Abbotsford Heat Face Off - Issue 8

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AFRICA TRIP AN EYE-OPENER FOR SHANTZ The Heat’s No. 1 puckstopper spent a month last summer doing humanitarian work in Zanzibar.

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HEAD CASE CLEARS UP After missing 29 games with a concussion, Kris Chucko has relished the opportunity to get back in the lineup.

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O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? The Heat have four players with family ties to the National Hockey League.

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Citizen of the world A SUMMER TRIP TO AFRICA GAVE DAVID SHANTZ, THE HEAT’S NO. 1 GOALIE, A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE DanKINVIG ABBOTSFORD NEWS

David Shantz’s pro hockey career has been, in his own words, a “wild ride.”

From lofty NHL draft status in 2004, to bouncing around various ECHL outposts, to his current gig as the No. 1 goaltender for the Abbotsford Heat, calling Shantz’s roundabout trip a wild ride might be an understatement.

But in the midst of sometimes-turbulent career circumstances, Shantz is a player who understands there’s more to life than hockey.

That’s why he spent a month in the summer of 2009 doing humanitarian work in Zanzibar, an archipelago off the coast of

the East African nation of Tanzania. Shantz, 23, taught English and participated in a community development project, and he returned home to Canada with an expanded worldview.

“It opened up my eyes,” said Shantz, a native of Burlington, Ont. “The biggest thing is, nobody over there is pursuing a bigger house or a better car. It’s all about their family, their community and their neighbours – enjoying life and making the most of it.

If someone’s in need, everyone pitches in whether they know the person or not.

“That’s the biggest thing I noticed coming back here. Most people here don’t even

know who their neighbours are across the street.”

If the well-traveled Shantz was unfamiliar with his neighbours over the last couple of hockey seasons, he could be forgiven for that.

Shantz was the fifth goalie picked in the 2004 draft, 37th overall by the Florida Panthers, and looking back at the ’04 talent lottery, it’s clear drafting goalies is an inexact science.

None of the four goalies picked ahead of Shantz – Al Montoya (New York Rangers), Devan Dubnyk (Edmonton Oilers), Marek Schwarz (St. Louis Blues) or Cory Schneider

(Vancouver Canucks) – have been able to establish themselves as full-time NHLers at this point. Though in Schneider’s case, that might have something to do with the fact that superstar Roberto Luongo is ahead of him on the Canucks’ depth chart.

When Shantz turned pro in 2006, the Panthers didn’t have their own AHL affiliate – they had access to just one goalie spot at the AHL level with the Rochester Americans.

Shantz spent the bulk of his time in the ECHL, suiting up for the Florida Everblades, Dayton Bombers and Elmira Jackals over three seasons, and he wasn’t particularly good during his rare AHL auditions, posting Continued on A12

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Back with a vengeance CHUCKO DETERMINED TO MAKE IMPACT AFTER RETURN FROM CONCUSSION GrantGRANGER ABBOTSFORD NEWS

The hockey rink has always been Kris Chucko’s favourite place to be, but even that betrayed him earlier this year.

While recovering from a concussion, the Abbotsford Heat forward and former first round pick of the Calgary Flames would go to watch his teammates play. He’d end up leaving early, though, because the light, the music and the noise made him dizzy and sick.

“I’d have to go back into a cave,” says Chucko.

The Burnaby native took a hard hit in a game against the Manitoba Moose in Winnipeg on Dec. 29. He didn’t go down hard – at least he didn’t think so at the time – but he did experience a little whiplash. It was so innocuous he didn’t even take note of who hit him. He finished the game but afterward felt terrible.

At first, Chucko would get sick and dizzy with headaches just from watching television or reading. Once he finally got

adjusted to light and sound he tried going for a walk, but those dastardly symptoms quickly reappeared.

“It’s tough. When you go to bed with a headache for a month straight you start to think it’s never going to get better,” says Chucko of his first concussion.

“It’s the toughest injury I’ve had.”

In his career he’s hurt his wrist, legs, shoulder and back, to name a few body parts. But those hurts all had a timeline for recovery. Not so for bashes to the brain because they’re all unique.

Finally, after missing 29 games, Chucko was well enough to return earlier this month.

