Photo credits: David Stevens (Parmar), Tami Quan (Chan), Emma Jonker (Sawyer)
Coquitlam Express forward Nishaan Parmar, West Kelowna Warriors forward Emmanuel Chan and Warriors goaltender Ethan Sawyer have been named the Lordco Auto Parts 3 Stars of the Week.
1st Star – Nishaan Parmar (F) – Coquitlam Express
Parmar led the BCHL in goals last week with five in two games, helping the Express win back-to-back home contests.
On Friday night, the 20-year-old broke out with a four-goal performance, including the overtime winner, in a 5-4 victory over the Powell River Kings. He was held off the score sheet in his first three games of the season, but got on the board early with a power-play marker less than five minutes into the game. He added his second before the end of the frame and already had a hat trick before the midway mark of the second period. He was named first star of the game. A night later, he scored again in a 3-2 win against the Nanaimo Clippers.
Parmar has now vaulted into second on his team in goal scoring with five.
2nd Star – Emmanuel Chan (F) – West Kelowna Warriors
Chan finished with the most points in the league last week with six in three games on four goals and two helpers.
The 2007-born forward had a hat trick last Tuesday in a road matchup with the Cranbrook Bucks. After scoring the ice breaker 4:23 into the first, he netted the go-ahead goal with just over a minute to play in the game and sealed it with an empty netter 30 seconds later in a 4-2 victory. He was named first star of the game. The following night, he had a goal and an assist in another road triumph, this time by a 4-1 score over the Trail Smoke Eaters. He wrapped up his week with one assist on Saturday in a 3-0 win over the Blackfalds Bulldogs.
Chan is currently tied for the league lead in points with 13 in seven games and leads the BCHL with nine goals.
3rd Star – Ethan Sawyer (G) – West Kelowna Warriors
Sawyer went 2-0 last week with a .976 save percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average, stopping 41 of 42 combined shots and earning his first shutout in the BCHL.
The West Kelowna product stopped 17 of 18 shots on Wednesday in his team’s 4-1 road win over the Trail Smoke Eaters. He got the call again on Saturday and made 24 saves to earn the shutout, including 11 in the third period, in a 3-0 Warriors win over the Blackfalds Bulldogs.
Sawyer now has a 4-2-0 record with a 2.79 goals-against average.
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Honourable mentions:
Brooks Bandits F Koby Francis: 1GP – 2G – 3A – 5PTS
Victoria Grizzlies F Owen Warnick: 2GP – 2G – 3A – 5PTS
Cranbrook Bucks G Keegan Carswell: 3GP – 2W – .944 SV% – 2.00 GAA
