While itB次元官网网址檚 been a long journey aboard the Trotter train, Aaron Trotter is finally seeing his dreams come to fruition.
The 20-year-old Langford-born hockey goaltender has dreamt of playing NCAA hockey since he first laced up his skates.
Success on the ice took hard work B次元官网网址� Trotter sent video reels to every B.C. Hockey League team trying to get recruited.
The work paid off, after playing a strong first season goaltending for the Prince George Spruce Kings in the BC Hockey League B次元官网网址� he committed to the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota and was offered a full scholarship. He was also selected for the BCHL all-star game in Penticton, until the game was cancelled.
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猸愶笍 Aaron Trotter (G)
猸愶笍猸愶笍 Marcus Joughin (F)
猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍 Isaiah Norlin (D)
TrotterB次元官网网址檚 dad, Michael, said NHL teams had expressed interest but Aaron told them he wanted to go to college.
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ThatB次元官网网址檚 not always been easy. When he was diagnosed with dyslexia at 13, Trotter struggled to get the help he needed at school.
After completing Grade 10 in the public system, he applied to attend Shawnigan Lake School, a private institution. If Trotter wanted to fulfill his dream of playing NCAA hockey, he knew heB次元官网网址檇 have to pick his grades up. He volunteered to repeat Grade 10 to help make his transcript look better to NCAA recruiters.
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