Evan van Amsterdam (Edmonton, AB) run at the 2018 Red Deer Elks Junior Mens Spiel came to an end in the semifinals with a 9-8 loss to Ryan Parent (Calgary, AB). of the 2018 Red Deer Elks Junior Mens Spiel in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; van Amsterdam advanced through the quarterfinals with a 6-2 win over Max Kobylnyk (Calgary, AB).
 
van Amsterdam finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, van Amsterdam defeated Cole Ector (Calgary, AB) 7-2, then won 7-2 against TBD (Red Deer, AB) and 6-0 against Kobylnyk in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, van Amsterdam did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. van Amsterdam ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.