DeKeyser and Youngson Interviews

Danny DeKeyser on his scholarship

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Smokies Assistant Coach Brian Youngson on Vernon games

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Great to have a chance to catch up with Danny and I know everyone in the organization is really happy for him. Not my best performance in the interview as I was severely groggy this morning. Unusual for me to have trouble sleeping like I have this week. Got a big bus trip to correct that. We hit the road tomorrow morning for the second and final northern road trip of the season. After Saturday Trail will have finished 2/3 of their road schedule in only 29 games. There's a big long home stand just around the corner. Once we make it into the hotel in Quesnel I'll probably have an update tomorrow night on whether or not any extra bodies were needed and are coming on the trip. I'll also have details and audio on two pretty big stories for the KIJHL's Beaver Valley Nitehawks. 16 year old forward Aaron Hadley has been named to Team Pacific for the World Under 17 Challenge and the Nitehawks have been picked to host this year's KIJHL All-Star Game. We'll have more on that tomorrow during Mountain FM newscasts and tomorrow night on the blog.

Here's a quick look back to how Trail looked on their last and very recent northern swing...