Canmore Eagles forward Colton Young is the Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week for the week of October 2nd – 8th, 2017. With two hat tricks and 9 points in three games last week, Young led the AJHL in scoring and extended the Eagles winning streak to 4 games.
Colton Young, 19, picked up two Viterra Star of the Game Awards as he recorded a hat trick and 4-point game on two consecutive nights against his hometown’s teams. On October 6th, Young led the Eagles to a 6-5 victory over the Calgary Mustangs with 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist). Canmore then shutout the Calgary Canucks 7-0 on October 7th with another 4-point performance (3 goals, 1 assist) by Young. He opened the 9-point week with an assist in a 5-4 win over the Canucks on October 3rd.
Colton leads the Eagles in scoring with 8 goals, 5 assists and 13 points through eight games. He is enjoying a 4-game point streak totaling 11 points, and is in the Top 20 of the AJHL Scoring Race.
