RD1-score02 = 1

| RD1-team03 = Lloydminster

| RD1-score03 = 2

| RD1-team04 = Canmore

| RD1-score04 = 4

| RD1-team05 = Calgary

| RD1-score05 = 4

| RD1-team06 = Grande Prairie

| RD1-score06 = 2

| RD1-team07 = Bonnyville

| RD1-score07 = 0

| RD1-team08 = Drumheller

| RD1-score08 = 4

| RD2-team01 = Whitecourt

| RD2-score01 = 4

| RD2-team02 = Canmore

| RD2-score02 = 3

| RD2-team03 = Calgary

| RD2-score03 = 4

| RD2-team04 = Drumheller

| RD2-score04 = 1

| RD3-team01 = Whitecourt

| RD3-score01 = 0

| RD3-team02 = Calgary

| RD3-score02 = 4

}}

First Round

= (1) Whitecourt Wolverines vs. (8) Camrose Kodiaks =

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Whitecourt Wolverines

|team2 = Camrose Kodiaks

|stadium1 = JDA Place

|stadium2 = EnCana Arena

|date1 = March 15

|score1 = 3 – 2

|recap1 =

|won1 = 1

|1-1-1 = 11:05 - Shayne Tibbles (1)

|1-1-2 = Sam Lozinski (1) - 17:55

|1-2-1 = 10:56 - Kyle Venneman (1)

|1-2-2 = No scoring

|1-3-1 = 8:42 - Colby Browne (1)

|1-3-2 = Ty Hodge (1) - 11:40

|goalie1-1 = Lukas Renaud (28 saves / 30 shots)

|goalie1-2 = Elliott Pratt (30 saves / 33 shots)

|date2 = March 16

|score2 = 3 – 2

|recap2 =

|won2 = 1

|ot2 = 1

|2-1-1 = No scoring

|2-1-2 = Levi Carter (1) - 4:55

|2-2-1 = 3:35 - Braden Keeble (1)

|2-2-2 = Carter Matthews (1) - 15:21

|2-3-1 = 4:11 - pp - Travis Verbeek (1)

|2-3-2 = No scoring

|2-4-1 = 7:10 - Jarred Feist (1)

|2-4-2 = No scoring

|goalie2-1 = Nick Avakyan (28 saves / 30 shots)

|goalie2-2 = Elliott Pratt (43 saves / 46 shots)

|date3 = March 19

|score3 = 1 – 5

|recap3 =

|won3 = 1

|3-1-1 = No scoring

|3-1-2 = No scoring

|3-2-1 = Nathaniel Bannister (1) - pp - 8:04
Evan Arnold (1) - 14:05
Braden Keeble (2) - 19:00
Evan Arnold (2) - pp - 19:58

|3-2-2 = No scoring

|3-3-1 = Dylan Leslie (1) - 5:02

|3-3-2 = 3:51 - Brady Brenner (1)

|goalie3-1 = Nick Avakyan (42 saves / 43 shots)

|goalie3-2 = Elliott Pratt (22 saves / 27 shots)

|date4 = March 20

|score4 = 4 – 1

|recap4 =

|won4 = 2

|4-1-1 = No scoring

|4-1-2 = 10:29 - Ty Hodge (2)
13:46 - pp - Brady Brenner (2)
18:12 - Ludovik Tardif (1)

|4-2-1 = Spencer Rheaume (1) - 3:59

|4-2-2 = No scoring

|4-3-1 = No scoring

|4-3-2 = 18:21 - en - Ty Hodge (3)

|goalie4-1 = Lukas Renaud (6 saves / 9 shots)
Nick Avakyan (19 saves / 19 shots)

|goalie4-2 = Elliott Pratt (45 saves / 46 shots)

|date5 = March 22

|score5 = 7 – 1

|recap5 =

|won5 = 1

|5-1-1 = 3:54 - Hunter Motley (1)

|5-1-2 = No scoring

|5-2-1 = 5:29 - pp - Jalen Bianchet (1)
16:17 - Kyle Venneman (2)

|5-2-2 = No scoring

|5-3-1 = 2:09 - pp - Spencer Rheaume (2)
2:40 - pp - Colby Browne (2)
9:56 - Travis Verbeek (2)
15:43 - Jalen Bianchet (2)

|5-3-2 = Nicholas Larkin (1) - sh - 11:47

|goalie5-1 = Nick Avakyan (36 saves / 37 shots)

