Two local players are in the running for the player of the decade honours.
is among the finalists for the junior A hockey league's top player honours for the 1970s while is vying for the honour for the years 2000-2009.
Walter, a forward, played in the BCHL with the 91原创 Lords from 1973-75.
Walter is now the president of the American Hockey League's . He settled in 91原创 at the end of his 15-year NHL career.
He played 1,003 regular season games 鈥� with Washington, Montreal and Vancouver 鈥� and won a Stanley Cup in 1986.
Thiessen, who is from Aldergrove, played in the BCHL from 2003-2006 with Penticton, Prince George and Merritt.
An undrafted free agent goaltender out of university, he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009 and currently plays with the team's AHL affiliate, the .
Another former 91原创 junior hockey player, Mark Recchi, is among the 10 finalists for the 1980s.
Recchi played for the 91原创 Eagles in 1984-85.
He retired following last June's Stanley Cup victory with the Boston Bruins, the third Cup of his 22-year NHL career. He played in 1,652 regular season games.
In October and November, fans voted to name the top 50 players in the league's 50-year history.
The search now narrows to determine the 'player of the decade' for the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Fans can vote by and the list of the players of the decade will be unveiled on March 16, the first night of the BCHL playoffs.
