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Casavant helps Trinity Western University hockey team win

MELFORT — For the second straight spring, Melfort product Logan Casavant is a champion. In 2018, he helped the Nipawin Hawks claim their first Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) championship since 1990.
Logan Casavan

MELFORT — For the second straight spring, Melfort product Logan Casavant is a champion.

In 2018, he helped the Nipawin Hawks claim their first Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) championship since 1990.

This spring he was an important player as a rookie when the Trinity Western University (TWU) Spartans claimed their second straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) championship.

“Logan is an intelligent player with great hands,” TWU head coach Barret Kropf said. “He brings a championship pedigree to our program and fits well within our locker room.”

Casavant said the best part of winning the BCIHL championship with his Langley, BC school squad was the group of guys he shared it with. While the Spartans and Hawks were different, Casavant said there was a similarity between the two title teams: “Both teams came together with a goal in mind and accomplished something special.”

TWU swept Vancouver Island University 2-0 in the BCIHL finals. The team included a number of former SJHL players. Former Bronco and Humboldt product Jarrett Fontaine won the BCIHL playoff MVP award for the second straight year.

Casavant has two points in four playoff games for TWU. In the regular season, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound forward accumulated 12 goals and 21 points in 24 games to place fourth on the Spartans in scoring.

When asked what Casavant does well, Kropf said, “Intelligence and hands are two of his strengths, but he is also strong at puck recovery and, at times, seems like he has the puck on a string attached to his stick. We love how hard he works and look forward to seeing him continue to develop.”

Off the ice, Casavant took general studies in his first year at TWU. He has enjoyed what his school offers in and out of the classroom.

“TWU is just a small school so you really get to know everyone and British Columbia in general has just been so nice,” he said.

The Spartans are the latest stop on Casavant’s hockey journey. He played a couple of seasons for the northeast midget AA team before suiting up for the midget AA Yorkton Maulers. As a junior hockey rookie, Casavant spent time with the Hawks, his hometown Mustangs, and the Junior B Grand Forks (BC) Border Bruins of the Kootenay International Hockey League. As a 19-year-old, Casavant played with the Hawks and recorded 15 points in 50 games. He had a huge final season in Nipawin with 40 points in 55 regular season games. The Hawks flew all the way to the SJHL championship. When asked what he remembered most about playing for the team, he said the town.

“A small community that supported us and came to watch us play hockey. The cage would be packed during the playoffs,” said Casavant, who noted that games against the Mustangs were fun because of the rivalry.

The son of John and Pat Casavant appreciates all his parents have done to help him.

“They have been amazing and always supported me with everything I do. Wouldn’t be where I am without them.”