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Spruce Kings’ Cousins wins BCHL Scholarship

The winners of the Shaw BCHL Scholarship Program for the 2022 season have been announced.

Spruce Kings Captain Kolton Cousins is among the five winners who will be receiving the $2,000 scholarship to attend a Canadian post-secondary institution.

The program was designed to proved graduating BCHL players with financial support to use in the next step of their hockey careers.

Cousins committed to Queens University earlier this month.

“Education is one of our league’s key pillars,” said BCHL CEO Chris Hebb.

“Providing scholarship opportunities to our players so they can pursue their academic goals is a great way to promote education in our league and for us to support our players as they move on from the BCHL.”

The other winners were:

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  • Christophe Farmer, West Kelowna Warriors
  • Buddy Johnson, Surrey Eagles
  • Ben Ward, Merritt Centennials
  • Griffin Wilson, Cowichan Valley Capitals
Darin Bain
Darin Bain
Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

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