Bandits capture 5th AJHL title, sweep Spruce Grove Saints
SPRUCE GROVE, AB —Pierce Charleson pitched a 22-save shutout, and Jakob Lee had the game-winning goal in the second period, as the Brooks Bandits won their fifth AJHL championship in franchise history with a 2-0 win in Game 4 over the Spruce Grove Saints on Tuesday night, sweeping the series.
The Bandits are the fifth franchise in league history to win the title five separate times.
A back-and-forth scoreless first gave way to an even tighter second, but Brooks broke through on a late power play when Andrew Lucas deflected a puck to the slot that Lee was able to quickly fire home into an open Saints net to make it 1-0 Bandits.