Captain Coy: Former Nitro named captain of the Canmore Eagles

Coy Prevost, a former Kimberley Dynamiters, and local Kimberley player, has been named the captain of the Canmore Eagles.

Prevost wore the Dynamiters jersey during the 2014-15 season when the Nitro's won the KIJHL Championship and silver at the 2015 Cyclone Taylor Cup. In that season, Prevost scored 14 goals and 35 assists as a rookie in 50 games, earning him the Eddie Mountain Division Rookie of the Year honors.

He was also instrumental during the teams championship playoff run, scoring 11 goals and eight assists in 22 playoff games.

After that season he went on to join the Canmore Eagles, and has since averaged nearly a point per game in his 120 game Junior A career. He has 41 goals and 46 goals to his name. He also won the teams Rookie of the Year in the 2015-16 season with the Eagles.

This being his last Junior eligible season, he was picked by his teammates to be the captain.

"It feels great to have that kind of respect from my team." Prevost said, adding that he is a concsious and present leader.

Looking back on his first junior hockey season with the Nitro's as a building block to where he is now.

"I would say my time in Kimberley taught me a lot, as a person and a hockey player." He said, "It developed me back after a couple tough bounces (injuries) and taught me that eventually persistence pays off."

Prevost now looks forward to leading the Eagles in his final Junior season.

Photo from Canmore Eagles website