SRSS student named athlete of the week
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A breakout season for a Steinbach Regional Secondary School hockey player earned him Manitoba High School Athletic Association athlete of the week honours just before Christmas.
Jager Bueckert has seven goals in the first 12 games of the season and is an assistant captain for the Sabres. Bueckert also played on the school’s golf team.
“Jager has had a strong start to his second season on the Steinbach Regional Sabres Hockey team, making vital contributions to 5-on-5 play, the powerplay and the penalty kill,” head coach John Laninga said.
“Often the first Steinbach forward to get in on the forecheck or win a puck battle in the corner, Jager plays with tenacity and stays out of the penalty box.”
Despite the busy athletic schedule to start the season, Bueckert has been excellent academically, maintaining an average above 90% in the first semester.