Game On Magazine - April 2017 GameOn-Apr2017-P001-144-ONLINE | Page 84

KEYSTONE JR. B HOCKEY LEAGUE KJHL Scoring Ace Passionate About Hockey Milan Horanski is passionate about playing hockey, something his coach says is apparent every time he steps on the ice. In fact, the coach of the Selkirk Fishermen, Chris Poponick, believes his leading scorer could easily play in the Manitoba Jr. A Hockey League. In the meantime, Poponick just hopes he’ll see Horanski back in a Fishermen jersey next season. By Mark Halsall Photos by James Carey Lauder SELKIRK, MB – It was tough way to finish a hockey season. Milan Horanski and his Selkirk Fishermen took a 1-0 lead in the best-of- five quarterfinal with the Peguis Juniors, before Peguis won three straight to take the series. For Horanski, a young man who is passionate a b o u t playing hockey, it wasn’t an easy pill to swal- low. Nobody is going to miss the post-season compe- tition as much as the Fishermen’s leading scorer – and the No. 6 scorer in the Keystone Junior Hockey League this season. “Milan loves the game, and that really comes out in the way he plays.… He’s even excited about practice, that kid,” laughs Chris Poponick, coach of the Fishermen. “He really cares, and probably the best thing I can say about him is that he wears it on his sleeve. There’s no doubt that M i - lan works his butt off and he’s out to play, and that translates to pretty much everything that he’s done,” he says. “He’s one guy I never question if he’s 110 per cent in because he’s always 110 per cent in.” Horanski’s hard work and team-leading 46 goals and 72 points helped propel the Fisherman into the playoffs with a first-round match- up against the Peguis Juniors, the squad that swept Selkirk in the KJHL 84 GAME ON 2017 PLAYOFF EDITION