Favreau makes most of ‘most important time of year’
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This article was published 03/04/2011 (5513 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Dominick Favreau is a third-year veteran in the Western Hockey League, but he’s in the same boat as many of his younger Brandon Wheat Kings’ teammates.
Having spent his first two WHL seasons with the Regina Pats, who missed the playoffs both of those years, the 18-year-old winger is getting his first taste of post-season action this spring as the Wheat Kings take on the Medicine Hat Tigers and he’s thrilled to find out what he’s been missing.
"It’s huge. Playoffs is the most important time of the year and just coming to a team that has always done well in the playoffs means a lot," Favreau said as the Wheat Kings prepared for Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarter-final last night at Medicine Hat Arena. "I’ve had some ups and downs throughout the year with my ribs (being injured twice) and what not, but just getting the opportunity to play in the playoffs, it’s a big deal and I’m trying to make the most of it."
A 2007 first-round bantam draft pick of the Pats, Favreau struggled to find a regular role in his first two seasons and saw the writing on the wall early this season. He was a healthy scratch in all but one game before being traded to Brandon in October in the deal that sent overage defenceman Mark Schneider to Regina.
The Pats missed the playoffs again this spring and although he harbours no ill will toward his old team, Favreau couldn’t be happier that his season is still going.
"Kelly (McCrimmon, the Wheat Kings’ head coach/GM) is a great coach," Favreau said. "He expects the most out of his players and I find that our guys will do whatever it takes to win. And we just have that sense of urgency that I don’t think Regina had and it’s awesome. I’m really glad I came to the team."
Favreau had five goals and 13 points in 39 games after coming over from the Pats, seeing mainly fourth-line duty. He found himself scratched for the first three games of the series against the Tigers, but was put into action for Game 4 with Brenden Walker sidelined by a concussion.
"Waiting a couple extra days isn’t much after waiting two years, but I was really itching to get on the ice and do my best," said Favreau, who was scoreless and went +1 in his debut. "I think that we have a chance of going far through the playoffs and I’m just going to try and do whatever it takes and hopefully we can make it as far as we can."
Favreau is one of two Wheat Kings’ veterans in his first post-season after coming over from the Pats. The other is 19-year-old second-year left-winger Hampus Gustafsson, who had two goals and three assists in the series going into last night’s game.
» rhenders@brandonsun.com