Seafair Minor Hockey is well-represented when it comes to team captains in the Western Hockey League this seaon.
Last week, the Swift Current Broncos named Glenn Gawdin their team captain for the season — as voted by the players.
“Glenn was pretty much an unanimous choice through a team vote,” said Broncos head coach Manny Viveiros. “I think it’s a great choice for the organization. He is a fine young man who has been here for a number of years and Glenn is a great leader on the ice and, more importantly, off the ice. He is a really good role model, especially for our younger players. They are aspiring to be a player like him. He is a good player for us and will be a good pro player in the future.”
Gawdin, 19, was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the fourth round (116th overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft — the first Richmond player taken since Ray Sawada 11 years earlier.
Through 13 games this season, Gawdin has notched 14 points (eight goals and six assists), including four game-winning-goals. For his career, Gawdin has amassed 143 points (52g-91a) in 205 career WHL games — all with Swift Current. He was taken fifth overall by the Broncos in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft.
“When you look at the captains I have been a part of — Colby Cave and Jon Martin — they were huge parts of our team,” said Gawdin. “They were pretty consistent throughout their game too. They did a lot for this team and that’s what I will try to be.”
Earlier, Seafair alumni Tyler Sandhu was named captain of the Tri-City Americans. The 20-year-old winger has 13 points in 16 games. His younger brother Jordan is captain of the B.C. Hockey League’s Alberni Valley Bulldogs.
Last week, the Swift Current Broncos named Glenn Gawdin their team captain for the season — as voted by the players.
“Glenn was pretty much an unanimous choice through a team vote,” said Broncos head coach Manny Viveiros. “I think it’s a great choice for the organization. He is a fine young man who has been here for a number of years and Glenn is a great leader on the ice and, more importantly, off the ice. He is a really good role model, especially for our younger players. They are aspiring to be a player like him. He is a good player for us and will be a good pro player in the future.”
Gawdin, 19, was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the fourth round (116th overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft — the first Richmond player taken since Ray Sawada 11 years earlier.
Through 13 games this season, Gawdin has notched 14 points (eight goals and six assists), including four game-winning-goals. For his career, Gawdin has amassed 143 points (52g-91a) in 205 career WHL games — all with Swift Current. He was taken fifth overall by the Broncos in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft.
“When you look at the captains I have been a part of — Colby Cave and Jon Martin — they were huge parts of our team,” said Gawdin. “They were pretty consistent throughout their game too. They did a lot for this team and that’s what I will try to be.”
Earlier, Seafair alumni Tyler Sandhu was named captain of the Tri-City Americans. The 20-year-old winger has 13 points in 16 games. His younger brother Jordan is captain of the B.C. Hockey League’s Alberni Valley Bulldogs.
