BC Hockey announced that Quinton Hill of the Vancouver North East Chiefs has been named the Major Midget League (MML) Player of the Month for January 2019.

Hill, a 17-year-old forward from Coquitlam, BC, is an alternate captain with the Chiefs and tallied six (6) goals and three (3) assists for nine (9) points in six (6) games in January. He has helped the Chiefs to a tie atop the MML standings with a 20-6-4-2 record.

He is an affiliate player with the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).

Hill was chosen from a high-calibre list of other nominees, including:

Dylan Smail, (Maple Ridge, BC) has been named the Minor Midget League Player of the Month for January. Smail, 15, and a forward for the Chiefs had 10 points (8 goals, 2 assists) in six (6) Minor Midget League games in January. Smail is currently second in team scoring with 27 points in 27 games.

Smail was selected from a list of outstanding nominees, including:

The MML was established in 2004 to provide elite level 15, 16 and 17-year-olds an opportunity to play within their own age group at a high level and be developed for the next level of hockey. These teams have an opportunity each year to compete for the TELUS Cup, Canada’s National Midget Championship.

The BC Hockey Minor Midget League is in its inaugural season and gives an opportunity for 15-year-old players to develop with other athletes of the same age and is affiliated with the MML.

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