It’s been a good year for Burnaby’s
Nicolas Bruyere.
A netminder for the Chase Heat, Bruyere was named an all-star in the Kootenay Junior B Hockey League last week.
He’s also backstopped his team into the league Okanagan Conference championships, where the Heat currently trails the
Osoyoos Coyotes 2-0.
Bruyere, 20, was between the pipes in both losses, 3-2 on Saturday and 6-5 in overtime on Sunday, and faced 88 shots over the two days.
He was a prime reason why Chase cruised past Revelstoke and Kamloops by identical 4-1 series decisions to advance to the league semifinal.
Earlier, he was named the Heats’ best player in the divisional series.
Bruyere has posted a 2.28 goals-against average and .931 save percentage over the 12 playoff games, facing 418 shots in the process.
Those are similar to his regular season performance, where the former Grandview Steeler made 36 starts and finished with a 24-9-2 record, to go with a 2.71 goals-against average and .922 save percentage.
He played his minor with the Burnaby Winter Club.