“It feels good. It was tough there for a long time just keeping trying to get back, and with every time you get set back,” says Chucko, 24. “It feels good to be amongst the guys.

It feels almost like the start of a new season for me.”

In the fall, when it was the start of a new season, Chucko hoped he was on the verge of graduating to the Flames. He

When you go to bed with a headache for a month straight you start to think it’s never going to get better…

had reason for hope since he got to play his first two NHL games last season, and scored 28 goals for the Quad City Flames.

“When you get a taste you always want more, but I’ve got to roll with the punches,” says Chucko. “All you can do is get better and hopefully one of these years…”

He was selected by the Flames 24th overall in 2004 after two successful seasons with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the B.C. Hockey League. Even he realized he was a work in progress, so he spent two years at the University of Minnesota before turning pro in 2006-07.

“I knew when I came into this league I wasn’t going to be somebody to jump in right away,” says Chucko. “I’ve got to be more consistent. This year is about finishing strong and helping the team to win, and being a big player on a team that wins.”

Heat head coach Jim Playfair says Chucko is a valuable commodity, not only because he has a knack for scoring goals,

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Kris Chucko corrals the puck in front of Manitoba Moose goalie Cory Schnieder during a game in Winnipeg earlier this season.

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but because he and J.D. Watt are the team’s only two healthy forwards that shoot right-handed.

“It’s an important year for Kris,” says Playfair. “The big thing for Kris is, can he dominate at this level, or can he be an impact player at this level to give himself a chance to play at the [NHL] level?

“He can break out easily.”

While going to home games was difficult for Chucko while his head hurt, there’s a big bonus when he does play because he gets to do it in front of his parents, family and friends for the first time since he played for the Burnaby Winter Club bantams. It does mean, however, he has to set aside four or five tickets for every home game.

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Sharing Olympic spirit In each edition of the Abbotsford News’s FACEOFF magazine, Abbotsford Heat head coach Jim Playfair sits down with beat reporter Dan Kinvig to give fans the inside scoop on the team.

For future editions of FACEOFF, fans are invited to pose their own questions to Playfair. Submit your questions for consideration via e-mail to sports@abbynews.com, and please include “Behind the bench” in the subject line.

We caught up with Playfair in early March, prior to a two-game home set against the Lake Erie Monsters.

Q The Heat were on the road during Jim PLAYFAIR

the Olympics. Did you get back in time to watch the gold medal hockey game?

A“We watched a bit of the third period

and overtime at the food court in the Vancouver airport. It was really quiet when they (the U.S.) scored to make it 2-2. It was almost like you were at a funeral. As soon as Canada scored, it was obviously an eruption again. It’s neat – you’re there with 500 people you’ve never seen before in your life,

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and all of a sudden you have a common bond because of the outcome of a game. That’s pretty cool.”

Q From a coaching perspective,

a neat thing to see – everybody was panicking and uncertain, but they found a way to get it done.”

Q During the Olympics, the Heat won eight of nine games on the road.

Was there something you saw that maybe clicked with the team that they didn’t understand before?

what did you like about how Team Canada went about its business during the Olympic tournament?

A“I think they got better as the tourna-

ment went on. At the start, I thought Luongo was going to play an important part in some point in time.

I thought Niedermayer was a very strong player in his own way, with handling the room. Sidney Crosby proved that he’s the next important part of our heritage in hockey with the shootout goal (against Switzerland) that took some pressure off of them, and then obviously the big goal (against the U.S.). To see Jarome (Iginla) be part of the game-winning goal, to bring that kind of confidence back into the Flames locker room, that probably led into his hat trick against the Minnesota Wild (on March 7).

“From a coach’s perspective, it was

A“I think there’s been a mental block

in our dressing room, where if we work really hard, that’s acceptable.

We talked on the road about how working hard is just a given – you’re supposed to do that. The next part of it is, what are you going to do to find a win within the hard-working part of it?

On the road, we found we were down in games, we played three games in three nights, we played really good teams. I felt like the players believed amongst themselves that they had a really good chance to win, and that was a mental thing that they had to get over.

“Coming back home and playing those two games against Providence, those were the hardest two games of the season we’ll ever play. It’s a

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natural thing to relax a little bit. We flew all day Sunday, we had Monday off, and it’s hard to get emotionally prepared to play a team that’s fighting for a playoff spot.

