A hockey player who hails from Lampman is taking the next step in his career.
The Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL have announced that they have signed Edwin Hookenson to a standard player contract for the 2020-21 season.
Located in West Valley City, Utah, the Grizzlies are a minor league affiliate of the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche.
A two-time College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American, Hookenson was named the 2019-20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Student-Athlete of the Year while playing for the Minnesota State Mavericks.
An alternate team captain as a senior, Hookenson was a three-time WCHA Scholar-Athlete award recipient and a three-time WCHA All-Academic Team honoree.
Hookenson ranked second in NCAA hockey in blocked shots in 2018-19 with 97. Named Minnesota State's unsung hero in 2018-19, Hookenson finished his college career with eight goals and 23 assists for 31 points, along with a plus-45 rating, 127 shots on goal and 205 blocked shots in 124 games played.
He graduated with a 3.97 grade point average while earning degrees in finance and accounting. Over the course of his four years at Minnesota State, the Mavericks won three WCHA regular-season titles, one WCHA postseason championship and made two NCAA tournament appearances.
Hookenson grew up in the Lampman area and played his minor hockey in the town and in Estevan. He played a few games of junior hockey for the Estevan Bruins as well, but he spent three seasons playing junior hockey with the Nanaimo Clippers of the BC Hockey League, which led to him receiving the scholarship from Minnesota State.
