Photo credits: Garrett James Photography (Dilevka, Király), Island Images (Borin)
Brooks Bandits forward Dmitrijs Dilevka, Blackfalds Bulldogs goaltender Olivér Király and Chilliwack Chiefs forward Boris Borin have been named the NAPA Auto Parts 3 Stars of the Week.
1st Star – Dmitrijs Dilevka (F) – Brooks Bandits
Dilevka led the league in scoring over the first weekend of the Rogers BCHL Playoffs, piling up five points in back-to-back Bandits wins in their first round series against the Spruce Grove Saints.
The Riga, Latvia native had a goal and two helpers in Game 1 on Friday in a 5-2 win, then followed that up with another multi-point effort the following night when he chipped in with a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win in Game 2. Three of his five points came with the man advantage.
After taking a 2-0 series lead, Dilevka and the Bandits will play game 3 in Spruce Grove on Tuesday night.
2nd Star – Olivér Király (G) – Blackfalds Bulldogs
Király stopped 37 of the 38 shots he faced over the weekend to post a league-best .974 save percentage and a 0.51 goals-against average in his first two playoff starts, helping Blackfalds to a split against the Sherwood Park Crusaders.
The 19-year-old only allowed one goal in Game 1 on Friday, but ended up taking the loss in a 1-0 final. The following night, Király stopped 29 of 29 shots to earn his first career playoff shutout in a 4-0 Bulldogs victory to even up the series at 1-1. He was named first star of the game. Including his regular season totals, it was his fifth shutout in 2025-26.
Király and the Bulldogs continue their first round series against the Crusaders on Tuesday night in Sherwood Park.
3rd Star – Boris Borin (F) – Chilliwack Chiefs
Borin collected three goals and one assist for four points in two games over the weekend.
In Game 1 of Chilliwack’s first round series against the Coquitlam Express, the Russian forward had a hat trick, all coming in the third period, in his team’s 5-4 overtime loss. With the Chiefs down 3-2 early in the third, Borin scored twice in 38 seconds to give them the lead. Then after Coquitlam scored twice in 20 seconds in the final two minutes to re-take the lead, the 17-year-old potted his third of the game with 30 seconds remaining to force overtime. A night later, Borin picked up the primary assist on Chilliwack’s winner late in the fourth overtime period in their marathon 4-3 win in Game 2.
The Chiefs and Express continue their series tonight with Game 3 in Coquitlam.
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Honourable mentions:
Salmon Arm Silverbacks G Daniel Dirracolo: 2GP – 2W – .957 SV% – 0.97 GAA – 1 SO
Brooks Bandits F Jack Rosensteel: 2GP – 3G – 1A – 4PTS
Brooks Bandits F Isaac Johnson: 2GP – 2G – 2A – 4PTS