“I’m more impressed, personally, with what we did when we came home than I was with the road trip.”

Q On NHL trade deadline day, Heat forward Riley Armstrong was traded to the Detroit Red Wings organization for defenceman Andy Delmore. Can you explain the rationale for that deal from an organizational standpoint?

A“We had guys (up front) coming off

the injury list – Kris Chucko was coming back, Colin Stuart was coming back, and Pete Vandermeer was playing defence out of position.

Pete for Andy was more the switch we were looking at, and it cost us something. It cost us a really good player (Armstrong), a player who’s good in the dressing room. To make your team better, you have to give up something.”

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NHL AFFLIATE: Montreal Canadiens RECORD (as of March 11): 43-14-3-5, 94 points, first in North Division LEADING SCORER: Brock Trotter – 28 goals, 36 assists, 64 points TOP GOALIE: Cedrick Desjardins – 24-7-2, 1.90 GAA, .926 PCT

NHL AFFLIATE: Florida Panthers RECORD (as of March 11): 37-26-2-0, 76 points, second in North Division LEADING SCORER: Jamie Johnson – 23 goals, 39 assists, 62 points TOP GOALIE: Alexander Salak – 27-12-0, 2.73 GAA, .913 PCT

NHL AFFLIATE: Vancouver Canucks RECORD (as of March 11): 32-28-5-1, 70 points, fourth in North Division LEADING SCORER: Marco Rosa – 19 goals, 27 assists, 46 points TOP GOALIE: Cory Schneider – 27-19-1, 2.65 GAA, .914 PCT

The Bulldogs are running away with the North Division title thanks to the AHL’s stingiest defence (2.18 goals per game), backstopped by Cedrick Desjardins. Hamilton recently tore off nine wins in a row between Feb. 19 and March 9.

The Americans were the North Division leaders in November, but they’ve gone into a tailspin since. Rochester lost six of seven games during one stretch in February, and now they’ve got the Heat and Manitoba Moose nipping at their heels.

The offensively challenged Moose muster just 2.50 goals per game, but they’ve managed to hang onto the final playoff position in the North Division. The Moose have been consistently inconsistent – they haven’t won more than two games in a row since the calendar flipped to 2010.

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NHL AFFLIATE: Colorado Avalanche RECORD (as of March 11): 30-30-0-6, 66 points, fifth in North Division LEADING SCORER: Darren Haydar – 22 goals, 33 assists, 55 points TOP GOALIE: Tyler Weiman – 20-14-3, 2.46 GAA, .914 PCT

NHL AFFLIATE: Toronto Maple Leafs RECORD (as of March 11): 25-30-6-5, 61 points, sixth in North Division LEADING SCORER: Andre Deveaux – 14 goals, 20 assists, 34 points TOP GOALIE: James Reimer – 9-5-1, 2.27 GAA, .928 PCT

NHL AFFLIATE: Detroit Red Wings RECORD (as of March 11): 26-34-3-2, 57 points, seventh in North Division LEADING SCORER: Jeremy Williams – 23 goals, 26 assists, 49 points TOP GOALIE: Daniel Larsson – 18-21-1, 2.87 GAA, .903 PCT

The Monsters were the North Division’s early-season cellardwellers, but they heated up in January and February to move into a playoff position. They’ve sagged back to fifth after losing three games in a row in early March.

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Colin Stuart’s younger brother Mark, a former first-round pick of the Boston Bruins, is in his third season a full-timer on the Beantown blueline.

The siblings have each represented the United States in international competition – Mark captained the gold medalwinning American entry at the 2004 World Juniors, while Colin suited up for the 2009 World Championship.

Staffan Kronwall’s big brother Niklas, a defenceman with the Detroit Red Wings, has gained notoriety as one of the NHL’s most feared open-ice hitters. Niklas is a member of hockey’s exclusive “Triple Gold Club” – a 23-member group of players who have won the Stanley Cup, along with gold medals from the Olympics and World Championships.

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The 2009-10 campaign has been a season of redemption for the Latendresse clan. Guillaume struggled mightily with the Canadiens in the early going, scoring just two goals in 23 games, but got a new lease on life when he was traded to Minnesota.

