“THEY SAID IT”

QUOTES FROM AROUND THE WHL

“The beginning of day 1 ... It’s a reassurance that it won’t come back, that we can put this thing to rest and get back to hockey. It wasn’t an easy decision to make. Basically this was the best opportunity for me to put this thing to bed and move on.”

— Brandon Davidson (@bdavy3) to the AHL Oklahoma City Barons website; the Edmonton Oilers prospect and former Regina Pats captain began chemotherapy Monday. The 21-year-old Lethbridge native was diagnosed with testicular cancer on Oct. 31

“You should be watching lots of #WHL hockey this year. Plain and simple. Great product.”

— Dave Dawson via Twitter (@DaveDawson7) reporter/host of Shaw TV Sports

“Unbelievable feeling getting in for my WHL debut tonight. Thanks so much for all of the support and congratulations.”

— Calgarian Jake Morrissey via Twitter (@Jake_Morrissey) and fifth-round 2012 WHL bantam draft pick of the Kelowna Rockets who wound up in net against the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday. The Grade 10 student at Western Canada high school, and younger brother of Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Josh, stopped seven of 10 shots he faced in the 6-2 loss to the Hitmen

“We went out on the power play after my third and T.J. said, ‘You know, might as well have four.’”

— Edmonton Oil Kings sharpshooter Michael St. Croix on his four-goal game in an 8-1 romp of the Regina Pats, a feat teammate T.J. Foster achieved in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Hitmen in Calgary on Oct. 7

“team canada!!!!! dream come true!!!”

— Portland Winterhawks winger Ty Rattie via Twitter (@TyRattie8) on cracking the national world junior squad