SHERWOOD PARK CRUSADERS JUNIOR A HOCKEY CLUB
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Sherwood Park, AB. T8A 0W9
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Tomkins Commits to Ohio State Buckeyes

2012 May 8th

The Sherwood Park Crusaders are proud to announce that goaltender Matt Tomkins has committed to Ohio State Buckeyes for the 2013-14 season.

Matt just completed his first season with the Crusaders, he is a Sherwood Park resident, Kings club alumni and the Grade 12 student that is graduating in June. He is currently ranked 10th among North American goalies for the upcoming NHL Draft and has been invited to the NHL combine. Tomkins took part in the CJHL prospects game in November where he was a part of team west. Matt also was a finalist for the AJHL goalie of the year.

"Matt had a calming influence on our team this past season as he helped our team have a strong second half of the season and wanted team success first before any individual accolades " says GM/Head Coach Tim Fragle. "He has huge potential, he's big, positionally sound and he is really competitive" says Fragle.

The Crusaders organization are extremely excited for Matt and his family on his commitment to Ohio State. Tomkins will be back with the Crusaders this upcoming season and is striving to help take the team and his individual game to the next stage of its development.


Peter Quenneville 2012 AJHL MVP

The Alberta Junior Hockey League, in partnership with The RBC Play Hockey Project, is proud to announce the 2012 League Award Winners. The award recipients will each be recognized in a pre-game presentation on home ice during the 2012 AJHL Enerflex Cup Playoffs. Congratulations to all finalists and winners on a successful 2011-2012 season.

  • Most Valuable Player - Alberta Old Time Hockey Players Trophy

Peter Quenneville of the Sherwood Park Crusaders is the League MVP and winner of the Alberta Old Time Hockey Players Trophy for the 2011-2012 AJHL Season.

Quenneville led the Crusaders in scoring with 81 points in the regular season, 3rd overall in the AJHL Scoring Race. Peter averaged 1.5 points per game and scored two hat tricks during the regular season. He also recorded 8 game winning goals for the Cru and was named the Pro Hockey Life Star of the Game in five games. Quenneville was honoured as the Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week three times for his outstanding on-ice performance.

Peter Quenneville is a 17 year-old forward from Edmonton, AB and a second year member of the Sherwood Park Crusaders. Quenneville is committed to Quinnipiac University.

AJHL Vice-President, George McCorry, will present the Alberta Old Time Hockey Players Trophy to Peter Quenneville on February 25th in Sherwood Park.

- 2011-2012 Award Finalists: Peter Quenneville, Sherwood Park Crusaders; Kyle Harris, Lloydminster Bobcats; Matt Wilkins, Brooks Bandits; Corey Scott, Calgary Mustangs
- 2010-2011 Award Winner: Tanner Fritz, Grande Prairie Storm


The winner of the inaugural Pro Hockey Life Cup is Matt Wilkins of the Brooks Bandits. Wilkins received 16 Pro Hockey Life Star of the Game selections in the regular season, totaling 80 points.

Each of the 480 AJHL regular season games features the Pro Hockey Life Stars of the Game, recognizing a player from each team deemed to be that night's top star. Every time a player is recognized as a Pro Hockey Life Star of the Game throughout the regular season, they will receive five points towards the pursuit of the Pro Hockey Life Cup awarded at the end of the season.

The 2011-2012 Pro Hockey Life Cup leaders:

1. Matt Wilkins, Brooks Bandits: 80 points
2. Hugo Turcotte, Grande Prairie Storm: 70 points
3. Jessi Hilton, Sherwood Park Crusaders: 60 points
3. Nolan Huysmans, Spruce Grove Saints: 60 points

 

 


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

  • Peter Quenneville - 159th amongst North American Skaters:
     

  • Matt Tomkins - 10th amongst North American Goalies

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


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