|goalie5-2 = Elliott Pratt (31 saves / 38 shots)
Carson Ironside (0 saves / 0 shots)

|series = Whitecourt wins series 4 – 1

}}

= (2) Lloydminster Bobcats vs. (7) Canmore Eagles =

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Lloydminster Bobcats

|team2 = Canmore Eagles

|stadium1 = Lloydminster Centennial Civic Centre

|stadium2 = Canmore Recreation Centre

|date1 = March 15

|score1 = 3 – 8

|recap1 =

|won1 = 2

|1-1-1 = No scoring

|1-1-2 = Logan Ziegler (1) - pp - 12:09

|1-2-1 = 16:09 - Luke Fritz (1)

|1-2-2 = Nolan Kazeil (1) - 7:13
Zach Coutu (1) - 12:42
Nathan Macpherson-Ridgewell (1) - pp - 14:29

|1-3-1 = 3:47 - Caden Steinke (1)
5:00 - sh - Orin Olson (1)

|1-3-2 = Brody Tallman (1) - pp - 9:27
Brody Tallman (2) - pp - 9:52
Rhett Dekowny (1) - 15:44

|goalie1-1 = Jack Solomon (24 saves / 31 shots)
Haden Heide (2 saves / 3 shots)

|goalie1-2 = Matthew Malin (30 saves / 33 shots)

|date2 = March 16

|score2 = 4 – 3

|recap2 =

|won2 = 1

|ot2 = 2

|2-1-1 = No scoring

|2-1-2 = Kayden Rawji (1) - 10:07
Kayden Rawji (2) - pp - 19:27

|2-2-1 = 12:23 - pp - Ben Aucoin (1)

|2-2-2 = Owen Jones (1) - 15:45

|2-3-1 = 5:59 - Ben Aucoin (2)
18:18 - Caden Steinke (2)

|2-3-2 = No scoring

|2-4-1 = 8:33 - Kade Fendelet (1)

|2-4-2 No scoring

|goalie2-1 = Jack Solomon (47 saves / 50 shots)

|goalie2-2 = Matthew Malin (40 saves / 44 shots)

|date3 = March 19

|score3 = 4 – 3

|recap3 =

|won3 = 2

|3-1-1 = No scoring

|3-1-2 = 1:15 - Emanuel Hudson (1)
10:58 - pp - Zach Coutu (2)
19:06 - Ethan Look (1)

|3-2-1 = Remy Spooner (1) - 2:07
Ishan Mittoo (1) - pp - 14:17

|3-2-2 = No scoring

|3-3-1 = Ryan Redekopp (1) - 1:11

|3-3-2 = 3:00 - Carter Coutu (1)

|goalie3-1 = Jack Solomon (38 saves / 42 shots)

|goalie3-2 = Matthew Malin (18 saves / 21 shots)

|date4 = March 20

|score4 = 3 – 0

|recap4 =

|won4 = 2

|4-1-1 = No scoring

|4-1-2 = 11:36 - Zach Coutu (3)

|4-2-1 = No scoring

|4-2-2 = 2:41 - Josh Hoekstra (1)
6:11 - sh - Kayden Rawji (3)

|4-3-1 = No scoring

|4-3-2 = No scoring

|goalie4-1 = Jack Solomon (35 saves / 38 shots)

|goalie4-2 = Matthew Malin (12 saves / 12 shots)

|date5 = March 22

|score5 = 4 – 3

|recap5 =

|won5 = 1

|5-1-1 = 9:39 - sh - Caden Cabana (1)

|5-1-2 = Brody Mortensen (1) - pp - 10:23

|5-2-1 = No scoring

|5-2-2 = Rhett Dekowny (2) - 1:55
Emanuel Hudson (2) - 16:59

|5-3-1 = 0:38 - Ishan Mittoo (2)
13:12 - Ben Aucoin (3)
19:48 - Ben Aucoin (4)

|5-3-2 = No scoring

|goalie5-1 = Jack Solomon (28 saves / 31 shots)

|goalie5-2 = Matthew Malin (29 saves / 33 shots)

|date6 = March 24

|score6 = 5 – 0

|recap6 =

|won6 = 2

|6-1-1 = No scoring

|6-1-2 = 0:35 - Logan Ziegler (2)

|6-2-1 = No scoring

|6-2-2 = 11:19 - Carter Coutu (2)

|6-3-1 = No scoring

|6-3-2 = 0:57 - Rhett Dekowny (3)
9:19 - Owen Jones (2)
10:14 - pp - Zach Coutu (4)

