Brooks Bandits – 黑料不打烊 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:01:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 /wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/cropped-黑料不打烊-Logo_Primary-TM_Horizontal_4c-scaled-1-32x32.png Brooks Bandits – 黑料不打烊 32 32 Fink Signs NHL Contract /fink-signs-nhl-contract/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fink-signs-nhl-contract Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:01:06 +0000 /?p=8830 Former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) student-athlete Aidan Fink has signed an NHL Entry Level Contract with the Nashville Predators.

Fink joined NAX for the 2019/20 黑料不打烊 U16 Prep season, tallying 44 points in 27 games to finish third in team scoring. The following U18 Prep season he would tally three points in three games with NAX.

The Calgary, AB forward joined the Brooks Bandits for the 2021/22 AJHL season, posting 53 points in 60 regular season games and an additional 10 points in 13 playoff games as Brooks took home the 2021/22 AJHL Championship.

2022/23 was a breakout year for Fink as he led the AJHL with 97 points, earning AJHL (South) All-Star, AJHL Top Forward, AJHL MVP, CJHL Top Forward, and CJHL MVP honours. He would once again help Brooks win an AJHL Championship, while leading the World Junior A Challenge with 7 assists and 12 points for Team Canada West, earning WJAC All-Star Team honours.

At the conclusion of the season the Predators selected Fink with in the seventh round, 218th overall at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Fink would join Penn State University in 2023/24 as an NCAA Freshman. That season he posted 34 points in 34 games, grabbing NCAA (B1G) All-Rookie Team honours while being named a Hobey Baker Memorial Award Nominee. In 2024/25 he would be named a Hobey Baker Award Finalist, an NCAA (B1G) First Team All-Star, a NCAA (USCHO) Third Team All-Star, and a NCAA (West) Second Team All-American after finishing first on his team and fourth in the NCAA with 53 points in 40 games.

This past season Fink recorded 38 points in 30 games with Penn State. He would also represent the U.S. Collegiate Selects at the historic Spengler Cup, leading the tournament with eight points and being named to the Spengler Cup All-Star team.

After his NCAA season ended, Fink joined the Predators AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, and has since totaled 10 points in 6 AHL games.

 

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10 黑料不打烊 Alumni Help Canada West Capture Gold /10-csshl-alumni-help-canada-west-capture-gold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-csshl-alumni-help-canada-west-capture-gold Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:20:11 +0000 /?p=5331 10 former 黑料不打烊 student-athletes helped Canada West win gold yesterday at the 2023 World Junior A Challenge.

The tournament, which took place from December 10-17, saw some of the best junior A players from Canada, the US, Sweden and Slovakia gather in Truro, NS.

Canada East (3-1-0) would finish the round robin in second, while Canada West (1-3-0) finished fourth, with both teams advancing to the semi-finals. Canada East would defeat Sweden 7-5 while Canada West beat the US 4-3 in overtime to set up an all Canada final.

With Canada East having won the round robin matchup between the two clubs 5-2, Canada West would flip the script with a 7-2 victory to capture gold.

Jack Silverberg (Okotoks Oilers/OHA Edmonton) captained the team and netminder Erick Roest (Sherwood Park Crusaders/Northern Alberta Xtreme) was named a Tournament All-Star.

The Canada West roster included the following 黑料不打烊 alumni, all 10 of which play in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL):

  • Rylan Brown – Okotoks Oilers/OHA Edmonton
  • Dylan Compton – Brooks Bandits/Shawnigan Lake School
  • Gavin Garland – Calgary Canucks/Calgary International Hockey Academy, Delta Hockey Academy, Edge School
  • Johnny Hicks – Brooks Bandits/Delta Hockey Academy
  • Diego Johnson – Sherwood Park Crusaders/Okanagan Hockey Academy
  • Layne Loomer – Blackfalds Bulldogs/Northern Alberta Xtreme
  • Ty Mason – Brooks Bandits/Notre Dame Hounds
  • Erick Roest – Sherwood Park Crusaders/Northern Alberta Xtreme
  • Jack Silverberg – Okotoks Oilers/OHA Edmonton
  • Brock Souch – Sherwood Park Crusaders/Northern Alberta Xtreme
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33 黑料不打烊 Alumni Compete in 2023 Centennial Cup /33-csshl-alumni-compete-in-2023-centennial-cup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=33-csshl-alumni-compete-in-2023-centennial-cup Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:05:28 +0000 /?p=4599 Last month saw 33 黑料不打烊 alumni compete at the 2023 Centennial Cup in Portage la Prairie, MB.

