Mic’d Up at the Alberta Challenge: Mandy Layden

RED DEER - The 2022 Prospects Cup came to a close on Sunday with North Grey overcoming North Blue to win the championship with a score of 5-3.

North Grey went undefeated at the tournament as Osten Strickland opened the scoring early for North Grey in the final game. Gavin Harrison stood on the back door to tap in goal number two and Connor Nickle capitalized on the powerplay to make it 3-0 after the first. In the second period, Domonic Neville struck again for North Grey to add another. Nearly five minutes into the third period, Adam Cutting scored on the powerplay to get North Blue on the board. Looking for the comeback, Landan Horiachka posted two back-to-back to make it a one goal game. But it was Neville who added the insurance goal to seal North Grey the championship.

Championship Sunday’s schedule shook out to be a battle of the regions at the Prospects Cup, as each region faced-off in their final games of the tournament.

To start the day, Capital Royal got their first win over Capital Green with a score of 5-2 to finish seventh overall. Following, South Black overcame South Gold in a 8-4 decision to finish in fifth place. In a battle for third place, Calgary Red and Calgary White were back and forth until the third where White scored three unanswered goals. At the end of 60 minutes of play, Calgary White came out on top in a 5-2 win to claim third.

The Prospects Cup marks the end of Hockey Alberta’s 2022 Spring showcase events. Prior to the Prospects Cup, the three-week stretch featured the Alberta Cup and the Alberta Challenge.

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Game #13

Capital Royal 5 - Capital Green 2

Players of the Game: Capital Royal: #12 Evan Dowling | Capital Green: #11 Owen Morrow

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Game #14

South Black 8 - South Gold 4

Players of the Game: South Black: #20 Gus Rustebakke | South Gold: #8 Tayte Hoiland

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Game #15

Calgary White 5 - Calgary Red 2

Players of the Game: Calgary White: #1 Tyce Falvi | Calgary Red: #12 Caelan Laverty

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Championship

North Grey 5 - North Blue 3

Players of the Game: North Grey: #7 Osten Strickland | North Blue: #14 Kade Hughes

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Gatorade Alberta Built Performer of the Day - Connor Nickle (North Grey)

The Alberta Built player of the day is the athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of an "Alberta Built" player. Alberta Built is defined as:

1 - Good person - Know who you are.
2 - Character player - Believe in yourself.
3 - Grit player - Thrive on adversity
4 - Leadership - Treat yourself & people right
5 - Standard of performance - Focused approach on process - ALWAYS COMPETE - EVERY-DAYERS

Get a first-hand experience of the sights and sounds behind the bench at the 2022 Prospects Cup with Capital Royal Head Coach Mason Hawkes!

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RED DEER - Calgary Red Assistant Coach Matt Hanak is no stranger to the Team Alberta Program, but the 2022 Prospects Cup is a completely different experience for the longtime Director of Operations, as he’s stepping behind the bench at the tournament for the first time.

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Hockey Alberta’s new Recreational Hockey Model is entering its second year of ensuring that families have access to affordable, fun, and safe opportunities to participate in youth hockey with a low time commitment.

Hockey Alberta’s Recreational Hockey Model provides participants with a moderately structured stream of hockey with modified playing rules, limited registration rules and no residency requirements.

As a sanctioned organization/ program within Hockey Alberta, a group has the flexibility to create and maintain its own internal processes to ensure their programming meets the needs of the participants.

And as an incentive for the 2022-2023 season, any program not previously registered with Hockey Alberta that wishes to register a Recreational Hockey Program will be eligible for a reduced rate per participant (players & team officials) for their first season.

Hockey Alberta will be hosting a Recreational Hockey Model Open House on Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30 pm via Zoom. If you have questions, or want to know more about how the Recreational Hockey Model could work for your organization, make sure you attend this session.

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The Recreational Hockey Model consists of three (3) streams of hockey, and organizations can choose the stream that makes the most sense for their participants. Each stream offers a varied competitive structure and level of commitment appropriate to the level(s) and age(s) of the participant(s).

