FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR RBC CANADIAN
JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
PETER QUENNEVILLE – SHERWOOD PARK
CRUSADERS (ALBERTA JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE)
Peter Quenneville has something no other
nominee for this year’s RBC Canadian Junior Hockey
League Player of the Year has – a gold medal.
Quenneville was a member of Canada West at the 2011
World Junior A Challenge and brought that success back
to Sherwood Park, where he led the Crusaders in scoring
and finished third in the AJHL point race en route to
the league’s MVP award.
Although he does not wear a letter for
Sherwood Park, Quenneville is a leader by example,
bringing a consistent work ethic to every practice and
every game and letting his actions on the ice speak for
themselves; he finished 10 points ahead of any other
Crusader, and his 50 assists led the team.
Quenneville will head south of the border
in the fall of 2013 to begin the next phase of his
hockey and academic career, attending Quinnipiac
University in Hamden, Conn., where he will take the ice
for the Bobcats.
Tomkins Invited to NHL Combine
2012 May 3rd
Matt Tomkins of the Sherwood Park
Crusaders will be one of 13 goaltenders invited to this
year's NHL Combine.
The top 105 players available for the
2012 NHL Draft will congregate in Toronto at the end of
May for the annual NHL Scouting Combine.
This year's invitation list includes the
top 88 North American players (78 skaters, 10 goalies)
and top 17 European performers (14 skaters, three
goalies).
The Combine, which will run May 28-June
2, is an opportunity for teams to meet and interview
prospects, as well as see them tested in an off-ice
setting. Testing will be conducted June 1-2 at the
Toronto International Centre.
Hilton Commits to UBC
2012 April 27th
The Sherwood Park Crusaders are proud to
announce Captain Jessi Hilton has committed to the
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds of the CIS
for the 2012-13 season.
Jessi played parts of 4 seasons with the
Crusaders and played his entire AJHL career in Sherwood
Park. Hilton played 151 games as a Crusaders and totaled
73 goals, 75 assists for 148 points. He also accumulated
293 minutes in penalties. "Jessi has helped our team &
organization both on the ice and off the ice in ways
that can't even be described, he will be definitely
missed" says Crusaders GM/Head Coach Tim Fragle. Hilton
is excited about his opportunity at UBC and the
Thunderbirds will be getting a big, strong power forward
that can produce offensive numbers and a player with
strong leadership abilities.
The Crusaders would like to wish Jessi
all the best in his Athletic and Academic endeavors.
Four AJHL Players Listed in Central
Scouting Final Rankings
2012 April 9th
Four AJHL Players were included in the
NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings released today in
advance of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The list includes
Peter Quenneville (Sherwood Park Crusaders), Rhett
Holland (Okotoks Oilers), Matt Benning (Spruce Grove
Saints) and goaltender Matt Tomkins (Sherwood Park
Crusaders).
Crusaders players were ranked as follows
The 2012 Scotiabank NHL® Draft Lottery, a
weighted system to determine the order of selection for
the first 14 picks of the 2012 NHL Draft, will take
place Tuesday, April 10, at 8 p.m., ET. The 2012
Scotiabank NHL® Draft Lottery involves clubs that do not
qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, or the clubs that
have acquired the first-round drafting positions of
those non-playoff clubs.
The 2012 NHL Draft will take place at
CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. The first round will
take place on Friday, June 22 commencing at 7 p.m. ET
and the subsequent rounds (two through seven) will begin
at 10 a.m. ET Saturday, June 23
