Saints add scoring to next seasons team by inking Cole Thomson of Kerry Park Islanders
By The Nelson Daily Sports
It didn’t take the coaching staff of the Selkirk College Saints Men’s
Hockey program to dust off the recruiting brochure.
The Saints announced this week the team has landed a commitment from forward Cole Thomson of Duncan to join the squad in the fall for the 2012-13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season.
Thomson joins Selkirk College following two seasons with the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League’s Kerry Park Islanders.
“I’m excited to commit to Selkirk and the opportunity to meet some new people and take the next steps towards my future career,” says Thomson, who plans to study Business at Selkirk.
“I’ve heard great things about the college and I’m looking forward to the level of hockey and being part of a winning program.”
The 5-foot-11 centre was the Islanders’ captain and leading scorer during the 2011/12 season, scoring 21 goals and netting 52 points in just 35 games. He added another 10 points in 12 postseason games while helping Kerry Park to the second round of this season’s VIJHL playoffs.
The 20-year old has finished in the Top-10 amongst VIJHL scorers the
past two seasons, ranking sixth in 2010/11 with 56 points and seventh in
2011/12 with 52 points. His career totals with the Islanders include 45
goals, 108 points and122 penalty minutes in 78 games played.
Thomson joins Aldergrove Kodiaks forward Thomas Hardy and Richmond
Sockeyes defenceman Dylan Smith as Selkirk’s third commitment for the
2012/13 season.
The University of Victoria capture the 2012 BCIHL Championship with a 4-3 overtime win over SFU.
