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CHAMPION 鈥� Yukon hockey player Craig Berube helped the Notre Dame Argos win the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League's provincial championship Saturday.
Berube helps Notre Dame Argos win provincial title
One week after leading the Yukon to a bronze medal in men's hockey, Craig Berube helped the Notre Dame Argos win Saskatchewan's Midget AAA championship.
One week after leading the Yukon to a bronze medal in men's hockey, Craig Berube helped the Notre Dame Argos win Saskatchewan's Midget AAA championship.
The 17-year-old, who wore the 鈥楥' for the Yukon at the Arctic Winter Games in Fairbanks, served as an affiliate player with Notre Dame's AAA club this season.
Berube captained the school's AA鈥坱eam. The Yukoner said he was honoured to get the call in the deciding game versus the Battlefords Stars Saturday.
"It was a cool experience to be a part of,鈥� he told the Star. "I've got a lot of friends on that team, so it was really fun to play with them.鈥�
The Argos clinched the best-of-five series 3-1 with a 3-2 win in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA鈥圚ockey League final at the North Battleford Civic Centre.
Berube said his experience at the Arctic Winter Games helped him get adjusted to the speed of the AAA鈥坙evel.
Berube tallied a goal and four assists at the Arctic Winter Games, leading the Yukon blueline in scoring.
"After Arctics, I鈥坵as moving my feet a lot better, because I saw a lot of ice time there,鈥� he admitted. "When I came back here, getting limited ice time, I was just working as hard as I could and it felt alright.鈥�
Today, Berube and the Argos will open play at the Telus Cup Western Regional Championship in Prince Albert, Sask. versus Manitoba's Midget AAA鈥坈hampions 鈥� the Winnipeg Wild.
The winner of the four-team event will represent western Canada in the Telus Cup Canadian Championships in Moose Jaw, Sask. April 21 to 27.
While Berube spent the majority of the hockey season with the AA鈥圓rgos, he did get the call to play a handful of games with the AAA club.
He picked up two goals and nine assists in 30 regular season games with the AA鈥圓rgos.
The six-foot-one, 190-pound defenceman said the Argos are entering the regional playdowns as a tournament favourite.
Berube is a dual-sport athlete who also captained the Argos football club as a linebacker this fall.
On top of that, Berube is an accomplished swimmer and a Whitehorse Glacier Bears alumnus.
Athol Murray College of Notre Dame is a private boarding school located in Wilcox, Sask.
Berube has attended Notre Dame for two years. He hopes to make the jump to Jr.鈥圔 next season.
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