A Summerland Steam hockey player has received the Canucks Alumni Doug Lidster Scholarship for the Okanagan region.
Mason Ouchi was one of five Canucks Alumni recipients, announced during the B.C. Hockey annual general meeting in Penticton.
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Ouchi, 17, was named the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League鈥檚 Scholastic Player of the Year.
鈥淢ason is an excellent student and puts full effort into his schoolwork,鈥� said Steam head coach and general manager Mark MacMillan. 鈥淗e is dedicated and meticulous in his approach to both school and hockey.鈥�
Ouchi, who grew up in Nelson, played his sole year in the Junior B hockey league this year. He plans to focus on his education with the goal of becoming a doctor.
He sees himself as a defence player who has been able to adjust his playing style depending on his partner.
鈥淭owards the end of the season, I started playing more aggressively and in the offensive zone,鈥� he said.
He added that his experience in the league has taught him the value of teamwork 鈥� something he believes he will need in medicine.
鈥淵ou have to work together with other people,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hat is the biggest thing hockey has ever taught me, was being a teammate and helping each other out,鈥�
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