This will be quick, but I wanted to take a moment to talk about the U18 AAA PWM Steelers’ recent win at Roger’s Place.
In brief, the team was invited to play a regular-season game at Roger’s Place, which turned out to be an experience they won’t soon forget.
They got the full red carpet experience and lived a day in the life of the pros.
Interviewing players about the experience before an early-morning skate on Jan. 27 reminded me of a similar experience my brother and I had as kids. His house league hockey team had the opportunity to play at the home of the Ottawa Senators for a similar experience.
The whole family headed to Kanata, Ont., for the day to watch Keenan’s team play in the afternoon before an NHL game that night. Now, I wasn’t even a member of the team, but the experience and memories I have of that day remain with me today.
I hope the entire team and all family members who attended came back with memories like my family did.
I don’t think Keenan would have made it to the NHL, but he got to live like a legend for a day.
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