It was Jared Young's first game of the season, and quite possibly his last. He sure took advantage of the opportunity to play.
Young, a Grade 10 goaltender for the PGSS Polars, backstopped his team to a 2-1 win against the College Heights Cougars in the annual Spirit of Hockey and Community Cup, played Friday afternoon at CN Centre. In the series between the two high school clubs, the Polars were victorious for the second year in a row and took a 5-3 overall lead.
The 15-year-old Young is a rep-level player and, in his age group, was among the top stoppers in B.C. last season. But, this season, he decided he needed a break from competition. Until Friday, the only pucks he had faced this fall were fired by other students in the PGSS hockey program.
"I haven't played in a while and winning that game was nice," Young said.
"It was so much fun. I haven't had that feeling in a while."
