Two members of the Princeton Posse have received bursaries from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.
Tyson Horiachka, from Sherwood Park, Alta., will attend Drury University and play for its hockey team while studying business.
Horiachka, who graduated from high school in 2022, had high marks in high school and received the Alexander Rutherford Scholarship for academic achievement each year. He was also a member of the honours award programs.
He played for the Posse for three years and during his time with the team, earned the Posse Coaches Award, the hockey league’s Most Sportsmanlike Player in 2024, the Bill Ohlhausen Division Most Sportsmanlike Player Award in 2024, the Posse Team MVP Award in 2024 and 2025) and the Bill Ohlhausen Division MVP Award in 2025.
He was also involved in volunteer activities during his time with the Posse. These included coaching Princeton Minor Hockey, assisting Princeton elementary schools, working with the Princeton Learn to Skate Program, assisting Princeton Truth and Reconciliation Day, assisting with the Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day Ceremony, bagging groceries at Princeton Save On Foods and shovelling show in the community.
He also helped out with other initiatives outside of the team.
Brennan Watterson, another Posse player, plans to pursue a Bachelor of Applied Sciences degree to work as an engineer. He plans to continue playing hockey while studying.
Watterson graduated from Briercrest Christian Academy in Saskatchewan in 2022 and averaged 90 per cent or better in high school.
During his time with the Posse, he volunteered with Princeton Minor Hockey, the Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day ceremony and the Terry Fox Run. He also helped set up the school dance and worked with Learn to Skate once a week for three years, the Truth and Reconciliation Ceremony set up for two years, road hockey events and Family Day.
The bursaries are among 11 given to student-athletes in the junior hockey league. Each bursary was valued at $1,000 and will go towards post-secondary studies.
