O’Brien notched first BCHL goal and first BCHL hat trick
Devlin O'Brien has his first goal in the @BCHockeyLeague!
Right off a face-off win, he tucks a backhand shot upstairs for his 1st!#BCHL pic.twitter.com/G3b2YxU4jq
— Penticton Vees (@PentictonVees) April 30, 2021
2002-born Penticton forward Devlin O’Brien scored his first BC Hockey League goal at 3:33 of the first period in Thursday’s 7-2 thumping of the Trail Smoke Eaters.
The Merrimack commit for this fall got his second BCHL goal at 8:39 of the second period to make it 3-0 Vees and then completed the hat trick 3:17 later to make the score 4-1. He was playing in his sixth BCHL contest.
Thurston posts first career BCHL goal
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It's never too late to arrive in the pod. Ben Ward scores his 1st in the pod, Mark Thurston scores his 1st in the #BCHL
It's a tie game and a toss up as we head to the 3rd. #SaddleUp pic.twitter.com/yb8gIq5UBC— Merritt Centennials (@BCHLCentennials) April 30, 2021
Merritt Centennials forward Mark Thurston tallied his first BCHL goal on Wednesday in a 5-3 loss to Chilliwack. It came in the Delta, BC product’s 14th career BCHL game.
The 2003-born forward scored to tie the game a 2-2 at the 13:15 mark of the second period. Thurston now has four points in 14 games this season.
Woodhouse commits to University of Toronto
U SPORTS MHKY: The U of T Varsity Blues have a commitment with @BCHLWarriors F Ben Woodhouse, per source.
Ryan Medel and co have not been shy to bring in players from outside Ontario and the CHL.
Former Trail Smoke Eater Evan MacEachern was on the 19-20 roster#USPORTS #BCHL pic.twitter.com/Suh16mWP64
— Ben Steiner (@BenSteiner00) April 29, 2021
2000-born West Kelowna Warriors forward Ben Woodhouse has reportedly committed to play U SPORTS hockey for the University of Toronto starting this September.
The Hamilton, Ontario native has three goals and seven points in 14 games with the Warriors this season after spending the last two years with Wellington of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
Blaisdell transfers from UND to UNH
The Daily Skate: Harrison Blaisdell finds a new home https://t.co/Xm22Qvh5ks
— Grand Forks Herald (@gfherald) April 30, 2021
Forward Harrison Blaisdell (42 goals, 37 assists in 100 games with Chilliwack in 2017-19) has transferred from the University of North Dakota to the University of New Hampshire, starting with the 2021-22 NCAA season.
Blaisdell, 20, was a sophomore with the Fighting Hawks in 2020-21. The 2019 Winnipeg Jets draft pick had two goals and 16 points in 51 games over two seasons with UND.
Three Stars of the Night 
First Star: Chilliwack forward Ray Fust had a natural hat trick in the Chiefs’ 5-3 win over Merritt.
Second Star: Penticton forward Devlin O’Brien potted a hat trick as the Vees hammered Trail 7-2.
Third Star: Chiefs defenseman Tyler McBay posted four assists in the win against the Cents.
Honourable Mentions: Vees captain Finlay Williams scored once and added three assists. Centennials forward Ben Ward put up a goal and two assists. Smokies forward Kalen Szeto and Surrey forward Christian Fitzgerald each had a pair of goals.
