Bulldogs goaltender Hobie Hedquist has been named a BCHL All-Star for his exploits in goal during the 2021-2022 BCHL season. On Wednesday morning, the BCHL announced that Hobie Hedquist was named as a 2nd Team All-Star.
Hedquist in his first BCHL season turned into a work horse for the Bulldogs as he played more minuted than any other BCHL goaltender. Hedquist finished the season with a record of 28-9 with 5 shutouts. Hedquist appeared in 42 of the Bulldogs 54 games. He posted a 2.53 goals against average, and a .909 save % on the season. He’s also a perfect 4-0 in the playoffs.
Hedquist is committed to play college hockey at the University of North Dakota and is ranked as the #23 goaltender in North America by Central Scouting ahead of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
The First-Team All-Stars, Second-Team All-Stars and All-Rookie Team each feature three forwards, two defencemen and one goalie. The teams were determined after a vote was conducted with all 18 team broadcasters.
First-Team All-Stars
F Matthew Wood (Victoria Grizzlies)
F Simon Tassy (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
F Tyson Dyck (Cranbrook Bucks)
D Tyson Jugnauth (West Kelowna Warriors)
D Clark Hiebert (Victoria Grizzlies)
G Kaeden Lane (Penticton Vees)
Second-Team All-Stars
F Ellis Rickwood (Victoria Grizzlies)
F Sean Donaldson (Nanaimo Clippers)
F Josh Nadeau (Penticton Vees)
D Matthew Campbell (Coquitlam Express)
D Abram Wiebe (Chilliwack Chiefs)
G Hobie Hedquist (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
All-Rookie Team
F Matthew Wood (Victoria Grizzlies)
F Tyson Dyck (Cranbrook Bucks)
F Cade Littler (Wenatchee Wild)
D Tyler Rubin (West Kelowna Warriors)
D Ryan Hopkins (Penticton Vees)
G Ajeet Gundarah (Langley Rivermen)
The final piece of the BCHL’s year-end honours is the individual award winners which will be announced on Wednesday, Apr. 27, between Rounds 2 and 3 of the BCHL Playoffs.
