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Williams Lake Mustangs’ Forward Commits to Arizona State Univeristy

Williams Lake Mustangs’ forward, Matthew Keylor, is taking a step up in hockey, committing to playing at Arizona State University (ASU) for 2025/2026.

Keylor, born in Edmonton, AB, started his KIJHL career with the Kelowna Chiefs before being traded to the Mustangs at the start of the 2024/2025 campaign. In his last year with the Mustangs, Keylor collected 36 points off 9 goals, and 27 assists and played 44 games during the regular season.

“I am extremely pumped to have the opportunity to play for ASU,” Keylor says in the KIJHL’s release on May 21. “It has been my dream school ever since I was a kid. Now I have the chance to play there.”

Mustangs’ Head Coach Tyrell Lucas said Keylor was a ” big part” of the culture the Mustangs built during their inaugural season in the KIJHL. Lucas feels “proud” of where Keylor has come with his mental fortitude as a player, but also with Keylor’s character off the ice, and leadership in the Mustangs’ locker room.

“He [Keylor] represented everything that we wanted and were hoping for out of our Mustangs players. He came in with a great player, and character reference that he lived up to,” says Lucas.

“He ended up wearing an ‘A’ for us, and really filled a big role on the team. We were super happy to get to work with him, and very proud to see him continue his hockey journey.”

Keylor will start training with the ASU Sun Devils near the start of the university semester, at the end of the summer.

 

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Teryn Midzain
Teryn Midzain
Teryn is a News Reporter based in Quesnel, B.C. He started his career in local journalism in Abbotsford, B.C, where he attended the University of the Fraser Valley studying English and Media Communications. He spent six months living in London, UK, studying journalism and working in the field before returning to focus on building a long-term career. A passionate sports enthusiast, he moonlights as an amateur race car driver and plays Dungeons & Dragons when he is not on the clock or out in nature.

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