RED DEER – As 2018 comes to a close, the St. Albert Slash (Midget AAA), Calgary Fire White (Midget Elite), and Sherwood Park Royals (Bantam Elite) all sit at the top of the standings in their respective leagues.
Midget AAA
Heading into 2019, the Midget AAA Female standings are:
1) St. Albert Slash (46 pts)
2) Lloydminster PWM Steelers (44 pts)
3) Calgary Fire (31 pts)
4) Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs (31 pts)
5) Edmonton Pandas (16 pts)
6) Rocky Mountain Raiders (13 pts)
Slash forward Madison Willan continues to lead the league in goals (18), assists (15), and points (33).
St. Albert’s goaltending tandem of Holly Borrett and Brianna Sank continued their red-hot play this season. Borrett leads the league across the board with a 0.63 GAA, eight wins and four shutouts, while Sank is right behind with a 0.78 GAA, seven wins and four shutouts.
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December also saw seven AFHL Midget AAA athletes named to Team Alberta U18 Female for the 2019 Canada Winter Games: Goaltender Bella McKee (Lloydminster), blueliner Sierra LaPlante (Calgary), and forwards Hayleigh Craig (Lloydminster), Isabelle Lajoie (St. Albert), Payton Laumbach (Lloydminster), Jaden Bogden (St. Albert), and Brooklyn Schroeder (St. Albert).
Midget Elite
After three months of play, the Midget Elite standings are:
North Division:
1) Sherwood Park Fury (31 pts)
2) St. Albert Sharks (27 pts)
3) Peace Country PCFAC Storm (25 pts)
4) Lloydminster Elite Steelers (18 pts)
5) North Central Impact (13 pts)
6) Edmonton Pandas (8 pts)
South Division:
1) Calgary Fire White (38 pts)
2) Airdrie Lightning (32 pts)
3) Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs (24 pts)
4) Calgary Fire Red (23 pts)
5) Rocky Mountain Raiders (8 pts)
6) Lethbridge Cyclones (5 pts)
Sherwood Park forward Madison Porter leads all Midget Elite skaters in goals (14) and points (18), while her teammate Reagan Korber leads the way with 10 assists.
Calgary Fire Red’s Cassidy Brown’s 0.77 GAA is good enought for tops in Midget Elite, while her teammate Cienna Kinghorn leads the league with 8 wins, as does Airdrie’s Jocelynn Pearce, who also sits atop the leaderboard with four shutouts.
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The 2019 portion of the Midget Elite schedule is highlighted by the Midget Elite Showcase, which is set for February 2 & 3 in Leduc, which will feature all 12 teams.
Bantam Elite
The Bantam Elite standings heading into January are:
North Division:
1) Sherwood Park Royals (35 pts)
2) North Central Impact (33 pts)
3) Lloydminster Junior Steelers (32 pts)
4) Edmonton Pandas (23 pts)
5) St. Albert Raiders (13 pts)
6) Peace Country Bonnett’s Storm (5 pts)
South Division:
1) Calgary Fire White (30 pts)
2) Calgary Fire Red (29 pts)
3) Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs (21 pts)
4) Rocky Mountain Raiders (21 pts)
5) Olds Grizzlys (21 pts)
6) Lethbridge Cyclones 4 pts)
Edmonton’s Sage Taylor is tops in Bantam Elite with 22 points, while Lloydminster’s Lana Duriez leads the league with 14 goals, and North Central’s Jorja Nystrom leads the way with 11 assists.
Asia Kachuk sits atop the league with a 0.93 GAA and seven wins, while her Sherwood Park teammate Teegan Fedoruk leads the league with four shutouts.
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