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Chilliwack Chief grads are Hockey East Academic all-stars

Ex-Chief Mathieu Tibbet was recognized for a third time for scholastic achievement at Merrimack.
Eric Welsh
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Chilliwack Chiefs alum Mathieu Tibbet (right), seen here during the 2012-13 BCHL season, has been recognized three times for his academic achievements. PROGRESS FILE

Four Chilliwack Chiefs alums have earned All Academic honours in the Hockey East Association.

Austin Plevy (Massachusetts), Mathieu Tibbet (Merrimack) and the Providence pair of Vincent Desharnais and Vimal Sukumaran achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in each of the two academic periods during the NCAA college hockey season.

This is Tibbet’s third time making the All-Academic team.

Eric Welsh

About the Author: Eric Welsh

I joined the Chilliwack Progress in 2007, originally hired as a sports reporter.
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