The Victoria Shamrocks are ready to rock the 2018 season.
ThereB次元官网网址檚 been some shake-up with the team over the past season but head coach Bob Heyes, in his seventh season at the helm, is ready to go for another Mann Cup.
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The absence of Corey Small, the former Shamrocks captain, means there are some shoes to fill.
Heyes said Jesse King was a great leader when the Shamrocks won the Mann Cup in 2015, and is expecting him to make a huge impact as he returns to the lineup.
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Heyes said it was tough to say how things were shaping up with the few practice sessions the Shamrocks have had, because players were still trickling in from their college and pro teams, but he isnB次元官网网址檛 worried because the talent coming back is high end.
He said the three practices leading up to their first game will be the most important because most of the players will be back. Heyes said the Shamrocks most recent practice was their best one thus far, and he saw a lot of potential.
Rob Hellyer, a product from LionB次元官网网址檚 Head, Ont., wonB次元官网网址檛 be running full-time with squad until July, due to HellyerB次元官网网址檚 work commitments back east. Heyes said they are going to try to get Hellyer out for some games in June as well. Heyes foresees Hellyer to be a fan favorite and said he will be playing on the right side with Rhys Duch.
The Shamrocks open the season this Friday at home at The Q Centre at 7:30 p.m. against the Burnaby Lakers.
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