Hobie Hedquist, a goalie for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs Junior A Hockey Club in the British Columbia Hockey League, was named Second Star of the Week in the league for the period from Feb. 12-19.
The Heron Lake native posted a .972 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average in two starts in that span, stopping 69 of 71 shots in a pair of wins and being named first star in each contest.
The University of North Dakota commit stopped 30 of 31 shots on Friday night against Island rivals the Nanaimo Clippers as he backstopped the Bulldogs to a 3-1 road victory. Back at home on Saturday, Hedquist got the call in the crease again, this time facing 40 shots and only allowing a single goal in a 5-1 Alberni win.
After that, he stopped 24 of the 25 shots he faced in Alberni Valley’s 3-1 win over the Nanaimo Clippers on Monday.
For the season, Hedquist has played 1,947 minutes in 33 games, has a 21-10-2 record including two shutouts with a save percentage of .912 and goals against average of 2.83.
He ranks third in the BCHL in wins, fourth in minutes, fifth in games played, sixth in shutouts, seventh in GAA, and ninth in save percentage.
Hedquist has 49 wins in his Bulldogs career, four shy of the franchise record. There are 10 regular-season games remaining with playoffs to follow.
Next for Alberni is a Friday home game vs. the Surrey Eagles. The Bulldogs trails the Eagles by five points for second place in the BCHL’s Coastal Conference standings.
Alberni then hosts the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Saturday.