At 98 pounds Sean Ramsay was just too small for bantam rep ice hockey.
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B次元官网网址淚 did end up scoring lots of points on JdF, but at Racquet Club it might have been hard for them to make the decision. I was pretty light, and [bantam] is the first year of physical contact,B次元官网网址� Ramsay said.
Ramsay recently broke the single season scoring record for the midget prep Pacific Coast Hockey Academy in the Canadian Sports School Hockey League. The previous record was held by Holden Kodak, currently with the WHL Kootenay Ice, who had 92 points in 35 games. Ramsay broke the record on Jan. 6 in Delta and now has 45 goals, and 94 points in 33 games.
ItB次元官网网址檚 enough to get him on the radar of a number of NCAA Div. 1 schools.
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HeB次元官网网址檚 also sprouted to 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds, big enough for Junior A, and still growing. Nonetheless, the late growth was a factor. Ramsay elected to play an extra year in the midget prep Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) and just turned 18. HeB次元官网网址檚 in Grade 12 at Belmont, and is on the ice five times a week with his academy at West Hills arena.
HeB次元官网网址檚 also played three games as an affiliate with the Grizzlies this year and though he didnB次元官网网址檛 put up any points, Grizzlies coach and general manager Craig Didmon isnB次元官网网址檛 worried.
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In the meantime, the with four NHL ranked players B次元官网网址� including BCHLB次元官网网址檚 top scorer Alex Newhook B次元官网网址� making it a hard roster for a local to crack. Only five of the Grizz regulars are listed from Victoria this year.
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In the CSSHL Ramsay centres a line with local wingers Kyle Brown (80 points) and Gabe Schovanek (73 points). Respectively the trio are first, third and fourth in CSSHL scoring. All three are 2001-born players in their final year of midget prep and like Ramsay, Brown and Schovanek have also been offered spots into the BCHL next year.
Ultimately, Ramsay seeks a spot playing hockey in college, something his dad Ian, once a Nanaimo Clipper, did with the University of Denver Pioneers in the early 1980s.
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