Breken Northgrave of the Drayton Valley Thunder is the Inter Pipeline AJHL Rookie of the Week. The 18 year-old defenceman scored two goals and an assist in two divisional road wins for the Thunder.
On October 18th, Northgrave scored a goal and an assist to help lift the Thunder to a 5-2 win in Olds versus the Grizzlys. Breken scored again the next afternoon as the Thunder defeated the Camrose Kodiaks 5-3. He is currently 10th among AJHL rookies with five points in eight games played. Northgrave and the Thunder defence core have allowed the fewest goals against in the Bunge AJHL South Division (tied with the Calgary Canucks).
