The Alberta Junior Hockey League recognized three players in their weekly awards this week, and two of them play for our Drumheller Dragons.
The first Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week is Drumheller Dragons forward Josh Diegel. In the opening games of the 2024-25 regular season, the 2005-born right winger from South Lyon, Michigan, scored three goals and five points (3G, 2A).
Diegel scored two goals and an assist in a 9-4 win over the Olds Grizzlys on opening night. The second year Dragon scored a goal and an assist in the rematch on September 14th and was awarded as the Viterra AJHL Player of the Game in the 3-2 loss on home ice.
Rookie forward Ellis Mieyette, from Lumsden, Saskatchewan, has been awarded as the Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week with five points (1G, 4A) in his first two games as a Drumheller Dragon. With four assists on September 13th versus the Grizzlys and his first AJHL goal the following night, the 2006-born led all rookies on opening weekend.
This is only the third time in Drumheller Dragons history that two players have been recognized by the league in one week. The last time was last season, on September 26th, as Vann Yuhas was the player of the week and Easton Adrian was Defensive Player of the Week. Prior to that, back in November 2021, Luke Fennig was player of the week and Ty Daneault was Rookie of the week. Thanks to Dragons Historian, Ron Bell for the information.
You can see this week’s Player and Rookie of the Week on Friday night as your Dragons will take on the Lloydminster Bobcats at the Memorial Arena. Game time is at 7 PM and be listening to the Jason Blanke Show on Friday morning to win your way in!
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