By Tyler King - Brooks Bandits

Bandits break AJHL record for wins, beating Camrose 6-2

Feb 23, 2019 | 10:52 AM

BROOKS, AB – The Brooks Bandits (54-3) became the first team in Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) history to win 54 games in a single season, downing the Camrose Kodiaks 6-2 at the Centennial Regional Arena on Friday night.

The record of 53 wins had previously been held by the 2012-13 Bandits, who won the team’s only national championship.

The win also extended the team’s league-record winning streak to 30 games, and made the Bandits the first team in league history to post a 29-0 home record.

The game was the team’s annual Charity Jersey Night, with the players wearing special lego-themed jerseys which were auctioned off to raise thousands for the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Randy Hernandez (Miami, FL) opened the scoring 3:25 into the game when he sped into the Camrose zone on a breakaway and swept a forehand shot by goalie Griffin Bowerman to make it 1-0. With 7 seconds left in the first, Jakob Lee (Owen Sound, ON) scored from the front of the net on the power play to double the lead.

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Ryan Mahshie (Stoney Creek, ON) scored from the right circle 10:20 into the second on the power play for his team-leading 32nd of the year and a 3-0 lead, before Robert Kincaid beat Pierce Charleson (Aurora, ON) on a long shot from the high slot at 16:39 to get Camrose on the board. But Arnaud Vachon (Ajax, ON) scored on a wraparound in the final minutes of the second to reclaim a 3-goal advantage for Brooks.

Camrose drew closer 5:29 into the third when Jacob Kendall scored from the slot. But Bobby Harrison (Waterdown, ON) tapped in a rebound goal at 7:58, Lee dropped the gloves with Cam McAdam in a short but furious fight that brought the crowd to a roar at 9:01, Taylor Makar (Calgary, AB) was tossed after a series of hits and a fight with Deklan Whillans of the Kodiaks, and Simon Gravel (Boucherville, QC) capped off the scoring with 1:31 left on a spinning shot from the slot to notch the 6-2 final.

The Bandits will attempt to continue their record-setting season on Saturday night when they visit Calgary to take on the Canucks. Puck drop is at 7 PM with pre-game coverage on Real Country 105.7 at 6:45.