Two Prince George players helped BC capture the gold medal in the Male Division at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Membertou, Nova Scotia.
Forward Corey Cunningham notched three assists and defenceman Jayce Schweizer picked up two assists in the final as BC rallied for a 6-5 victory over Saskatchewan in overtime.
Saskatchewan blew a 5-2 lead after two periods.
BC went 2-1-1 in the round robin before knocking off Manitoba 4-3 in the semi-finals.
Cunningham, who played this season with the Prince George Spruce Kings, finished the tournament with two goals and six assists in six games.
Schweizer ended up with five assists in half-a-dozen games.
We present you the 2018 NAHC gold medalists!!! pic.twitter.com/iAIV8h0JDh
— Team BC NAHC (@TeamBCNAHC) May 12, 2018
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BC, coached by Justin Fillion of Prince George, lost the Aboriginal female bronze medal game 4-3 in overtime to Saskatchewan.
The BC team, with five players from PG and one each from Smithers, Fraser Lake and Williams Lake, went 3-0-1 in the round robin before falling 10-1 to Manitoba in the semis.
Manitoba beat Ontario 5-3 in the final.
BC girls you did us proud, tough loss in the bronze game in OT. Final score 3-4. pic.twitter.com/3eAuCVCdT1
— Team BC NAHC (@TeamBCNAHC) May 12, 2018
Complete rosters and coaching staff listed below:
TEAM BC MALE
Head Coach: Dwayne Roloson (Victoria, BC)
Assistant Coach: Shane Gottfriedson (Kamloops, BC)
Assistant Coach: Robert Vermette (Abbotsford, BC)
Manager: Tana Mussell (Chilliwack, BC)
Trainer: Ben Guidolin (Vancouver, BC)
| # | Last Name | First Name | Birth Year | Hometown | Nation/Community |
| 15 | Beckett | Hunter | 2001 | Ashcroft | Cook’s Ferry First Nation |
| 12 | Brant | Ty | 2001 | Victoria | Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte |
| 13 | Cameron | Colton | 2002 | Surrey | Métis |
| 7 | Cunningham | Corey | 2001 | Prince George | Métis |
| 17 | Delorme | Haydn | 2000 | Port Moody | Ahtakakoop |
| 10 | Devers | Dylan | 2000 | Chilliwack | Boston Bar First Nation |
| 23 | Erichuk | Breckin | 2000 | Kamloops | Métis |
| 6 | Erichuk | Alek | 2001 | Knutsford | Métis |
| 11 | Joe | Ethan | 2000 | Vernon | Splatsin First Nation |
| 19 | Lepine | Rhys | 2000 | Barriere | Métis |
| 5 | Livingston | Hunter | 2001 | Ladysmith | North Island Métis |
| 20 | Mucha | Brendan | 2000 | Kamloops | Métis |
| 9 | Porter | David | 2002 | Port Alberni | Alberni Clayoquot Métis |
| 21 | Price | Jalen | 2001 | Campbell River | Weiwaikum First Nation |
| 18 | Savey | Cody | 2001 | Gold River | Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation |
| 4 | Schweizer | Jayce | 2000 | Prince George | Nak’azdli First Nation |
| 30 | Vinnie | Ashton | 2001 | Lillooet | Ts’kw’aylaxw/St’at’imx/ |
| 2 | Vetterl | Hayden | 2000 | Mission | Heiltsuk First Nation |
| 1 | Virgo | Kaleb | 2000 | Kamloops | Tk’emlups te Secwepemc |
| 14 | McLellan | Carter | 2002 | Kamloops | Métis |
TEAM BC FEMALE:
Head Coach: Justin Fillion (Prince George, BC)
Assistant Coach: Jennifer Gilligan (Maple Ridge, BC)
Assistant Coach: Dayle Poulin (Prince George, BC)
Manager: Jocelyn Marren (Prince George, BC)
Trainer: Michelle Béland (Lillooet, BC)
| # | Last Name | First Name | Birth Year | Hometown | Nation/Community |
| 5 | Basil-Pelly | Carter | 2002 | Creston | Lower Kootenay First Nation |
| 9 | Bosher | Huntyr | 2000 | Sooke | Skatin First Nation |
| 19 | Creyke | Wynona | 2000 | Smithers | Iskut First Nation – Tahltan |
| 10 | Grooms | Kamryn | 2003 | Ladysmith | Mid-Island Métis Association |
| 3 | Livingston | Jada | 2002 | Ladysmith | North Island Métis Association |
| 20 | Macdonald | Maryna | 2000 | Port Alberni | Ditidaht First Nation |
| 21 | McDonnell | Azaria (Missy) | 2003 | Merritt | Kinistin Saulteaux Nation |
| 16 | McLean | Stephanie | 2000 | Fraser Lake | Metlakatla First Nation |
| 15 | McLellan | Georgia | 2000 | Kamloops | Métis |
| 14 | McMillan | Jordan | 2000 | Prince George | Liard River First Nation |
| 12 | Moore | Nancy | 2004 | Prince George | Old Masset Village Council |
| 7 | Myers | Faith | 2000 | Williams Lake | Yunesit’in First Nation |
| 17 | Rice | Wasyn | 2000 | Invermere | Métis |
| 4 | Ridgewell | Jade | 2002 | Delta | Coast Salish |
| 22 | Scully | Camryn | 2001 | Prince George | Métis Nation BC |
| 11 | Stanwood | Charlotte | 2001 | West Vancouver | Métis |
| 1 | Storey | Kaiya | 2001 | Prince Rupert | Skidegate First Nation |
| 30 | Sturgeon | Tessa | 2003 | Prince George | North Central Metis |
| 6 | Teschuk | Tashyla | 2003 | Prince George | Takla First Nation |
| 13 | Walkus | Tianna | 2001 | Port Hardy | Kwakiutl First Nation |