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BISONS WOMEN NAMED ALL-STARS
The University of Manitoba Bisons women’s stars Alexandra
Anderson, Rachel Dyck and Lauryn Keen have been named 2016-
17 Canada West women’s hockey First Team All-Stars while Venla
Hovi and Erica Rieder were selected as Second Team All-Stars and
Sheridan Oswald was named to the 2016-17 Canada West All-Rookie
Team. The Bisons led the conference with six all-star selections.
Anderson, 20, completed her third season at Manitoba and had a
breakout campaign to earn her first selection. The Winnipeg prod-
uct was second in conference scoring among defensemen with four
goals and 18 points while
playing in 27 regular season
games. She was also named
a second team All-Canadian.
Dyck, 21, finished her
fourth season with the Bi-
sons and earned her second
conference all-star selection
(Second Team in 2014-15).
She was also a second-team
All-Canadian. In 22 games
this season, the Winnipeg
Beach product was fourth in
Canada West Goals Against
Average with a 1.51 mark and
second in the conference
in Save Percentage at .931
while sporting a 15-6-1 record
MORE PRAISE FOR WINNIPEG’S
ADAM BROOKS… AND HIS DAD
Winnipeg’s Adam Brooks has had a remarkable career boost
since John Paddock took over as head coach and GM with the Re-
gina Pats.
Brooks, one of Manitoba’s best U-16 players – ever – wallowed on
the fourth line – or the bench -- for two seasons before Paddock
showed up and freed his gifted goal scorer to go out and score goals.
But Brooks has meant even more. He’s a great penalty killer and
has developed into one of the WHL’s best 200-foot players. This
week, he was named the Regina Pats’ Second Star for the season
and winner of the Fan Favourite Trophy.
In 65 games this season, Brooks has 42 goals and 127 points and
is second in WHL scoring to his friend and linemate Sam Steel (50
goals and 131 points in 65 games), the Pats’ Player of the Year.
Last season Brooks had 120 points and with a big playoff finish this
year, there is no reason to believe the 5-foot-10, 175-pound centre
couldn’t make the Toronto Maple Leafs next season.
Of course, it’s one thing to be a good hockey player. It’s another
to be a great person. Carson Rybuck, the star forward with the
MMJHL’s Raiders Jr. Hockey Club, views Brooks as more than just
a good hockey player.
“It’s great seeing a friend and a guy I know and respect do so well,”
said Rybuck. “He’s an amazing guy and he has a great dad (Scott
Brooks) who has always been an important hockey guy for me.
Adam’s dad has always provided words of encouragement and I’ve
always liked taking advice from him.”
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(tied for most confer-
ence wins).
Keen, 20, earned her
first conference All-Star
selection in her third
season at Manitoba. She
was on the All-Rookie
team in 2014-15 (see
page 124).
Hovi, 29, completed
her second season at
Manitoba and earned
her first conference se-
lection. The Tampere,
Finland product had her
best statistical season:
She was tied for second
in conference scoring
with 10 goals and 25 points in 22 of 28 conference games.
Rieder, 20, earned her first conference All-Star selection in her
third season at Manitoba (2014-15: All-Rookie). This season, the Re-
gina product had her best year and was third in conference scoring
among defenseman with six goals and 15 points.
Oswald, 18, was named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team. The
MacGregor product finished fourth in Canada West rookie scoring
with seven goals and 12 points in 27 regular season games.
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