|goalie6-1 = Jack Solomon (36 saves / 41 shots)

|goalie6-2 = Matthew Malin (24 saves / 24 shots)

|series = Canmore wins series 4 – 2

}}

= (3) Calgary Canucks vs. (6) Grande Prairie Storm =

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Calgary Canucks

|team2 = Grande Prairie Storm

|stadium1 = Ken Bracko Arena

|stadium2 = Bonnetts Energy Centre

|date1 = March 15

|score1 = 4 – 3

|recap1 =

|ot1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|1-1-1 = No scoring

|1-1-2 = Dayne Tews (1) - pp - 6:04

|1-2-1 = 5:22 - Julien Gervais (1)
6:25 - Ty Hipkin (1)

|1-2-2 = Alex Atwill (1) - 6:10
Samuel Lyons (1) - sh - 17:23

|1-3-1 = 8:45 - pp - Bowden Singleton (1)

|1-3-2 = No scoring

|1-4-1 = 2:50 - Riley Bracko (1)

|1-4-2 = No scoring

|goalie1-1 = Julian Molinaro (19 saves / 22 shots)

|goalie1-2 = Nicholas Jones (29 saves / 33 shots)

|date2 = March 16

|score2 = 4 – 3

|recap2 =

|won2 = 1

|2-1-1 = 7:07 - pp - Julien Gervais (2)
11:13 - Carter Anderson (1)
16:52 - Riley Bracko (2)

|2-1-2 = Dayne Tews (2) - 9:30
Logan Cunningham (1) - 13:43

|2-2-1 = 14:27 - Matthew Paszkiewicz (1)

|2-2-2 = No scoring

|2-3-1 = No scoring

|2-3-2 = Samuel Lyons (2) - 0:39

|goalie2-1 = Julian Molinaro (26 saves / 29 shots)

|goalie2-2 = Nicholas Jones (25 saves / 29 shots)

|date3 = March 18

|score3 = 3 – 2

|recap3 =

|won3 = 2

|3-1-1 = Gavin Garland (1) - 9:42

|3-1-2 = No scoring

|3-2-1 = Bowden Singleton (2) - pp - 14:15

|3-2-2 = 11:41 - pp - Colin Doherty (1)

|3-3-1 = No scoring

|3-3-2 = 8:41 - sh - Chase Christensen (1)
16:57 - pp - Samuel Lyons (3)

|goalie3-1 = Julian Molinaro (20 saves / 23 shots)

|goalie3-2 = Nicholas Jones (24 saves / 26 shots)

|date4 = March 19

|score4 = 4 – 3

|recap4 =

|won4 = 2

|4-1-1 = Matthew Paszkiewicz (2) - 14:25

|4-1-2 = 4:47 - Colin Doherty (2)

|4-2-1 = Cody Pisarczyk (1) - pp - 2:31
Ethan Casper (1) - 18:11

|4-2-2 = 8:41 - Chase Christensen (2)

|4-3-1 = No scoring

|4-3-2 = 4:54 - Will Harris (1)
15:58 - Chase Christensen (3)

|goalie4-1 = Julian Molinaro (32 saves / 36 shots)

|goalie4-2 = Nicholas Jones (24 saves / 27 shots)

|date5 = March 22

|score5 = 4 – 1

|recap5 =

|won5 = 1

|5-1-1 = 8:12 - Ty Hipkin (2)

|5-1-2 = No scoring

|5-2-1 = 8:12 - pp - Gavin Garland (2)

|5-2-2 = Logan Cunningham (2) - pp - 18:56

|5-3-1 = 3:24 - pp - Julien Gervais (3)
4:38 - Gavin Garland (3)

|5-3-2 = No scoring

|goalie5-1 = Julian Molinaro (23 saves / 24 shots)

|goalie5-2 = Nicholas Jones (37 saves / 41 shots)

|date6 = March 24

|score6 = 4 – 5

|recap6 =

|ot6 = 1

|won6 = 1

|6-1-1 = Gavin Garland (4) - pp - 15:51

|6-1-2 = No scoring

|6-2-1 = Julien Gervais (4) - 6:57
Riley Bracko (3) - 19:40

|6-2-2 = 2:19 - Marcello Giorgi (1)
5:18 - Peter Copetti (1)

|6-3-1 = Gavin Garland (5) - 0:45

|6-3-2 = 4:45 - Cash Ganske (1)
7:27 - sh - Colin Doherty (3)

