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STANDINGS

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS
Camrose	7	3	3	1	7
Stony Plai..	4	3	1	0	6
Devon	4	3	1	0	6
Lacombe	4	3	1	0	6
Wetaskiwin	5	3	2	0	6
Innisfail	3	2	1	0	4
Morinville	3	1	2	0	2
Westlock	5	1	4	0	2
Bonnyville	3	0	3	0	0

SCORING LEADERS

C Van Os-Shaw (DVB)

Player	Points
Cam Maclise (LAC)	11
Carson Welke (CAM)	9
Blake Grainger (SPE)	8
Lane Lightning (CAM)	8

GOALIE LEADERS

Wade
Waters (INNI)

1.000

Goalie	SV%
Devin Buffalo (WET)	.942
Mike Gudmandson (DVB)	.940
Connor Dobberthien (CAM)	.934
Royce Watson (WLW)	.917

OCTOBER 23, 2024

NCHL Recognizes League Founders

the NCHL

The NCHL brought many of the league's founders to a pre-game ceremony to commemorate it's 30th Anniversary in Westlock on Saturday night. There were also a number of the league's record holders present as well as the league's current executive. Invitees came from all over - Stettler, Red Deer, Eckville, Rosalind, Edmonton, St Albert, Barrhead, Edson, Fort Assiniboine, Fox Creek, Athabasca, Slave Lake, Devon and Westlock.

The dignitaries were all introduced to the crowd and there were short speeches by past President George Vanberg and current President Jerry Muise. Gift presentations were given to Vanberg and Past President Sam Maupin. After the ceremony, the group gathered in the VIP section set aside by the Warriors and enjoyed drinks, snacks and lots of old stories.

George Vanberg. Jerry Muise presents gift to George Vanberg

VP Trish Rizko and Treasurer Darcie Brady present gift to Past President Sam Maupin

The following teams were represented:

Athabasca Aces

Tony Kiselyk.- player Kerry Chatwin - Coach Cal Gilbart - President/GM/League Director

Edson Ice

Brad Templeton - Vice President/League Director. Noel Perrin - President/League Director

Fox Creek Bandits

Kirk Holtet - President/GM/League Director. Brad Peavoy - Vice President/League Director

Mayerthorpe Hitmen

Brad Baltimore - President/League Director

Swan Hills Knights

Darren Myshak - League Director/Player. Kenny Morrison - League Director/Player

Slave Lake Winterhawks

Grant Drewniak - President/GM/League Director

The League also invited a number of it's record holders.

From the Slave Lake Winterhawks

Sheldon Ghostkeeper and Kyle Hansen - only NCHL players to win 6 Vanberg Cups

Jason Green - NCHL record holder for single season and career scoring.

From the Fox Creek Bandits

Ian Chwok - NCHL recordholder 5 time Top Goaltender

From the Westlock Warriors

Rod Kaliel - NCHL record holder for 193 regular season games played

Former President George Vanberg drops the ceremonial faceoff.

All in all, it was a great opportunity to meet up with some of the league's fore-fathers and record holders. Big thanks go out to both the Westlock Warriors and the Devon Barons for being patient while the introductions were going on. Nathan Brown of the Warriors was extremely helpful in organizing the VIP section, bringing in the pizza, pop, wings, veggie trays and handing out drink tickets to those attending. Thanks again to all that showed up to share this enjoyable evening.

NCHL Recognizes League Founders

NCHL Recognizes League Founders

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