Press Release
The West Kelowna Warriors are sending another player to the NCAA.
Forward
Brett McKinnon has committed to College of the Holy Cross, a div. I
school playing out of the Atlantic Hockey conference.
After spending the first ten years of his life in Saskatchewan, McKinnon has called Kelowna home since then.
Now
in his final season of junior eligibility, the versatile forward says
he’s thrilled for the opportunity to continue his career.
“It’s
a great academic school, and they’ve got a good hockey team” McKinnon
says, adding “It just seemed like a great place for me to play hockey
next year.”
McKinnon says he’s leaning towards studying economics when he heads to Massachusetts next year.
He’s
a big strong guy, who skates really well and plays the game hard” says
Warriors Coach/GM Rylan Ferster of the veteran skater. “He’s the perfect
college player.”
After an impressive start to the season,
McKinnon knows his showing at the BCHL showcase played a big part of
landing a deal with Holy Cross. The forward put up six points in two
games in Chilliwack, and currently has ten points through nine games of
the BCHL season.
Just a few days shy of his 20th birthday (Oct. 16th),
McKinnon also insists he’s still got plenty of motivation to guide him
through the rest of the current season. “I’ll hopefully finish a great
year here and win an RBC championship with this team.”
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Thursday, October 11, 2012
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