Recruit Profile: Troy Stecher

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Previous Team:  Penticton Vees (British Columbia Hockey League)
Arrival at UND:  Fall 2013
Position:  Defense
Birthday:  April 7th, 1994
Hometown:  Richmond, BC, Canada
Height:  5'11"
Weight:  180
Shoots:  Right


Profiles & Press Clippings:

• BCHL 2012-13 Profile/Stat Page
• Elite Prospects Profile/Stat Page
• Vees Central: Vees Captain Troy Stecher Commits to North Dakota
• BCHL: Commitment Press Release
• Penticton Western News: Vees Captain Played Through Injury To Help Team (Apr 2013)
• The Province: BCHL Opponents Will Be On Same Side Come This Fall (Apr 2013)
• Richmond Review: Stecher's Stock Rising (Nov 2012)
• Richmond Review: Richmond's Troy Stecher Could Be Sleeper in NHL Draft (Jun 2012)

2012-13:

• Earned 1st Team All-BCHL Interior Conference honors while producing 47 points (8G, 39A) in 52 games as the Penticton Vees team captain. He added six assists in 15 postseason games in helping the Vees to the BCHL Finals.
• His 39 assists tied for the most among BCHL defensemen while his 47 points tied for second.
• He earned the BCHL Interior Conference's Best Defenseman Award.
• He was named a finalist for the CJHL's Top Defenseman award.
• Played for Canada West at the 2012 World Junior A Challenge, earning a silver medal while producing two points (1G, 1A) in four tournament games.

2011-12:

• He was named 2nd Team All-BCHL Interior Conference after a 42 point (5G, 37A) regular season campaign for Penticton. In earning the RBC Cup Playoff's Top Defenseman honors, he produced 15 points in 26 postseason games (BCHL Playoffs, Doyle Cup, RBC Cup) as Penticton won the RBC Cup as Canada's World Junior A national champions.
• Played for the gold medal-winning Canada West team at the 2011 World Junior A Challenge, participating in five tournament games.

2010-11:

• Playing for Penticton of the BCHL, he produced 20 points (5G, 15A) in 54 regular season games and five points (2G, 3A) in nine postseason contests.