POWELL RIVER, B.C. – Hobie Hedquist earned First Star honors as the Alberni Valley Bulldogs were 3-2 overtime winners over the Powell River Kings in a British Columbia Junior A Hockey League Friday.
The Heron Lake native stopped 29 of the 31 Powell River shots. His record this season is now 14-5-3.
Hedquist, who is committed to the University of North Dakota, leads the BCHL in shutouts (4), fifth in wins (14), sixth in save percentage (.914) and eighth in goals against average (2.51).
The Bulldogs are tied for first place in the BCHL’s Coastal Conference standings with 43 points on a 20-10-3 record.
Alberni Valley hosts the Chilliwack Chiefs Tuesday.