Kevin Limbert to Yale

• Here are the links for an interview I did on Mountain FM's Overtime with Kevin Limbert on his commitment to Yale:
  
  http://mountainfm.net/?q=node/3695 - PART 1
• http://mountainfm.net/?q=node/3696 - PART 2

First of all, I hope you all had a very happy holiday season. I've been pretty inactive because I got the chance to head home for Christmas. Home for me is Ottawa so that is kind of an all consuming trip. It was wonderful to see friends and family, but I'm looking forward to getting back at it!

What a way to come back from the break. Nanaimo is in town and the Captain is heading to Yale. Here's the release from the BCHL website.

The Trail Smoke Eaters Hockey Club is pleased to announce that team captain
Kevin Limbert has accepted a scolarship to Yale University in New Haven,
Connecticut. The fiesty Fruitvale native is enjoying his fourth season with the
Smoke Eaters and is currently leading the team with 36 points in 36 games played
including 13 goals.

"It's great to see a player that has been working hard his whole life
get rewarded with an education at such a prestigious school," said coach Jim
Ingram. "Kevin is a product of local minor hockey and junior hockey working
together to develop homegrown talent and help that talent realize their
potential. Kevin's commitment to our hockey club has been second to none, Yale
is not only getting a great hockey player, but an incredible young man."

I wonder how many people at Yale have heard of Fruitvale, BC. What a great achievement for the Smokies Captain. He is routinely referred to as one of the hardest working players in the entire league. That hard work has earned him a fantastic opportunity. Even if Limbert doesn't end up playing pro hockey, an education from Yale will be a gigantic step forward towards a successful life.

On Overtime, Limbert told me that he'll probably end up majoring in some kind of engineering. Hey, maybe he'll end up back in Trail at Cominco! He also credited his home schooling with some of the success he's had academically. To me this kind of opportunity is an example for all players looking at the option of going to school through hockey. You have to keep your grades up because you never know what could happen. You could end up in an Ivy League school getting the best possible education. That's a great accomplishment for the BCHL, the Trail Smoke Eaters and most of all for Kevin Limbert himself.

Don't forget the big hockey games this weekend. Nanaimo tonight at 7:30 and Salmon Arm tomorrow at 7:30. Trail is going to be on the road a lot in January, so see them while you can!