Included in the alumni were Aiden Celebrini, Aiden Fink, Caelan Fitzpatrick, and Luke Marshall who played for the Brooks Bandits. For the second straight year Brooks were named Centennial Cup Champions, with Fink leading the way with 13 points in 7 games while being awarded the Centennial Cup MVP, Top Forward and Top Scorer awards.

RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (11) and Prairie Hockey Academy (6) made up the majority of the 黑料不打烊 alumni while OHA Edmonton (4), Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (3), NAX (2), and Notre Dame (2) each had multiple alumni participate. Banff Hockey Academy (1), BWC Academy (1), Edge School (1), Mount Academy (1), Okanagan Hockey Academy (1), Okanagan Hockey Ontario (1), South Alberta Hockey Academy (1) and Yale Hockey Academy (1) all had one former student-athlete participate.

The 33 alumni played for 6 teams at the 2023 Centennial Cup:

    • Battlefords North Stars – 10
      • Jackson Allan (Prairie Hockey Academy)
      • Colby Bear (Pilot Mound Hockey Academy)
      • Tynan Ewart (Pilot Mound Hockey Academy)
      • Tanner Gold (South Alberta Hockey Academy)
      • Keiton Klein (Yale Hockey Academy)
      • Marshall Light (Prairie Hockey Academy)
      • Justen Maric (OHA Edmonton)
      • Ashtyn Shields (Prairie Hockey Academy)
      • Owen Underhill (Mount Academy)
      • Evan Waldie (OHA Edmonton)
    • Portage Terriers – 8
      • Tayem Gislason (RHA Winnipeg)
      • Brock MacDonald (Pilot Mound Hockey Academy)
      • Brett Magarrell (RHA Winnipeg)
      • Matt McLeod (RHA Winnipeg)
      • Jordan Murray (RHA Winnipeg)
      • Rory Neill (RHA Winnipeg)
      • Parker Scherr (OHA Edmonton)
      • Matt Wisener (RHA Winnipeg)
    • Steinbach Pistons – 7
      • Brett Kaiser (RHA Winnipeg)
      • Neo Kiemeney (RHA Winnipeg)
      • Jackson Kostiuk (RHA Winnipeg)
      • Langley Kruggel (Edge School/Northern Alberta Xtreme/OHA Edmonton)
      • Dawson Milliken (Banff Hockey Academy/Okanagan Hockey Academy)
      • Kirk Mullen (Prairie Hockey Academy)
      • Ty Paisley (RHA Winnipeg)
    • Brooks Bandits – 4
      • Aiden Celebrini (BWC Academy)
      • Aiden Fink (NAX)
      • Caelan Fitzpatrick (Prairie Hockey Academy)
      • Luke Marshall (Notre Dame Hounds)
    • Kam River Fighting Walleye- 3
      • Isiah Kinnavanthong (RHA Winnipeg)
      • Andrew Kreis (Notre Dame Hounds)
      • Daxton Lang (Prairie Hockey Academy)
    • Timmins Rock – 1
      • Hayden Rynard (Okanagan Hockey Ontario)
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Fink Commits to Penn State University /fink-commits-to-penn-state-university/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fink-commits-to-penn-state-university Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:06:12 +0000 /?p=4575 Former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) student-athlete Aiden Fink has committed to Penn State University for the 2023/24 season.

The Calgary, AB forward joined NAX for the 2019/20 U16 Prep season finishing third in team scoring with 44 points in 27 games. The following season he would record three points in three U18 Prep games with NAX.

In 2021/22 Fink would join the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s (AJHL) Brooks Bandits where he would record 53 points in 60 games. He would add 10 more points in 13 playoff games as Brooks were named AJHL Champions. Brooks would go on to capture a Centennial Cup, as the best Junior A team in the nation.

