A six-pack of Huskies were named to Canada West Conference hockey all-star teams Wednesday.
Leah Bohlken is on the women’s first team on defence while Kailee Bourassa is a second-team forward. Meantime, on the men’s side, goaltender Taran Kozun is on the first team, defenceman Gordie Ballhorn and forward Collin Shirley on the second team and forward Jared Dmytriw on the all-rookie squad. Following are the official news releases from Huskie Athletics and the Canada West Conference…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 19, 2020
Bohlken, Bourassa named CW All-Stars
Huskie Athletics
SASKATOON – After another outstanding season for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s hockey team, a pair of key players earned conference honours Wednesday. For the second year in a row Leah Bohlken was recognized as one of the top five players in all of Canada West as she was named a First Team All-Star. Playing in her fifth and final year of eligibility Bohlken, a product of Moose Jaw, finished with five goals and six assists on the year. A defenceman, Bohlken was integral to the Huskies’ third-place conference finish this season racking up a mark of plus-eight on the year. Earning conference honours for the first time in her Huskie career, Bailee Bourassa was named a Second Team All-Star. Bourassa led the way offensively for the Huskies all season long, racking up 12 goals and seven assists for a team-high 19 points. The product of Weyburn was especially dominant on the power play where she finished fourth in the conference with six player-advantage tallies. With their two all-stars Saskatchewan, who tied a program-best mark of seven consecutive wins in the second half of the season, had the third-most players selected to first and second team honours in the conference, behind only Alberta and Calgary and tied with Regina. FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS
- F / Kennedy Ganser / Alberta / 4 / Education / Provost, AB
- F / Elizabeth Lang / Calgary / 2 / Arts / Edmonton, AB
- F / Autumn MacDougall / Alberta / 5 / Kin., Sport, & Rec. / Cole Harbour, NS
- D / Leah Bohlken / Saskatchewan / 5 / Arts & Science / Moose Jaw, SK
- D / Cayle Dillon / Alberta / 5 / Kin., Sport, & Rec. / Edmonton, AB
- G / Kelsey Roberts / Calgary / 4 / Arts / Kitimat, BC
SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS
- F / Bailee Bourassa / Saskatchewan / 4 / Nursing / Weyburn, SK
- F / Jaycee Magwood / Regina / 5 / Education / Killarney, MB
- F / Anna Purschke / Mount Royal / 4 / Business / Sherwood Park, AB
- D / Tamara McVannel / Regina / 5 / Kin. & Health Studies / MacGregor, MB
- D / Paige Michalenko / Calgary / 5 / Arts / Saskatoon, SK
- G / Kirsten Chamberlain / Alberta / 4 / Science / Cochrane, AB
All-ROOKIE TEAM
- F / Kate Gregoire / Manitoba / Univ. 1 / Ste. Anne, MB
- F / Paige Hubbard / Regina / Education / Brandon, MB
- F / Madison Willan / Alberta / Ag., Life, & Env. Sciences / Edmonton, AB
- D / Emma Bergesen / Mount Royal / Sociology / Stavanger, Norway
- D / Kennesha Miswaggon / UBC / Kinesiology / Cross Lake, MB
- G / Kaitlyn Ross / Mount Royal / Arts / Redcliff, AB
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February 19, 2020
Quarter of Huskies earn conference honours
Huskie Athletics
EDMONTON – Canada West’s men’s hockey all-star and all-rookie teams were announced Wednesday, as former WHL players once again powered the three teams. Four different Saskatchewan Huskies were acknowledged by the conference, earning spots on all three of the respective teams. For the second year in a row Taran Kozun was named a First Team All-Star. One year after being named both the Canada West and U SPORTS Goalie of the Year, Kozun had another dominant year in 2019-20. The product of Nipawin tied his own conference record with five shutouts, led the league in wins, shutouts, goals-against-average and save percentage while also setting a new program record with 11 career shutouts. After being on the All-Rookie Team last year Gordie Ballhorn was named a Second Team All-Star. Ballhorn, who played his major junior hockey with the Kelowna Rockets, improved on his numbers in 2019-20, finishing as the top-scoring defence for the Huskies with four goals and 15 assists – seven of which came on the powerplay. Collin Shirley will join Ballhorn on the second team. The product of Saskatoon finished ninth in the conference and second on the Huskies with 26 points this season. Shirley, who represented U SPORTS in an exhibition series against the Canadian Junior National Team in December, also recorded a sparkling +/- of plus 16. Joining the Huskies from the Vancouver Giants, speedster Jared Dmytriw was named to the conference’s All-Rookie Team. In his first year in the league all the product of Craven did was finish fourth in the conference and first on the Huskies with 28 points. The forward recorded 10 goals, 18 assists and a team-high +/- of plus 20. Of the 18 players honoured ahead of this weekend’s semifinal series, 16 are graduates of the WHL, highlighting the important role the WHL plays in providing the majority of CW men’s hockey talent. The conference’s first all-star team was exclusively WHL grads, including goaltender Kozun of the Huskies and regular season scoring champion Matt Alfaro of the Calgary Dinos. The pair combined to play nearly 400 WHL regular season games over their junior careers, and will face off this weekend in Saskatoon when the Huskies host the Dinos in a best-of-three semifinal. In the other conference semi, the Alberta Golden Bears and their five combined all-stars and all-rookies host the UBC Thunderbirds, who are fresh off an upset of Mount Royal in the conference quarters. CW MEN’S HOCKEY PLAYOFF CENTRAL Both semifinals go Friday and Saturday (Sunday if necessary), with puck drop at 7 p.m. local for all games. You can watch every game on the road to the CW Final by tuning into Canada West TV Presented by Co-op. FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN / LAST WHL TEAM
- G / Taran Kozun / Saskatchewan / 3 / Arts & Science / Nipawin, SK / Seattle
- D / Adam Henry / Manitoba / 5 / Management / Winnipeg, MB / Portland
- D / Clayton Kirichenko / Alberta / 3 / Kin., Sport, & Rec. / Sherwood Park, AB / Medicine Hat
- F / Grayson Pawlenchuk / Alberta / 2 / Business / Edmonton, AB / Red Deer
- F / Matthew Alfaro / Calgary / 3 / Business / Calgary, AB / Lethbridge
- F / Riley Lindgren / Mount Royal / 2 / Arts / East St. Paul, MB / Swift Current
SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM
- F / Coda Gordon / Calgary / 5 / Business / Cochrane, AB / Swift Current
- F / Cole Sanford / Alberta / 4 / Native Studies / Coldstream, BC / Regina
- F / Collin Shirley / Saskatchewan / 3 / Business / Saskatoon, SK / Kamloops
- D / Gordie Ballhorn / Saskatchewan / 2 / Business / Wetaskiwin, AB / Kelowna
- D / Jesse Lees / Mount Royal / 4 / Health & Phys. Ed / Calgary, AB / Prince Albert
- G / Riley Morris / Mount Royal / 2 / Open Studies / Calgary, AB / Okotoks (AJHL)
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
- F / Jared Dmytriw / Saskatchewan / Business / Craven, SK / Vancouver
- F / Kaden Elder / Calgary / Open Studies / Saskatoon, SK / Swift Current
- F / Noah Philp / Alberta / Arts / Canmore, AB / Seattle
- D / Connor Blake / Mount Royal / Open Studies / Calgary, AB / Grande Prairie (AJHL)
- D / Dawson Davidson / Alberta / Arts / Moosomin, SK / Saskatoon
- G / Brodan Salmond / Calgary / Open Studies / Calgary, AB / Moose Jaw
