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Surrey Eagles forward Drew Best was named the BCHL Player of the Week on Monday after the Birds captured the inaugural Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup.

Here's the full release from the BCHL:

Surrey Eagles forward Drew Best has been named the Gongshow BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending May 5, the league announced Monday.

Best finished with four goals and four assists at the event after having gone scoreless in the BCHL postseason. The Plymouth, Mich. native had points in each of the Eagles four games last week and scored game-winning goals in round-robin play against Nanaimo and in the final against Brooks.

The 5-foot-10, 175-pound 18-year-old was named Player of the Game against Nanaimo as well. He concluded the week with three goals and four assists in the last four games.

Honourable mentions this week:

Surrey Eagles F Trevor Cameron: (2G 4A, GWG, Player of the Game)

Nanaimo Clippers F Trevor Fitzgerald: (1G 2A)

Surrey Eagles G Michael Santaguida: (4W, .965 sv%, 1.25 GAA, 1 SO)

Surrey Eagles D Devon Toews: (6A, Player of the Game)