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We have a pair of Brooks Bandits alumni in the spotlight today as they both earned weekly honours in their respective NCAA conferences.
Hockey East Co-Player of the Week
Logan Sawyer (F) – Junior – Providence College (Brooks Bandits)
Sawyer tied for the Hockey East lead with five points last week, including a four-point performance with a hat trick in the Friars 8-1 win at Connecticut on Saturday night. He totaled eight shots on goal and boasted a plus-three rating over the a split series with UConn.
The 20-year-old from Orangeville, Ont. spent the 2023-24 campaign with the Brooks Bandits where he put up 19 points in 20 regular-season BCHL games. He stepped his game up in the postseason, leading the Alberta Division in scoring with 15 points in 12 playoff contests, guiding his team to the Alberta Cup, as well as a Rocky Mountain Challenge victory. Following the season, Sawyer was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
NCHC Goaltender of the Week
Johnny Hicks – Sophomore – University of Denver (Merritt/Brooks)
Hicks backstopped Denver to a pair of wins at Arizona State last weekend, remaining undefeated in his college career. In Friday’s opener, he made 21 saves on 24 shots faced in a 6-3 win. Two days later, Hicks turned aside all 28 shots against, allowing Denver to win in overtime, 1-0. Sunday marked Hicks’ first shutout of the season and the fourth of his career.
Hicks had two separate stints in the BCHL, the first with the Merritt Centennials from 2021 to 2023, then another with the Brooks Bandits for parts of two seasons in 2024 and 2025. He owns a career .913 save percentage in the BCHL with six shutouts and a 33-30-10 record across 80 regular season appearances.
