Local hockey teams going through their off-season work and having an eye on next season.
The High Prairie Regals were one of the most improved teams in the NPHL this past season thanks to the addition of some younger and talented players and Team President and GM Jerry Kruger says they are looking to continue building on that.
“Our guys aren’t getting any younger, we’ve got to recruit them younger guys in keep those young legs flowing. Those old boys, they do their best, but it’s pretty tough to keep up to them young guys. We’re really hoping to get more and we will focus on local always. We’re not a big import team, we don’t have the funds for that nor do we want to be that team. We want to be locally based with local players.”
The leading scorer on the Regals last season was Cole Isaac who also won the league’s rookie of the year award.
Off the ice, Kruger says they’re looking have more volunteer support to help increase their presence in the community.
“We’ve seen a huge change in the last year. We’re really hoping this year that we can get even more and really create that buzz. We’re really hoping that we can bring back that old school ideology of the way the Regals used to be. The Regals were an amazing hockey club for 30 years and it was all based on their volunteers.”
The team returned to playing in the league in 2024 after a five year absence.
You can listen to the full interview below.
– Kyle Moore, Trending 55 Newsroom