When programs are sanctioned under the Recreational Hockey Model, organizers and participants also enjoy an extensive list of benefits, which include:

• Medical and Dental Insurance Coverage for registered participants (players, officials, team officials)
• Directors and Officers Liability Insurance coverage for your Executives and Volunteers.
• Administration and Operational Support from Hockey Alberta staff.
• Player and Coach Development support from Hockey Alberta Regional Managers.
• Support and policy guidance regarding Risk and Conduct Management protocols and processes (screening, complaint handling, Maltreatment, Abuse and Harassment, etc.)
• Access to Hockey Alberta certified officials.
• Plus much more..

If your organization is ready to join our already 50+ sanctioned programs and 5000+ participants, please fill out the Recreational Hockey Program Application.

More information on Hockey Alberta’s Recreational Hockey Model can be found at:

• Hockey Alberta’s Recreational Hockey Model >
• Recreational Hockey Q & A >

RED DEER - The 2022 Alberta Challenge wrapped up on Sunday with South Black defeating North Yellow 3-1 to win the championship.

After starting off the tournament 0-2-0, South Black won their last two round-robin games to earn a spot in the final against undefeated North Yellow. Kara Mitenko scored both goals for South Black before Paige Zinger added an empty netter to seal the victory. Paige Smith scored the lone goal for North Yellow.

Earlier in the day, North Grey cruised to a 3-0 victory over North Blue in the fifth place game, while South White and South Green needed overtime to decide the third place winner. Keira Grant would bury the OT winner for South White.

Through two successful Hockey Alberta Spring Showcase events, the three-week stretch of tournaments will wrap up next week with the 2022 Prospects Cup. The tournament will feature 16 games among eight teams from all around the province. Gameplay at the Prospects Cup will begin on Thursday, May 12 at 11:30am with a matchup between Calgary Red and South Black.

All games will be streamed live at HockeyTV.com.

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Game #13

North Grey 3 - North Blue 0

Players of the Game: North Grey: #3 Ana Djordjevic | North Blue: #15 Aubrey Sanderson

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Game #14

South White 3 - South Green 2 (OT)

Players of the Game: South White: #12 Summer Greiner | South Green: #6 Reese Plotnikoff

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Championship

South Black 3 - North Yellow 1

Players of the Game: North Yellow: #20 Paige Smith | South Black: #18 Kara Mitenko

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Gatorade Alberta Built Performer of the Day - Kara Mitenko (South Black)

The Alberta Built player of the day is the athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of an "Alberta Built" player. Alberta Built is defined as:

1 - Good person - Know who you are.
2 - Character player - Believe in yourself.
3 - Grit player - Thrive on adversity
4 - Leadership - Treat yourself & people right
5 - Standard of performance - Focused approach on process - ALWAYS COMPETE - EVERY-DAYERS

RED DEER - Hockey Alberta is pleased to announce the 2022 Alberta Challenge All-Stars:

Goaltender

#1 Alyssa Barrette - South White

GP: 3 | MP: 186 | W: 3 | L: 0 | OTL: 0 | SOL: 0 | SO: 1 | SA: 50 | GA: 3 | SVS: 47 | GAA: 0.97 | SV%: .940

Defence

#5 Ella Lloyd - North Blue

GP: 5 | G: 1 | A: 0 | Pts: 1 | PIM: 10

Defence

#6 Cadence Richards - North Yellow

GP: 5 | G: 2 | A: 1 | Pts: 3 | PIM: 2

Forward

#18 Emelia McDermid - South Green

GP: 5 | G: 3 | A: 1 | Pts: 4 | PIM: 0

Forward

#18 Kara Mitenko - South Black

GP: 5 | G: 3 | A: 1 | Pts: 4 | PIM: 2

Forward

#20 Paige Smith - North Yellow

GP: 5 | G: 2 | A: 0 | Pts: 2 | PIM: 0

After watching her daughters play in the Alberta Challenge and go through the Team Alberta program, Teri Baumgardt continues to give back as a volunteer, and is now in her third tournament as a Director of Operations.

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RED DEER - The 2022 Alberta Challenge provides a unique development opportunity for females from across the province, and a chance for best friends Reagan Houweling and Haley Brand to take in the experience together.