|6-4-1 = Easton Hewson (1) - 1:04

|6-4-2 = No scoring

|goalie6-1 = Julian Molinaro (23 saves / 27 shots)

|goalie6-2 = Nicholas Jones (28 saves / 33 shots)

|series = Calgary wins series 4 – 2

}}

= (4) Bonnyville Pontiacs vs. (5) Drumheller Dragons =

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Bonnyville Pontiacs

|team2 = Drumheller Dragons

|stadium1 = R. J. Lalonde Arena

|stadium2 = Drumheller Memorial Arena

|date1 = March 15

|score1 = 2 – 4

|recap1 =

|won1 = 2

|1-1-1 = 5:40 - Billy Batten (1)

|1-1-2 = No scoring

|1-2-1 = 10:11 - pp - Max Seguin (1)

|1-2-2 = Keegan Beagle (1) - 4:36
Holden Cardinal (1) - 17:00

|1-3-1 = No scoring

|1-3-2 = Connor Poffenroth (1) - pp - 7:53
Josh Diegel (1) - 8:08

|goalie1-1 = Bodee Weiss (24 saves / 28 shots)

|goalie1-2 = Sean Cootes (47 saves / 49 shots)

|date2 = March 16

|score2 = 3 – 4

|recap2 =

|ot2 = 1

|won2 = 2

|2-1-1 =

|2-1-2 =

|2-2-1 =

|2-2-2 =

|2-3-1 =

|2-3-2 =

|goalie2-1 =

|goalie2-2 =

|date3 = March 19

|score3 = 4 – 3

|recap3 =

|won3 = 2

|3-1-1 =

|3-1-2 =

|3-2-1 =

|3-2-2 =

|3-3-1 =

|3-3-2 =

|goalie3-1 =

|goalie3-2 =

|date4 = March 20

|score4 = 5 – 4

|recap4 =

|ot4 =

|won4 = 2

|4-1-1 =

|4-1-2 =

|4-2-1 =

|4-2-2 =

|4-3-1 =

|4-3-2 =

|4-4-1 =

|4-4-2 =

|goalie4-1 =

|goalie4-2 =

|series = Drumheller wins series 4 – 0

}}

Semifinals

= (1) Whitecourt Wolverines vs. (7) Camrose Kodiaks =

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Whitecourt Wolverines

|team2 = Canmore Eagles

|stadium1 = JDA Place

|stadium2 = Canmore Recreation Centre

|date1 = March 29

|score1 = 3 – 0

|recap1 =

|won1 = 1

|1-1-1 =

|1-1-2 =

|1-2-1 =

|1-2-2 =

|1-3-1 =

|1-3-2 =

|goalie1-1 =

|goalie1-2 =

|date2 = March 30

|score2 = 3 – 4

|recap2 =

|won2 = 2

|2-1-1 =

|2-1-2 =

|2-2-1 =

|2-2-2 =

|2-3-1 =

|2-3-2 =

|goalie2-1 =

|goalie2-2 =

|date3 = April 2

|score3 = 2 – 5

|recap3 =

|won3 = 1

|3-1-1 =

|3-1-2 =

|3-2-1 =

|3-2-2 =

|3-3-1 =

|3-3-2 =

|goalie3-1 =

|goalie3-2 =

|date4 = April 3

|score4 = 5 – 4

|recap4 =

|won4 = 2

|4-1-1 =

|4-1-2 =

|4-2-1 =

|4-2-2 =

|4-3-1 =

|4-3-2 =

|goalie4-1 =

|goalie4-2 =

|date5 = April 5

|score5 = 4 – 0

|recap5 =

|won5 = 1

|5-1-1 =

|5-1-2 =

|5-2-1 =

|5-2-2 =

|5-3-1 =

|5-3-2 =

|goalie5-1 =

|goalie5-2 =

|date6 = April 7

|score6 = 2 – 0

|recap6 =

|won6 = 2

|6-1-1 =

|6-1-2 =

|6-2-1 =

|6-2-2 =

|6-3-1 =

|6-3-2 =

|goalie6-1 =

|goalie6-2 =

|date7 = April 9

|score7 = 3 – 1

|recap7 =

|won7 = 1

|7-1-1 =

|7-1-2 =

|7-2-1 =

|7-2-2 =

|7-3-1 =

|7-3-2 =

|goalie7-1 =

|goalie7-2 =

|series = Whitecourt wins series 4 – 3

}}

= (1) Whitecourt Wolverines vs. (7) Camrose Kodiaks =

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Calgary Canucks

|team2 = Drumheller Dragons

|stadium1 = Ken Bracko Arena

|stadium2 = Drumheller Memorial Arena

|date1 = March 29

|score1 = 5 – 2

|recap1 =

|won1 = 1

|1-1-1 =

|1-1-2 =

|1-2-1 =

|1-2-2 =

|1-3-1 =

|1-3-2 =

|goalie1-1 =

|goalie1-2 =

|date2 = March 30

|score2 = 3 – 2

|recap2 =

|ot2 = 1

|won2 = 1

|2-1-1 =

|2-1-2 =

|2-2-1 =

|2-2-2 =

|2-3-1 =

