Merrimack recruit Easton Daneault was named the Rookie of the Year in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The younger brother of sophomore forward Ty Daneault, Easton finished the season with 56 points (21g-35a) in 54 games as a 16-year-old for the Drumheller Dragons. He was seventh overall in the league in points per game.
Daneault finished as the leading rookie scorer in the AJHL this season. Compared against players in his age group, he had a whopping 28-point lead on the next-closest 2008-born player.
Daneault also appeared in six games for the Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) this season.
The Dragons are in the midst of an opening-round series against the Canmore Eagles in the AJHL playoffs.
