A pair of Grande Prairie Storm skaters are up for post-season awards, recognizing their hard work and dedication to their team, community, and academics throughout the past season.Â
In his very first year of Head Coaching, the Grande Prairie Storm's Chris Schmidt can hold his head high after winning this season's AJHL Coach of the Year award.Â
Grande Prairie's defense continued to shine over the past week, with veteran netminder Nicholas Jones winning Grande Prairie's second AJHL Defensive Player of the Week in a row.Â
One of the AJHL's most dominant defensive cores got another shoutout, with Storm defenceman Cade Kozak being awarded the AJHL Defensive Player of the Week.Â
The Grande Prairie Storm are sitting pretty in the AJHL standings after a big shootout win in Whitecourt, clinching a playoff spot and keeping them in second place in the North Division as the league enters the late season.Â
The end of AJHL regular season action is coming up quick, and with less than 15 games left, the Grande Prairie Storm will certainly be looking to maintain their near season-long second-place spot in the North Division.
Grande Prairie Storm netminder Nicholas Jones has been selected as the AJHL's Defensive Player of the Week after two dominating performances between the pipes last week.Â
The Grande Prairie Storm will return to home ice at Bonnetts Energy Centre this weekend after a nearly month-long hiatus as the guys enjoyed two road trips in and out of the holiday break.Â
It will be a while before the Grande Prairie Storm face off again at Bonnetts Energy Centre, with a lengthy road trip on the schedule to kick off the second half of their season.
Street sweepers are operating throughout the County of Grande Prairie, with a focus on the neighbourhoods of Wedgewood, Taylor Estates, and Maple Ridge in the coming days.Â
The Grande Prairie Storm's electric season has finally come to an end, with a second place finish after a tough fought loss to the Calgary Canucks in the finals.Â
