Former BCHL Victoria Grizzlies captain Marty Westhaver and former WHL players Sean Strange and Brendan De Jong, who grew up playing together in Saanich Minor Hockey, are leading the University of Calgary Dinos into the U Sports national championship tournament. They aim to make up for last year's first-round upset and win the championship this time.
There isn’t much West Coast sea spray in Alberta. In fact, none. But there’s a whiff of it on the University of Calgary Dinos as three players who grew up together in Saanich Minor Hockey lead the team into the U Sports national championship tournament beginning today in Toronto.
Former BCHL Victoria Grizzlies captain Marty Westhaver and former WHL players Sean Strange and Brendan De Jong again have the Dinos into the U Sports championship tournament, this time looking to make up for last year when they went in as the top seed only to lose in a first-round upset to host UPEI. “It’s a cool story and a unique connection because the three grew up playing together and our families are all friends and interconnected,” said Mena Westhaver, mother of Marty. So much so that Marty Westhaver and Sean Strange are roommates in Calgary and have spent recent evenings watching online their younger siblings play in a second-round Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoff series between the Victoria Cougars and Saanich Predator
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