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RED DEER - NHL Central Scouting has released its final rankings for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, with 16 Albertans making an appearance - 14 skaters, and two goaltenders.

Team Alberta alumnus, Matthew Savoie leads the way for Albertans at number four among the North American Skaters. While Ty Young cracks the North American Goaltender rankings at number six.

Two more team Alberta alumni are among the top 20 North American skaters: forwards, Jagger Firkus, and Rieger Lorenz.

The full list of Albertans named to NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings can be found below:

RED DEER - Former Montreal Canadiens draft pick Duncan Milroy left his mark on the Alberta Cup as a player back in 1998, and is hoping to do the same as a coach over two decades later.

Milroy set the (then) all-time Alberta Cup record for goals in a single tournament with Team Northeast in 1998 with 10, and still sits in second behind Devin Setoguchi, who notched 11 in 2002 with Team South.

After being selected in the second round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, the Edmonton native went on to enjoy a 10 year professional career with in the American Hockey League, and in Europe.

Now, he’s turned his focus to coaching, and made his Alberta Cup coaching debut in 2022 as an Assistant Coach with Team Alberta Yellow, where he hopes to pass on the knowledge of his past experiences to the next generation of athletes.

RED DEER - Alberta Black won a shootout thriller over Alberta Grey on Sunday to claim the 2022 Alberta Cup in Red Deer.

Down 5-3 with just over two minutes to go, Alberta Grey got within one, and scored again with 30 seconds left to force overtime. After the extra frame solved nothing, Aiden Foster scored the lone goal of the shootout to seal the victory for Alberta Black.

Earlier in the day, Alberta Yellow took third place in the tournament with a 6-1 win over Alberta Green, and Alberta Blue edged Alberta Red 6-5 in a shootout in the fifth place game.

Hockey Alberta’s 2022 Spring Showcase continues in Red Deer with the Alberta Challenge (May 5-8) and Prospects Cup (May 12-15), both at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre.

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5 vs 6 Game

Alberta Blue 6 - Alberta Red 5 (SO)

Players of the Game: Alberta Blue: #9 Braeden Cootes | Alberta Red: #17 Ryan Miller

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3 vs 4 Game

Alberta Yellow 6 - Alberta Green 1

Players of the Game: Alberta Yellow: #12 Lukas Kaplan | Alberta Green: #17 Christian Stephanson

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Championship Final

Alberta Black 6 - Alberta Grey 5 (SO)

Players of the Game: Alberta Black: #10 Aiden Foster | Alberta Grey: #6 Connor Schmidt

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Gatorade Alberta Built Performer of the Day - Cohen Carter (Alberta Black)

The Alberta Built player of the day is the athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of an "Alberta Built" player. Alberta Built is defined as:

1 - Good person - Know who you are.
2 - Character player - Believe in yourself.
3 - Grit player - Thrive on adversity
4 - Leadership - Treat yourself & people right
5 - Standard of performance - Focused approach on process - ALWAYS COMPETE - EVERY-DAYERS

RED DEER - Hockey Alberta is pleased to announce the 2022 Alberta Cup All-Stars:

Goaltender

#1 Ryan Grout - Alberta Grey

GP: 3 | MP: 184 | W: 2 | L: 0 | OTL: 0 | SOL: 1 | SO: 2 | SA: 91 | GA: 5 | SVS: 86 | GAA: 1.63 | SV%: .945

Defence

#6 Connor Schmidt - Alberta Grey

GP: 5 | G: 0 | A: 4 | Pts: 4 | PIM: 6

Defence

#6 Jackson Smith - Alberta Red

GP: 5 | G: 0 | A: 6 | Pts: 6 | PIM: 16

Forward

#9 Braeden Cootes - Alberta Blue

GP: 5 | G: 3 | A: 4 | Pts: 7 | PIM: 4

Forward

#17 Julien Maze - Alberta Grey

GP: 5 | G: 6 | A: 3 | Pts: 9 | PIM: 8

Forward

#16 Kadon McCann - Alberta Black

GP: 5 | G: 5 | A: 2 | Pts: 7 | PIM: 6

Top Official

Dylan Ouellet (right) - Okotoks