The Canmore Eagles are moving on to the final round of the Alberta Junior Hockey League playoffs after a commanding performance against the Drumheller Dragons. The team secured their spot in the championship series by sweeping their division rivals 4-0, finishing the series with a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory on April 8, 2026.
The decisive fourth game saw forward Owen Mastroianni score the winning goal in the overtime period. This victory marks a significant milestone for the Canmore Eagles, who finished the regular season second in the South Division with a record of 34-12-5-2.
Backstopping the team throughout this postseason run is goaltender Alexander Scheiwiller, who was recently named the league’s Goalie of the Year. Scheiwiller has been a key factor in the team’s success, delivering dominant performances that included a shutout earlier in the playoffs.
As the team prepares for the final series, they await the results of the North Division showdown. The league championship, known as the Inter Pipeline Cup, will see the Eagles face off against either the Grande Prairie Storm or the Whitecourt Wolverines. Those two teams faced each other in a final game on April 14, 2026, to determine the North Division champion. The Whitecourt Wolverines enter the final stages of the playoffs as the top-seeded team from the North, having already secured the regular season league title.
Team captain John Szabo, who earned honors as the league’s player of the month for February 2026, has emphasized that the group is fully focused on bringing a championship title home to Canmore. While the landscape of the league has changed significantly since early 2024—when several teams, including the Okotoks Oilers, departed for the British Columbia Hockey League—the Eagles remain committed to their pursuit of the trophy this season.
