Alameda鈥檚 Jayden Davis, who served as the captain of the Estevan Bruins during the 2019-20 season, has decided where he鈥檒l continue playing hockey.
Davis has committed to play for the University of Regina (U of R) Cougars of the Canadian U Sports league for the upcoming season. Davis was selected as the Bruins most valuable player in 2019-20 after he finished 10th in league scoring with 21 goals and 58 points in 58 games.
It was his final season of junior eligibility.
Davis said he selected the Cougars because of the strength of the program, and several former Bruins are on the team, including goaltender Curtis Meger, and forwards Bryce Platt, Turner Ripplinger and Arthur Miller. Also on the team is another former hockey teammate, defenceman Brennan Riddle, who used to live in Estevan.
鈥淭hey said that everybody there that鈥檚 involved with the team is amazing, and just a great group of guys, and they鈥檙e a pretty good team. So I wanted to play there,鈥� said Davis.
It helps that he will have so many people he played with and against on the Cougars, and he鈥檒l be living with Platt once he gets to Regina.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited, and it will be cool. I loved playing for the Bruins, but it was time to move on. It should be very interesting to go to school and play a little less games, but have a lot of fun.鈥�
Davis will be studying business at the U of R, and he expects he鈥檒l be able to take what he learns and apply it to the family farm near Alameda once he finishes his studies.
He credits the Bruins and the different minor hockey associations that he played for in the southeast for the strides he has been able to make as a player.
鈥淚 watched the Bruins growing up, and that鈥檚 all I wanted to do is play for the Bruins. When I got that opportunity 鈥� and growing up and playing AA in Estevan and everything with all of the great coaches 鈥� it really boosted my play a lot.鈥�
The only question now is when he鈥檒l be playing hockey again. U Sports has already announced the cancellation of its fall sports season, and the spring sports season is in doubt. The hockey season was scheduled to start in late October.
He already knows he鈥檒l be taking online classes for the fall semester.
鈥淚t鈥檚 weird, because this has never happened, so we鈥檙e trying to figure it out as we go,鈥� he said.
