Virden Oil Capitals’ forward Tyler Kirkup is the inaugural winner of the 2017-18 Recycle Everywhere MJHL Player of the Week award.
Kirkup, 19, recorded seven points (2-5) in two games for the Oil Capitals, who have won their first games of the season. A product of the Virden hockey system, Kirkup (6-foot-1, 200-pounds) is the early leader of the MJHL scoring race.
The runners up are 20 year old forward Jordan Martin of the Neepawa Natives and 20 year old forward Brad Schoonbaert of the Steinbach Pistons.
