Local Sports

Three Burnaby athletes made the shortlist for Sport B.C.'s 46th annual athlete of the year awards.

Edmonton Oilers centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was selected to attend the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend in Ottawa. Nugent-Hopkins, 18, was one of 12 rookies selected to participate in the all-star weekend festivities.

Simon Fraser University won the inaugural University Hockey Showcase over the University of B.C. in a shootout on home ice.

The St. Thomas More Chancellor tournament has been a fickle friend to the Byrne Creek Bulldogs boys' basketball team. The AAA No.

Mountain FC won a bronze medal in the boys' under-16 division at the B.C. Soccer provincial futsal championships at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Fusion FC, a collaboration between Vancouver FC and the Richmond Soccer Association, won three separate B.

Reginia Pats goalie Matt Hewitt registered his second shutout in the Western Hockey League following a 3-0 win over the Saskatoon Blades on Saturday. Hewitt made 33 saves and was named the game's first star following his 22nd win this season.

The Burnaby Winter Club Bruins outscored the London Junior Knights to win the AAA major atom division at the 2012 Bell Capital Cup in Gloucester, Ont. on Dec. 31.

The Trinity Western women's soccer team signed a major piece of its defensive future Tuesday as coach Graham Roxburgh announced that Burnaby defender Lindsey Pulice will join the Spartans in the fall of 2012.