Canada West WHL Three Stars: January 18-19, 2019

 

Each week during the Canada West men’s hockey season, CW and the WHL honour three WHL Grads now playing in CW. Here are the CW-WHL three stars for the weekend of Jan. 18-19.

FIRST STAR: F – Cole Sanford
Alberta Golden Bears
3rd-year
Native Studies
Coldstream, B.C.
WHL experience (2012-16): Medicine Hat Tigers, Regina Pats

GAME LOG: Friday, Jan. 18 – 4A in 5-0 home win over Mount Royal / Saturday, Jan. 19 – 2G in 5-0 road win vs. Mount Royal.

In one of his best weekends with the Golden Bears, third-year forward Cole Sanford led Alberta to a series sweep of the Mount Royal Cougars with a six-point weekend.

The four-year WHL veteran recorded two goals, four assists and seven shots, as the Bears swept MRU with back-to-back 5-0 wins. The sweep extended Alberta’s win streak to seven, as they now own an 18-3-1 conference record.

Sanford showed off his playmaking ability in Edmonton on Friday, assisting on four of the Bears five goals in their convincing win. Three of his helpers were also primary assists, while also adding three shots and a +3 rating.

The former Medicine Hat Tiger added two goals on Saturday in Calgary, his 10^thand 11^thof the season, leading the Bears to another shutout win. Through 22 games this season, Sanford sits second in Canada West with 29 points, leading CW with 18 assists.

Sanford and the Bears will look to extend their win streak this weekend, as they travel to Regina to face the last-place Cougars.

SECOND STAR: F – Logan McVeigh

Saskatchewan Huskies
4th-year
Agriculture & Bioresources
Kenaston, Sask.
WHL experience (2011-15): Prince Albert Raiders, Medicine Hat Tigers, Regina Pats, Kamloops Blazers

GAME LOG: Friday, Jan. 18 – 1G in 6-1 road win vs. Lethbridge / Saturday, Jan. 19 – 1G-2A in 5-4 road win over Lethbridge.

Veteran forward Logan McVeigh helped the Saskatchewan Huskies earn a crucial sweep of the Lethbridge Pronghorns over the weekend, as the former Kamloops Blazer combined for two goals and two assists.

McVeigh scored the game-winner Friday in a 6-1 victory over the ‘Horns, before adding a goal and two assists Saturday night in a 5-4 win.

The Agriculture and Bioresources student has 21 points in 22 CW games this season, and has helped the Huskies position themselves to top the conference standings with just three weeks remaining in the regular season.

Saskatchewan is at home this weekend to the UBC Thunderbirds.

THIRD STAR: F – Riley Sheen
Calgary Dinos
3rd-year
Arts
Edmonton, Alta.
WHL experience (2011-15): Medicine Hat Tigers, Seattle Thunderbirds, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Red Deer Rebels

GAME LOG: Friday, Jan. 18 – 2G in 3-2 OT road win vs. UBC / Saturday, Jan. 19 – 2A in 4-3 2OT road loss vs. UBC.

Calgary’s Riley Sheen continued to lead the offensive charge for the Dinos over the weekend, as the former Red Deer Rebel posted two goals and two assists in a series split with the UBC Thunderbirds.

Sheen scored both regulation goals Friday for the Dinos in a thrilling 3-2 overtime win over UBC in front of 5,766 fans at the T-Birds’ annual Winter Classic game.

The following night, Sheen posted a pair of assists, as the Dinos managed a point in a 4-3 double-overtime loss to UBC.

Calgary has just one game this weekend, as they’ll take on Mount Royal, before the Crowchild Classic Tuesday, January 29 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary.

About Canada West men’s hockey:
Each season more than 100 WHL Graduates use their WHL Scholarship with one of eight Canada West men’s hockey programs. Through CW’s continued partnership with the WHL, players are given the opportunity to pursue high level hockey and a degree simultaneously, allowing student-athletes to achieve their athletic and academic goals.

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Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 22 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and five in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 350 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.