Game On Magazine 2017 December 2017 | Page 48

scoring in the MJHL, nor is he a former member of Team Manitoba (like Cross), but he was a ninth-round pick of the Red Deer Rebels in the 2013 WHL bantam draft and to his coach, Troy Leslie, he’s the living, breathing example of hockey’s rare 200-foot player. “This is his third year with us and right from Day 1, he had a great game and a great year as a 17-year-old,” said Leslie, the Caps head coach. “He stepped in right away and was able to play in our Top 6. He did it in an un