6/9/2023 0 Comments Save of the Game by Avon GaleHe was looking forward to having someone else there when he got home after practices and long road trips. Riley had never had a roommate before, and he’d hoped Lane would want to live with him for the season. Riley was proud of Lane, but he missed him too. Lane was their best player last season, the league’s rookie of the year, and was playing for the Maple Leafs’ AHL team after just one season with the lower-league Sea Storm. Lane Courtnall, Riley’s friend and former teammate, thought Riley was just being paranoid. He had a new backup on the team this year, and Riley had to be at the top of his game. While goalies matured more slowly-and had longer careers-than guys who played other positions, Riley wasn’t comfortable with complacency. And that meant another two seasons-if not more-fighting for the starting spot, just so the scouts would notice him. If the Sea Storm didn’t win the Kelly Cup, Riley worried he was going to end up traded. He spent the summer training harder than ever, attending a few camps, and working with a former AHL goalie coach to sharpen his skills in net. RILEY HUNTER might not have ended the previous season as a champion, but he was determined the next year was going to be different.
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