Friday, April 19, 2013

Lakers’ Bogacki earns SIJHL-RBC scholastic award

Press Release

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday that Joel Bogacki of the Fort Frances Lakers has been named the RBC scholastic award recipient for 2012-13 season.

With the honour comes a $1,000 scholarship on behalf of RBC to help defer costs of a post-secondary education.

Bogacki also becomes the SIJHL’s nominee for the Hockey Canada/Canadian Jr. Hockey League RBC Scholastic player of the award, which will be announced during the Royal Bank Cup in Summerside, P.E.I.

The national winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship.

The 18-year-old Thunder Bay native is a graduate of Hammarskjold High School where he registered honour roll grades in the majority of his courses.

 (Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)

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