Alberni sports briefs: what your favourite athletes got up to this week

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs and their alumni had a busy week.

Meyer commits to Colgate U

Bulldogs’ defenceman Paul Meyer has committed to Colgate University for the 2017-18 season.

“We are extremely happy for Paul’s early accomplishments,” head coach and general manager Kevin Willison said. “When we recruited Paul we knew it was just a matter of time that he would receive an NCAA Div. 1 offer.

“We’re extremely proud as an organization to help Paul reach his goals.”

‘Dawgs add firepower

The Bulldogs picked up Tristan Bukovec from the Drumheller Dragons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League last week for future considerations.

Bukovec began the season with the Dragons, scoring three points in 13 games.

Bukovec joined the Bulldogs on Halloween.

“Tristan will be a competitor who has potential to put the puck in the net for us,” head coach and GM Kevin Willison said.

Gosselin earns first POW

Former Bulldogs’ standout defenceman Kurt Gosselin has been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) rookie of the week.

Gosselin, a freshman defenceman with the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers, played in his first two collegiate games Halloween weekend. He tied for the WCHA lead with a four-point weekend (2G-2A) to lead Alabama Huntsville to a weekend sweep at Lake Superior State.

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