Patrick Thornhill considers himself the luckiest guy in New Westminster.
The junior A lacrosse defender shared a Minto Cup with the Six Nations Arrows Express last weekend in Langley.
“It’s a tremendous honour to be a part of this club and a part of this team,” said an emotional Thornhill following a 14-8 victory over B.C. champion Coquitlam at the Langley Events Centre last Saturday. “It’s the most amazing thing in my life. There are no words, there are no words.”
Thornhill’s journey to the pinnacle of Canadian junior A lacrosse was a circuitous one, taking him from his hometown of New West at the beginning of the season to the Port Coquitlam Saints, – the last-place club in the B.C. junior league.
Towards the end of the season Thornhill was traded to the Delta Islanders but was later loaned to Six Nations for their playoff run.
Thornhill scored one goal in five regular season starts for the Arrows. His only point in the playoffs came in Six Nations’ 12-7 loss to Peterborough.
He played 10 games in the B.C. junior league, amassing 118 minutes in penalties mostly with the PoCo Saints.
“Coming from New West, I always wanted to win it with my hometown club, … But I’m just so glad it all worked out,” Thornhill added.
Thornhill will play his final year of junior A lacrosse back in Delta next season.
