One current member of the Prince George Spruce Kings, two former Spruce Kings and a Prince George minor hockey product have made the list of B.C. Hockey League all stars.
The league announced Thursday that Spruce Kings defenceman Christian Weidaueur has been picked for the second all-star team and Liam Blackburn, a West Kelowna Grizzlies forward who last year played for the Prince George-based Cariboo Cougars major midgets, was selected for the all-rookie team.
Weidaueur, a 20-year-old Alaska-Anchorage recruit from Keswick, Ont., was the Spruce Kings' leading scorer among defencemen this season with 13 goals and 48 points in 58 games.
Blackburn, a 17-year-old, had 17 goals and 43 points in 47 games as a BCHL rookie. The five-foot-10, 160-pound forward is a native of Prince George.
Myles Fitzgerald of the Victoria Grizzlies made the first all-star team as a forward and his triplet brother Gerry, also a forward, is on the second all-star team. Both played for the Spruce Kings in 2010-11.
The 20-year-old Fitzgeralds were the top two scorers for the Grizzlies this season. Myles finished with 27 goals and 83 points in 58 games, tied with Landon Smith of the Salmon Arm SilverBacks, who also had 83 points to share the scoring crown. Gerry collected 35 goals and 81 points in 51 games, third in the BCHL scoring race. The Fitzgeralds have signed to play in the NCAA next season at Bemidji State, along with the other Fitzgerald triplet, Leo.
The BCHL first all-star team includes forwards -- Myles Fitzgerald; Landon Smith, Salmon Arm SilverBacks; Brad McClure, Penticton Vees; defencemen Brett Beauvais, Penticton Vees and Marc Biega, Coquitlam Express; and goalie Jayson Argue, Nanaimo Clippers.
On the second all-star team are forwards Gerry Fitzgerald; David Pope, West Kelowna Warriors; and Adam Rockwood, Coquitlam Express; defencemen Weidaueur and Carter Cochrane, Chilliwack Chiefs; and goalie Hunter Miska, Penticton Vees.
The all-rookie team includes forwards Blackburn; Danton Heinen, Surrey Eagles; Jarid Lukosevicius, Powell River Kings; defencemen Alexandre Coulombe, Penticton Vees; Carter Cochrane, Chilliwack Chiefs; and goalie Devin Kero, Merritt Centennials.
