Wednesday, March 17, 2010

AJHL Semi-Finals Begin Saturday Night

Press Release

March 16th, 2010 – The Alberta Junior Hockey League announced today the schedule for the 2009-2010 Semi-Finals in the 2010 AJHL Enerflex Cup Playoffs. The Spruce Grove Saints will battle the Camrose Kodiaks, while the Okotoks Oilers take on the Fort McMurray Oil Barons. The Semi-Final series is the end of divisional play as the South and North Division now cross over for the best-of-seven semi-finals.

The 2009-2010 Regular Season Champion Spruce Grove Saints earned a bye in the first round then swept the Bonnyville Pontiacs to advance to the AJHL Semi-Final. The Saints will play the Camrose Kodiaks who have played 10 playoff games thus far, compared to the Saints four game schedule. The Camrose Kodiaks advanced to Round Two after a victory over the Calgary Royals in Game 5 of the best-of-five first round series then eliminated the Brooks Bandits in the South Division Semi-Final. The Kodiaks were 2nd overall in the South Division with 75 points and are the fourth placed seed in the Semi-Final series. The Saints were 2-0 over the Kodiaks in the regular season.

Spruce Grove Saints (1) vs. Camrose Kodiaks (4)

Game # Date Home Team Time

Game 1 March 20, 2010 Spruce Grove 7:00 PM
Game 2 March 21, 2010 Spruce Grove 7:00 PM
Game 3 March 23, 2010 Camrose 7:30 PM
Game 4 March 24, 2010 Camrose 7:30 PM
Game 5* March 26, 2010 Spruce Grove 7:00 PM
Game 6* March 28, 2010 Camrose 7:30 PM
Game 7* March 30, 2010 Spruce Grove 7:00 PM

The Okotoks Oilers received a first round bye as the South Division Champion in the 2009-2010 regular season. The Oilers eliminated the Canmore Eagles in Game 6 of the divisional semi-final to advance as the 2nd placed seed in the AJHL Semi-Final. The Oil Barons defeated the St. Albert Steel with a 3-0 series sweep in Round One, then recorded a 4-1 victory over the Grande Prairie Storm in Round Two. The Oil Barons were the 3rd place team in the North Division and 4th overall with 78 points, while the Oilers were 3rd overall with 80 points. The Oil Barons and Oilers split the regular season series with one win apiece, including a 6-5 overtime victory by the Oilers in their most recent game in October 2009.

Okotoks Oilers (2) vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons (3)

Game # Date Home Team Time

Game 1 March 20, 2010 Okotoks 7:00 PM
Game 2 March 21, 2010 Okotoks 7:00 PM
Game 3 March 23, 2010 Fort McMurray 7:30 PM
Game 4 March 24, 2010 Fort McMurray 7:30 PM
Game 5* March 26, 2010 Okotoks 7:00 PM
Game 6* March 28, 2010 Fort McMurray 7:30 PM
Game 7* March 30, 2010 Okotoks 7:00 PM

The Alberta Junior Hockey League is proud to partner with Enerflex Systems Income Fund as its Championship Sponsor. The AJHL’s sixteen member teams battle annually for the honour to hoist the Enerflex Cup as League Champion.


(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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