Pair of OT winners seal Gongshow POW nod for Vees forward Balson

Press Release

Penticton Vees forward Brock Balson has been named the Gongshow BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending April 7, the league announced Monday.

Balson potted a pair of overtime winners including the series-clincher as the Vees got past the West Kelowna Warriors in the Interior Conference finals. The Kamloops product sparked a third-period rally in Game 3 with his first of two goals on the night. His second came at 9:47 of double-OT to win the game.

In the series-deciding Game 5, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound forward tipped home a James De Haas shot to send the Vees into the Fred Page Cup Finals.

Honourable mentions this week:

Surrey Eagles F Michael Stenerson (3G, hat trick, GWG, 1st Star)

West Kelowna Warriors F David Pope (3G, 1st Star)

Penticton Vees D James De Haas (3A)

Surrey Eagles D James Wyszomirski (1G 1A, 2nd Star)

Surrey Eagles G Michael Santaguida (2W, .955 sv%, 1.85 GAA, 1st Star)

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