The Canada West Conference named their hockey all-stars, both women and men, Thursday ahead of this weekend’s semi-final round of playoff games.
On the women’s side, U of S goaltender Camryn Drever was named to the first team while forward Stefanie Lalor of Saskatchewan is on the second squad. On the men’s side, Huskies’ forward Chantz Petruic found his way onto the second all-star unit while former Prince Albert Raider Landon Kosior is on the all-rookie team on defence alongside former Saskatoon Blade Aidan De La Gorgendiere of Alberta. Another former Blade, now a Golden Bear, forward Eric Florchuk is on the men’s second all-star squad. Following is the news release from the Canada West Conference…..
HKY: All-Star and All-Rookie Teams Announced
Feb. 22, 2024 – Canada West has announced its 2023-24 men’s and women’s hockey All-Star and All-Rookie team selections, as the conference’s playoffs continue with semifinal action kicking off tonight and continuing throughout the weekend.
WHKY | Four Thunderbirds headline All-Star selections
The conference leading UBC Thunderbirds were well represented on this year’s women’s hockey All-Star list, landing three first team members and one second team selection. The dynamic forward duo of Chanreet Bassi and Mackenzie Kordic were named to the first team after pacing the T-Birds’ conference leading offence, with Kordic’s 36 points leading all CW skaters and Bassi finishing tied for third with 28 points. UBC defender Rylind MacKinnon was also named to the first team after leading all defensemen in scoring with 22 points.
Calgary forward Elizabeth Lang and Mount Royal defender Emma Bergesen were also named to the first team after standout seasons. Lang finishing second in conference scoring with 30 points while Bergesen’s strong two-way game, which included 22 points, was vital to the Cougars’ success.
Saskatchewan’s Camryn Drever was recognized as the first team goaltender after leading the nation with a .953 save percentage. She tied for the conference lead with 15 wins while sporting an incredible 1.33 GAA.
A trio of Alberta Pandas were named to the second team, including forward Natalie Kieser, defender Taylor Anker and goaltender Halle Oswald.
The conference’s All-Rookie team featured a pair of Dinos in forward Kyla Mitenko and defender Brooklin Fry, as well as rookie scoring leader Jaylyn Morris of UBC after she netted an impressive 16 points in her debut season. Maria Ayre of MacEwan and Jerzey Watteyne of Mount Royal were also recognized.
MHKY | Trio of MRU Cougars featured on first team
On the men’s side, a trio of Mount Royal Cougars featured on the first All-Star team after incredible individual seasons. Forward Connor Bouchard was a no-doubt selection after one of the most impressive seasons in Canada West history, one where he compiled a 24-game point streak and became the first player since 2000-01 to reach the 50 point milestone.
Bouchard was joined on the first team by teammates Clay Hanus, who led all CW defenders in scoring with 36 points, and goaltender Shane Farkas, who topped the conference in wins (18) and shutouts (4).
Calgary’s Colson Gengenbach was named to the first team after a fine offensive campaign, scoring 20 goals and 35 points in 28 games. Jake Lee and Sam Huo rounded out the first team selections after helping the UBC Thunderbirds to the top regular season mark in the conference, with the duo finishing fifth and sixth in league scoring with 34 and 33 points, respectively.
The Thunderbirds also added another two players on the second team, including goaltender Cole Schwebius and forward Sasha Mutala.
Five teams were represented on the conference’s All-Rookie team, including forwards Jake Poole (Calgary), Alex Thacker (Alberta) and Ty Thorpe (UBC), defenders Aidan de la Gorgendiere (Alberta) and Landon Kosior (Saskatchewan), and Trinity Western goaltender Leon Sommer.
CW Semifinals
The conference’s playoffs now enter the best-of-three semifinal round. Schedule information for both men’s and women’s hockey playoffs is available at WinTheWest.ca.
Fans can ensure they don’t miss a moment of the action by streaming all games on Canada West TV.
2023-24 CW Women’s Hockey First Team All-Stars
- G – Camryn Drever / Saskatchewan Huskies
- D – Emma Bergesen / Mount Royal Cougars
- D – Rylind MacKinnon / UBC Thunderbirds
- F – Chanreet Bassi / UBC Thunderbirds
- F – Mackenzie Kordic / UBC Thunderbirds
- F – Elizabeth Lang / Calgary Dinos
2023-24 CW Women’s Hockey Second Team All-Stars
- G – Halle Oswald / Alberta Pandas
- D – Taylor Anker / Alberta Pandas
- D – Sophia Gaskell / UBC Thunderbirds
- F – Natalie Kieser / Alberta Pandas
- F – Courtney Kollman / Calgary Dinos
- F – Sophie Lalor / Saskatchewan Huskies
2023-24 CW Women’s Hockey All-Rookie Team
- D – Brooklin Fry / Calgary Dinos
- D – Jaylyn Morris / UBC Thunderbirds
- F – Maria Ayre / MacEwan Griffins
- F – Kyla Mitenko / Calgary Dinos
- F – Jerzey Watteyne / Mount Royal Cougars
2023-24 CW Men’s Hockey First Team All-Stars
- G – Shane Farkas / Mount Royal Cougars
- D – Clay Hanus / Mount Royal Cougars
- D – Jake Lee / UBC Thunderbirds
- F – Connor Bouchard / Mount Royal Cougars
- F – Colson Gengenbach / Calgary Dinos
- F – Sam Huo / UBC Thunderbirds
2023-24 CW Men’s Hockey Second Team All-Stars
- G – Cole Schwebius / UBC Thunderbirds
- D – Connor Blake / Mount Royal Cougars
- D – Noah King / Calgary Dinos
- F – Eric Florchuk / Alberta Golden Bears
- F – Sasha Mutala / UBC Thunderbirds
- F – Chantz Petruic / Saskatchewan Huskies
2023-24 CW Men’s Hockey All-Rookie Team
- G – Leon Sommer / Trinity Western Spartans
- D – Aidan de la Gorgendiere / Alberta Golden Bears
- D – Landon Kosior / Saskatchewan Huskies
- F – Jake Poole / Calgary Dinos
- F – Alex Thacker / Alberta Golden Bears
- F – Ty Thorpe / UBC Thunderbirds
