Estevan’s Preston Brodziak will be competing in the Telus Cup national midget AAA hockey championship.
Brodziak’s Regina Pat Canadians punched their ticket to the Telus Cup with a 4-2 victory over the Thunder Bay Kings on Sunday in the final of the west regionals in Steinbach, Manitoba. The Pat Canadians won all four of their games at westerns, and outscored the opposition 17-6.
The Telus Cup will be contested in Prince George, B.C., from April 24 to 30.
It’s the latest chapter in what has been a dream season for Brodziak, a 17-year-old forward who is in his first and only season of midget AAA hockey. He finished sixth in team scoring during the regular season with 13 goals and 36 points in 43 games.
But in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League’s playoffs, he finished second on the team in points with five goals and 16 points in 11 games. Among his goals was the game-winner in the third period in the Pat Canadians 2-1 victory over the Saskatoon Blazers in Game 5 of the best-of-five first round series.
In the Telus Cup regional qualifier, Brodziak was the second-leading scorer in the tournament, with four goals and seven points in four games.
Brodziak has also been called up for three games by his hometown Power Dodge Estevan Bruins this season, and scored his first Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League goal on Feb. 17 in an 8-3 win over the visiting La Ronge Ice Wolves.
Prior to joining the Pat Canadians, Brodziak played his minor hockey in Estevan. Last season he finished tied for second in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League midget division’s scoring race, with 33 goals and 59 points in 38 games.
