Swift Current, well lets see the living sky Casino was nice! Kidding aside, it's a small town of say about 20,000 people, clean, friendly and Joe Sakic's old WHL team the broncos are located here. Sam and me were in town on a invite for the the Major Midget AAA Swift Current Legionaries tryouts, a team that plays in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA hockey league. This league is widely regarded as the top Midget AAA league in Canada, so a great league for exposure and development. Hockey wise to cut straight to the heart of the matter, Sam had a good skate and was asked to sign at the end of the last scrimmage, the coaches were very positive. A little more in regards to these camps. These teams hold spring camps, and sign a few players they want on the team for next season combined with the returning veterans. They then hold a limited fall camp where the remaining invited unsigned players fight for jobs so it's a competitive dog fight. Patrick Marleau, Bryan Trottier played midget hockey for the legionaries, who share the same rink and work out facilities with the Broncos.
The sun does really shine more on the prairies and create a big sky affect that I will take any time over rain and cloud. Definitely have to commend Sam's maternal grandparents and Aunt for driving from Surrey B.C for 2 days, basically almost half way across Canada to watch a weekend of hockey. One last thought on Swift Current, is that it reminded me of small american town where life revolves around playing fields, ice rinks and the fast food restaurants, albeit it's a real hockeytown with friendly people.
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