Former Surrey Eagle Mike Krgovich will join Simon Fraser University of the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League next season.
The 21-year-old Coquitlam native spent four seasons playing at the junior level, with stints in both the Western Hockey League and the British Columbia Hockey League.
Krgovich played in 96 WHL games with the Red Deer Rebels and Chilliwack Bruins, and also suited up for 139 BCHL contests with the Surrey Eagles and Coquitlam Express. He was a top offensive player for the Eagles and Express, netting 46 goals and 121 points over two and a half seasons. He was selected to play in the 2010 BCHL All-Star Game while with Surrey.
“Mike is a talented young man who was basically a point-a-game player over his final two seasons in the BCHL,” says SFU general manager Jeff Dubois. “He was a guy who drew considerable interest from a number of Canadian universities and we’re thrilled with his decision. We expect that his abilities will translate into good offensive production at the university level and we’re confident that he’ll enjoy academic and athletic success at SFU.”
Krgovich is also an elite lacrosse player, and was a member of the Coquitlam Adanacs team which won the Minto Cup as Canadian junior lacrosse champions in 2010.
“SFU is a great school and being a local kid it just made sense,” he said. “The on ice-and-off ice excellence that is offered is top drawer and my father and sister are also SFU alumni, so the combination of all of those factors sealed the deal and made SFU an easy decision for me.”