Cam Weir’s competitive hockey career will continue.
Earlier this week Kamloops’ Thompson Rivers University WolfPack announced Weir will join them on the blueline for the 2013-14 BC Intercollegiate Hockey League season.
Weir, who is originally from Kelowna, played in his last junior hockey game last month when the Nelson Junior Leafs lost in six games to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. He had spent the previous two seasons with the KIJHL Princeton Posse.
The six-foot-one, 200 pound defenceman had a goal and 53 penalty minutes in 38 games this season with the Leafs.
“Cam was very steady for us this year,” said Leafs coach Frank Maida. “He was a team leader on and off the ice, he makes a good pass and should do well moving to the next level.”
Weir will be enrolled in courses leading towards a bachelor of business administration degree.
“I was looking at a few schools, but after talking to [head coach] Don [Schulz] and [general manager] Chris [Hans], it felt like a great fit committing to Thompson Rivers,” said Weir.
“I’m a player who hates to lose. My compete level has always been high and I hope to bring that to the ‘Pack.”
“We are most fortunate to acquire a defenceman of Cam’s calibre,” says Schulz. “He’s a consistent performer who can play in all situations. He doesn’t shy away from physicality, is mobile and moves the puck well. Cam’s not a big time point getter, but a dependable D who can play against other team’s top offensive players. He’ll fit in nicely with our returning veterans and provide some needed depth at his position.”