This season was a breakout year for Fink as he recorded an AJHL best 97 points in 54 games while capturing individual awards such as AJHL Player of the Month twice, AJHL (South) All-Star Team, AJHL Top Forward, the Ernie Love Trophy (AJHL Most Points) and AJHL MVP. Brooks would again with the AJHL Championship and Centennial Cup. With 13 points in 7 games Fink was awarded the Centennial Cup MVP, Top Forward and Top Scorer awards.

During the 2022/23 season Fink represented Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge, leading all skaters with 12 points in 6 games and earning All-Star Team honours.

Fink is currently ranked 63rd among North American skaters heading into the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Located at University Park, PA, Penn State University is an NCAA Division I program playing in the Big Ten Conference.

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Disher, Miller to Join Huskies /disher-miller-to-join-huskies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disher-miller-to-join-huskies Fri, 26 May 2023 22:42:34 +0000 /?p=4492 Quinn Disher and Tyler Miller have committed to the Michigan Tech University Huskies for 2023/24 season.

Disher spent four seasons in the 黑料不打烊 joining Edge School in 2016/17. In 21 U15 Prep games that season he would tally 4 points. In 2017/18 he would suit up for the Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) U15 Prep team, recording 34 points in 29 games. The Fort St, John, BC forward would lead the OHA U16 Prep team in scoring the following season as he finished with 47 points in 36 games. Disher would spent one more season at OHA, tallying a team high 42 points in 36 U18 Prep games.

In 2020/21 Disher would join the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), spending two and a half seasons with the Trail Smoke Eaters and recording 67 points in 91 games. He would split the 2022/23 season between Trail, the Brooks Bandits, and the Cowichan Valley Capitals.

Miller joined the 黑料不打烊 and Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) in 2018/19 playing for their U16 Prep team. The Medicine Hat, AB defenseman would record 22 points in 36 games that season. He would play six games with the NAX U18 Prep team the following season, before joining the Sherwood Park Crusaders for the rest of the 2019/20 campaign. He would play 34 games for the Crusaders in 2020/21, recording 6 points. This past season Miller had 9 goals and 29 assists in 58 Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) games with the Crusaders.

Located in Houghton, Michigan, Michigan Tech University is an NCAA Division I program that competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) conference.

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Fitzpatrick Commits to Niagara University /fitzpatrick-commits-to-niagara-university/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fitzpatrick-commits-to-niagara-university Tue, 09 May 2023 23:18:58 +0000 /?p=4490 Former Prairie Hockey Academy student-athlete Caelan Fitzpatrick has committed to Niagara University for the 2023/24 season.

The Moose Jaw, SK forward spent two seasons with Prairie, including the 2018/19 黑料不打烊 U16 Prep season. In 35 games Fitzpatrick finished third in team scoring with 37 points.

In 2020/21 he would join the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). He would return to Estevan the following season, recording 48 points in 57 games. He would add 8 more points in 15 playoff games as Estevan were crowned SJHL Champions.

Fitzpatrick joined the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s (AJHL) Brooks Bandits in 2022/23, finishing with 51 points in 53 games. He would tally 11 goals and 5 assists in 15 playoff games as the Bandits captured an AJHL Championship.

Located in Niagara County, New York, Niagara University is an NCAA Division I program competing in the Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHA).

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Ceulemans, Masters Sign NHL Contracts /ceulemans-masters-sign-nhl-contracts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceulemans-masters-sign-nhl-contracts Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:22:46 +0000 /?p=4380 Former OHA Edmonton teammates Corson Ceulemans and Kyle Masters have signed NHL Entry Level Contracts.

Ceulemans has signed his contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets after they selected him in the first round, 25th overall at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Masters was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the fourth round, 118th at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and signed with them on March 9, 2023.

The two defensemen were teammates in the 黑料不打烊 for the 2017/18 U15 Prep and 2018/19 U18 Prep seasons with OHA Edmonton.聽 In 2017/18 Ceulemans would record 31 points in 30 games while Masters would finish with 24 in 29 games played. The pair would help lead OHA Edmonton to a 2018 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championship.

