academic all-stars


ANDREW WALLACE SURREY EAGLES


Andrew Wallace is a player whose


work ethic has impacted the way he hits the ice and the books. The 20-year-old is averaging a point per game in his final BCHL season, and leads the Eagles in power play goals. His play and his grades have been


good enough to get him noticed by a number of NCAA Division I universities, including some Ivy League schools. “A kid who has strong marks and


good test scores is good for a school’s reputation,” says Wallace, explaining his motivation for studying hard. “One of the first questions scouts ask is, ‘What are your marks like?’ And the first thing they want is your transcripts.” Wallace says that he sees a connec-


tion between excelling as a student and as a hockey player.


“He’s a guy you can always depend on, and he’s being rewarded for all his hard work.”


- Shane Kuss “I think that good students tend to be


very disciplined, because you’ve got to put in the hours on homework and study- ing,” he says. “A lot of really good stu- dents are very disciplined hockey players because of their preparation.” Wallace is in his final BCHL year, and


plans to major in economics when he continues to university next year. “I like understanding how business


works and how the markets work; it’s al- ways something that’s interested me.”


-H.K.


SMART HOCKEY


GARRETT JAMES photo


MARK DUTHIE photo


RILEY SWEENEY WILLIAMS LAKE TIMBERWOLVES


A future beyond the game of hockey is


clearly something that Williams Lake Tim- berwolves defenceman Riley Sweeney has put some thought into. A Delta, B.C. native, Sweeney has


been a mainstay on the honour roll at Delview Secondary while maintaining an 85 per cent average. Like all hockey players, he wants to stay


in the game as long as he can, but he knows that even the longest career won’t take him to the end of his working years. In order to be prepared for that eventual- ity, Sweeney is taking his academic obli- gations seriously in the present. “School is something I know I have to


do well at to excel in life,” he says. At the post-secondary level, Sweeney


plans to focus on criminology. He says he’d enjoy a career in law enforcement.


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“If you had 20 guys like Riley, coaching would be easy. He really gets the whole picture.”


- Jason Wright Despite his scholastic aptitude, he says


that tackling the textbooks while also keeping focussed on hockey remains a big challenge in his life. “At times it can be tough but it’s a


good experience to be able to under- stand the responsibility of doing both. It helps with my time management skills.” He wouldn’t have it any other way. “It’s a new challenge, something I’m


not used to, but I’m adapting to it and having a lot of fun doing it.”


-B.M.


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