TWU's Villeneuve named BCIHL POW after 5 goals in series upset over SFU

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Trinity Western University forward J.P. Villeneuve has been named the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League's Player of the Week for the week ending March 9th.

A pair of unbelievable offences performances from Villeneuve played a key role in Trinity Western University advancing to the 2014 BCIHL Finals with a three-game first round series win over SFU.

In Game #1 on Thursday, with the Spartans trailing 1-0 late in the second period, Villeneuve struck for a pair of goals in the span of 1:51 to give TWU a lead in an eventual 3-2 home ice win.

And on Sunday, in a deciding Game #3 on the road, Villeneuve delivered a hat trick that included two blistering wrist shots off the rush to dash any hopes of a Clan comeback and deliver the Spartans into their first-ever BCIHL Championships series.

The 22-year old scored a total of five goals in the series against SFU, accounting for all but two of his team's markers over three games.

Runners up for this week's award include Selkirk College forward Connor McLaughlin, Trinity Western University goaltender Silas Matthys and Thompson Rivers University goaltender Chris Solecki.

PREVIOUS PLAYER OF THE WEEK WINNERS:

March 2nd - Eli Wiebe (University of Victoria)

February 23rd - Tyler Mort (Eastern Washington University)

February 16th - Jason Greenwell (Eastern Washington University)

February 9th - Logan Proulx (Selkirk College)

February 2nd - Mitchell Bell (University of Victoria)

January 26th - JP Villeneuve (Trinity Western University)

January 19th - Jared Eng (Simon Fraser University)

January 12th - Stephen Wolff (Thompson Rivers University)

December 8th - Nick Sandor (Simon Fraser University)

December 1st - Nick Babich (University of Victoria)

November 24th - Brad Robinson (University of Victoria)

November 17th - Uriah Machuga (Eastern Washington University)

November 10th - Cody Fidgett (Selkirk College)

November 3rd - Tyler Berkholtz (Thompson Rivers University)

October 28th - Harry Fredeman (Trinity Western University)

October 21st - Connor McLaughlin (Selkirk College)

October 14th - Aaron Enns (Simon Fraser University)

October 7th - JP Villeneuve (Trinity Western University)

September 29th - Josh MacDonald (Thompson Rivers University)