Malc
08-05-2008, 05:56 PM
High hopes for Victoria native heading into his draft year
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=e3b0ae17-6dad-4183-8ee6-730fb5d48336
His dad is part owner of a National Hockey League team. That alone has to be a big boost to an young hockey player's dreams of making it to the big-time one day.
But Tyson Barrie isn't going to need any special favours from the old man to crack the roster of an NHL club. No, Tampa Bay Lightning president Len Barrie's son plans on letting his talent do the talking during the upcoming Western Hockey League season, which just happens to be the younger Barrie's draft year...
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=e3b0ae17-6dad-4183-8ee6-730fb5d48336
His dad is part owner of a National Hockey League team. That alone has to be a big boost to an young hockey player's dreams of making it to the big-time one day.
But Tyson Barrie isn't going to need any special favours from the old man to crack the roster of an NHL club. No, Tampa Bay Lightning president Len Barrie's son plans on letting his talent do the talking during the upcoming Western Hockey League season, which just happens to be the younger Barrie's draft year...