Two summers ago we took our two oldest grandchildren on a family friendly tour of the Canadian Rockies. I wore my Rangers cap every day and sometimes a Rangers shirt. The tour bus driver was a big hockey fan and during breaks we often chatted.
One morning while we were in Jasper I walked out to the bus. The bus driver was talking to another bus driver for the same tour company but a different tour. The other bus driver was wearing a light jacket that said Vancouver but I couldn't read what else his jacket said. When he saw me he gave me a big smile and asked if he could take a picture of me in my Rangers cap and shirt. It turns out the bus driver was the bus driver for the Vancouver Giants and he wanted to text the picture of me to Ty Ronning. We had a chat about Ronning and he couldn't have been more positive about him. He said Ronning was one of the nicest kids he had ever dealt with, a real team leader, a player every other player looked up to. Unfortunately Ty did not respond immediately and we had to leave for our tour so I never heard whether Ty responded.
Hearing the bus driver rave about Running as a person, I became a big fan and hoped he could beat the odds of being a seventh round pick make it in the NHL. Unfortunately the results so far are not encouraging.
Looking forward to reading your article.
The series of prospect interviews is terrific.