Team B.C. overcame an 0-3 start at Cincinnati’s State Wars to win their final three games and capture the gold medal.
The roller hockey squad, consisting of Langley’s Aaron Hutchison and Brandon Tham, defeated New York 4-3 in the championship game.
After the poor start, B.C.’s coaching staff felt the underachieving squad needed a spark, so they added Langley’s Kirk French — who has represented Canada multiple times at world roller hockey championships — behind the bench.
That sparked the squad, which knocked off Missouri for its first victory of the tournament and then defeated Southern California in the semifinals.
Other B.C. teams to medal at the tournament were the 1998 squad, which won silver, and the 1995 and 1997 teams, who each won bronze.
The 1993 gold medal team is made up of:
Front row- Daniel Gooda (Victoria), Jordan Carstairs (PG) and Aaron Hutchison (Langley)
Middle row- Brandon Tham (Langley), Tyson Young (PG), Regan Young (PG), Colton Popowich (N Van) and Philip Gosse (Victoria)
Back row- Kirk French (Langley), Rob Carstairs (PG) 