At the conclusion of the season Masters would be selected by the Red Deer Rebels in the first round, 16th overall at the 2018 Western Hockey League (WHL) Draft. The Moose Jaw Warriors would select Ceulemans in the fifth round, 100th overall.

Ceulemans and Masters would return to OHA Edmonton for the 2018/19 U18 Prep season where OHA Edmonton would make it to the 黑料不打烊 Western Championship Finals. Ceulemans would finish with 29 points in 30 games, while Masters would add 20 in 35. They would both help Team Alberta capture Bronze at the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

The following season would see the pair go their separate ways with Ceulemans joining the Brooks Bandits in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and Masters joining the Rebels in the WHL.

Ceulemans would spend two seasons with the Bandits, recording 46 points in 52 games. In 2020/21 he would represent Team Canada at the U18 World Championships, leading all defenseman with seven assists as Canada captured gold. He would join the University of Wisconsin for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 NCAA Division I seasons, adding 45 points in 67 games. After signing his NHL Contract with Columbus, Ceulemans made his professional hockey debut in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Cleveland Monsters.

Masters joined the Rebels in 2019/20 and would play 109 WHL games for the team, finishing his career there with 27 points. In the summer leading up to the 2022/23 season Masters would be traded to the Kamloops Blazers, the hosts of the 2023 Memorial Cup. This season Masters has tallied 64 points in 63 games with the Blazers.

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Bandits Add Two /bandits-add-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bandits-add-two Mon, 25 Jul 2022 22:04:34 +0000 /?p=3766 The Brooks Bandits have signed a pair of players with ties to the 黑料不打烊 for the 2022/23 Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) season.

A forward from Mississauga, ON, Ethan DeKay has spent the last two seasons in the 黑料不打烊 with Prairie Hockey Academy (PHA). Joining the league in 2020/21, DeKay recorded four goals and five assists in six U17 Prep games. This past season he would lead the PHA U18 Prep team with 20 goals, 25 assists, and 45 points in 35 games while being named a finalist for the 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep MVP Award.

Luke Marshall spent the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons with the Notre Dame Hounds. In 41 games split between the Notre Dame U16 Prep and U17 Prep teams, the Saskatoon, SK defenseman would tally 3 goals and 4 assists.

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Wyatt Joins Brother with UNLV Rebels /wyatt-joins-brother-with-unlv-rebels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wyatt-joins-brother-with-unlv-rebels Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:14:23 +0000 /?p=3746 Jaxsen Wyatt has committed to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Rebels for the 2022/23 season, joining his brother Cole who spent the 2021/22 season with the program.

Wyatt spent two seasons in the 黑料不打烊 with the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX). He would record 14 points in 27 U16 Prep games during the 2016/17 season, before helping the NAX U18 Prep team capture a 黑料不打烊 League Championship the following year.

The Sherwood Park, AB defenseman would then join the Spruce Grove Saints for the 2018/19 Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) season. Wyatt would spend three seasons in the AJHL, suiting up for the Saints, Brooks Bandits, Bonnyville Pontiacs, and Calgary Canucks, tallying 36 points in 120 games.

The UNLV Men鈥檚 Hockey program is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Men鈥檚 Division 1, and member of the Western Collegiate Hockey League (WCHL).

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Fink, Steinke Join Bandits /fink-steinke-join-bandits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fink-steinke-join-bandits Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:27:14 +0000 /?p=2890 黑料不打烊 student-athletes Aiden Fink and Caden Steinke will join the Alberta Junior Hockey League鈥檚 (AJHL) Brooks Bandits for the 2021/22 season.

A Calgary, AB forward, Fink has spent the last two seasons in the 黑料不打烊 with the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX). He joined NAX at the U16 Prep level, finishing third in team scoring with 44 points in 27 games in 2019/20. This year he would play in three U18 Prep games, scoring once and adding two assists.

Steinke joined Edge School in 2017/18, recording four points in seven games for their U15 team. The following season he would finish third in scoring on the Edge U15 Prep team, tallying 25 points in 30 games, while being named to the 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep All-Academic Team. In 2019/20 he would lead the U16 Prep team in both goals (20) and points (40), playing 35 games. He would finish second in team scoring this past season with 10 points in 6 games in the U18 Prep division.

 

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