Yellowknifer Drafted By WHL's Prince Albert Raiders
A Yellowknife hockey player’s dream of playing in the National Hockey League has suddenly become more attainable. Connor Fleming, 15, was selected in the 10th round of the Western Hockey League ‘s (WHL) 2016 Bantam Draft by the Prince Albert Raiders with the 211th overall pick. Growing up playing competitive hockey in Yellowknife wasn’t always easy for Fleming. He says travel was often an issue given the territory’s remoteness. “Each year it seems we travel further and further and it costs more,” he said. “You want the best competition (you can get) so you have to travel further as you get older.” Fleming says one advantage of playing in the NWT was being able to represent the territory at the 2016 Arctic Winter Games. He said that representing the territory was a big honour for him and that he wanted to make everyone proud of him back home. In the end, his team did just that – capturing a silver medal. Curt Brownlee, a scout with the Ra...