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| (above) 1985-86 Penticton Knights |
The 1985-86 Pentiction Knights [BCHL] hockey team was inducted into the British Columbia Hall of Fame on July 22nd. Three members of that Canadian national championship team went on to play at the University of Denver. Leading scorer Dave Shields, Defensemen Rod Summers and Marc Rousseau.
Dave Shields scored an amazing 54 goals and 76 assists in 51 games that season. Shields would go onto become a Hobey Baker finalist his Senior season at DU.
Today Rod Summers is a very active member of the DU Hockey Alumni Association. He has raised thousands of dollars for the DU hockey program and lives in Denver.
Marc Rousseau was drafted by the NHL Hartford Whalers but never played professionally. He played four seasons on the blue-line at DU alongside Summers and Shields.
All three DU alums were reunited at the event.
The Knights posted a 44-8-0 regular season record and went 25-5 in the playoffs. They won the Canadian Junior-A National Championship against host the Cole Harbor Colts [Nova Scotia] in the 1986 championship game.
Today Rod Summers is a very active member of the DU Hockey Alumni Association. He has raised thousands of dollars for the DU hockey program and lives in Denver.
Marc Rousseau was drafted by the NHL Hartford Whalers but never played professionally. He played four seasons on the blue-line at DU alongside Summers and Shields.
All three DU alums were reunited at the event.
The Knights posted a 44-8-0 regular season record and went 25-5 in the playoffs. They won the Canadian Junior-A National Championship against host the Cole Harbor Colts [Nova Scotia] in the 1986 championship game.
Former Colorado Avalanche player and current Denver resident Joe Sakic was also inducted into the B.C. Hall of Fame on the same night as the DU alums.
Former DU star and six-time Stanley Cup winner Glenn Anderson was inducted into the B.C. Hall of Fame in 2001.
Former DU star and six-time Stanley Cup winner Glenn Anderson was inducted into the B.C. Hall of Fame in 2001.
