Of course , that seemed to be the way he was every time I saw him play . He was Mr . Consistency . That ’ s definitely what he became as a junior and professional player and that ’ s what he still is to this day
Of course , that seemed to be the way he was every time I saw him play . He was Mr . Consistency . That ’ s definitely what he became as a junior and professional player and that ’ s what he still is to this day
back in December . Byron complements that young , talented squad nicely with his steady play , adding minutes in the depth position and being great on the PK . Head coach Mike Babcock has said that he loves Byron ’ s consistency and the fact that he is very strong in the face-off circle , even at the NHL level . When we put together our draft list in Everett back in 2007 , Byron was close , but it was hard to convince our group we had to draft him . However , I was definitely bent on getting him to our training camp in Everett that fall . According to Byron , there was only one other team that offered him a camp invite that year , but he decided he wanted to come to Everett . We just clicked , I guess . Byron showed up at Everett ’ s camp and again , he turned in a solid , steady performance , but not enough to get the attention required to be put on our protected list . We had a good , positive exit meeting and I told Byron I would follow up with him over the course of the season , something I usually do with Manitoba players who attend our training camp . Now , this is where the story gets interesting . One thing I know about the elite level of minor hockey is that the 15-year-old season is very hard for most players . It is a big-time adjustment going from Bantam to playing AAA Midget against kids two-to-three years older than you . That happened to Byron . He returned to Winkler and got cut by the Pembina Valley AAA Midget team , a very
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