|2-3-2 =

|goalie2-1 =

|goalie2-2 =

|date3 = April 2

|score3 = 6 – 3

|recap3 =

|won3 = 2

|3-1-1 =

|3-1-2 =

|3-2-1 =

|3-2-2 =

|3-3-1 =

|3-3-2 =

|goalie3-1 =

|goalie3-2 =

|date4 = April 3

|score4 = 0 – 4

|recap4 =

|won4 = 1

|4-1-1 =

|4-1-2 =

|4-2-1 =

|4-2-2 =

|4-3-1 =

|4-3-2 =

|goalie4-1 =

|goalie4-2 =

|date5 = April 5

|score5 = 3 – 2

|recap5 =

|won5 = 1

|5-1-1 =

|5-1-2 =

|5-2-1 =

|5-2-2 =

|5-3-1 =

|5-3-2 =

|goalie5-1 =

|goalie5-2 =

|series = Calgary wins series 4 – 1

}}

AJHL Finals

= (1) Whitecourt Wolverines vs. (3) Calgary Canucks =

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Whitecourt Wolverines

|team2 = Calgary Canucks

|stadium1 = JDA Place

|stadium2 = Ken Bracko Arena

|date1 = April 12

|score1 = 1 – 5

|recap1 =

|won1 = 2

|1-1-1 =

|1-1-2 =

|1-2-1 =

|1-2-2 =

|1-3-1 =

|1-3-2 =

|goalie1-1 =

|goalie1-2 =

|date2 = April 13

|score2 = 2 – 5

|recap2 =

|won2 = 2

|2-1-1 =

|2-1-2 =

|2-2-1 =

|2-2-2 =

|2-3-1 =

|2-3-2 =

|goalie2-1 =

|goalie2-2 =

|date3 = April 16

|score3 = 5 – 4

|recap3 =

|won3 = 2

|3-1-1 =

|3-1-2 =

|3-2-1 =

|3-2-2 =

|3-3-1 =

|3-3-2 =

|goalie3-1 =

|goalie3-2 =

|date4 = April 17

|score4 = 3 – 2

|recap4 =

|won4 = 1

|4-1-1 =

|4-1-2 =

|4-2-1 =

|4-2-2 =

|4-3-1 =

|4-3-2 =

|goalie4-1 =

|goalie4-2 =

|series = Calgary wins series 4 – 0

}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

Further reading

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  • {{cite news |last1=Gustafson |first1=Ian |title=AJHL seeking clarity, five departing clubs deny agreement with BCHL |url=https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/sports/ajhl-seeking-clarity-five-departing-clubs-deny-agreement-with-bchl-7302064 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=Red Deer Advocate |publisher=Black Press Media |date=26 January 2024 |language=en}}
  • {{cite news |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Nishat |title=Alberta Junior Hockey League faces shake-up as 5 teams move to independent BCHL |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-junior-hockey-league-faces-shake-up-as-5-teams-move-to-independent-bchl-1.7091078 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=CBC News |publisher=CBC/Radio-Canada |date=22 January 2024}}
  • {{cite news |last1=Greer |first1=Remy |title=Beyond Local: Five Alberta teams agree to terms to join the BCHL |url=https://www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local/five-teams-leaving-the-alberta-junior-hockey-league-for-the-bchl-8139837 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=St. Albert Gazette |publisher=Great West Media |date=20 January 2024 |language=en}}
  • {{cite news |title=AJHL cancels all games between five BCHL-bound teams and 11 remaining clubs |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/article/ajhl-cancels-all-games-between-five-bchl-bound-teams-and-11-remaining-clubs/ |access-date=5 October 2024 |work=Sportsnet.ca |agency=Canadian Press |publisher=Rogers Digital Media |date=25 January 2024 |language=en}}

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