Tristan Slavin was named West Coast Express tournament best player at the recent at the Plzen Challenge Cup in the Czech Republic.
Slavin, from Maple Ridge, had a 2.33 goals against average in three games.
The West Coast Express fell 3-2 to the under-20 Slovakian national team in the consolation final.
West Coast lost 2-0 to Ruzinov Bratislava of Slovakia in the quarter-finals.
The Express had finished third in pool play. Ruzinov is in first place in the Slovak Premier League.
West Coast tied the Slovaks 3-3 in its third game of the tournament.
The Express opened the tournament with a 2-0 loss to Swiss team SHC Belpa, then fell 4-1 to host HBC Plzen.
Corey Surbey of Maple Ridge also played for West Coast in the Plzen Cup, a men’s world ball hockey event featuring eight teams.