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Likewise, Olivier’s performance this season has been encouraging. Coming back from shoulder surgery, he began the season with the ECHL’s Victoria Salmon Kings. The Heat, battling a rash of injuries, inked Olivier to a tryout contract on Feb. 4, and he’s been a mainstay among the team’s top nine forwards ever since.

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calls his brother his “best friend” – there are mental challenges to overcome when your little bro is The Abbotsford Heat roster is living in the private-jet, sevenchock-full of big-time hockey figure-salary world of the NHL. names like Seabrook, Kronwall, “It was tough when I came out of Stuart and Latendresse – names linked junior,” Olivier admitted following to Olympic gold medals, Stanley Cups, a recent Heat practice. “All my and World Junior titles. friends were asking me why I wasn’t In Abbotsford, those famous playing there (in the NHL).” surnames are attached to siblings The answer to that question has of NHL stars. Olivier Latendresse a lot to do with physical size. At represents one of the Heat’s big6’2”, 230 pounds, Guillaume has league family ties – the 24-year-old the build of a prototypical NHL forward’s younger brother Guillaume power forward. Olivier, at 5’10”, 195 plays for the NHL’s Minnesota Wild. pounds, is a full five inches shorter While Olivier couldn’t be prouder of than his “little” brother.

Guillaume’s professional success – he “The way Guillaume plays the game, he’s built for the NHL,” Olivier said. “We’ve just got different games. I’m more of a small, skilled player.

“But I’m not jealous at all. It’s good for him, and I’m just trying to be the best I can be. Hopefully it takes me (to the NHL).”

After playing on the same line all the way up through the minor hockey ranks, the Latendresse siblings’ paths diverged in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Olivier, the elder by one year, played for Val D’Or, while Guillaume suited up for Drummondville.

Guillaume, a secondround draft pick by Keith the Montreal Canadiens in 2005, went straight to the big leagues without a day in the AHL. Olivier, meanwhile, Keith & Brent Seabrook went undrafted, but landed Keith was in the stands at Canada an entry-level contract with the Hockey Place on Feb. 28 Phoenix Coyotes. He nearly when older brother Brent cracked the Coyotes roster out helped Team Canada win of training camp in 2005, an Olympic gold medal. but things went sideways The elder Seabrook – like for him in the Phoenix Keith, a blueliner – plays for organization, and he was the Chicago Blackhawks eventually traded to the and is regarded as one of Canadiens in a deal that he the top up-and-coming says Guillaume helped orchestrate. defencemen in the NHL. He forms one Olivier helped the Cincinnati of the NHL’s best defence pairings with Cyclones, Montreal’s ECHL affiliate, Duncan Keith.

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a 5-17-4 record with Rochester.

Shantz believes bouncing around so much in the Panthers system may have slowed his development.

“The biggest thing is playing in front of different defencemen every night,” he explained. “Every team’s defence plays a certain way. Some will block shots for you, some will give the shot to take away the pass.

“Trying to find some consistent play within a chaotic environment was the biggest challenge. They preach consistency, but it’s pretty tough when you’re on the move every two or three weeks.”

The Panthers cut Shantz loose last summer, but Calgary Flames director of player personnel Duane Sutter offered the goalie a lifeline. Sutter was familiar with Shantz from his time in the Panthers’ front office, where he had worked for 11 seasons prior to joining the Flames in 2008, and he inked the goalie to an AHL contract.

Shantz began the season with the Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL while Leland Irving and Matt Keetley handled the Heat goaltending chores, and he made the most of his time in the province’s capital, amassing an 18-5-4 record and earning a starting spot in the ECHL all-star game.

He was called up for a brief stint with the Heat in October when Keetley was rehabbing an injury, and caught on permanently with the AHL club after a second recall on Jan. 28. Shantz was the goaltender of record for seven of the Heat’s eight wins on an epic (and wildly

successful) Eastern road trip in February, and his consistent play seems to have earned him the trust of Abbotsford head coach Jim Playfair to an extent that Irving and Keetley haven’t been able to accomplish.

“He’s giving the team the best chance to win,” Playfair said of Shantz. “He’s got a lot of confidence in his game.”

Shantz has ridden the ECHL-to-AHL shuttle several times this season, but he’s found relative stability in the Heat organization.

“I’m grateful for the amount of predictability I have this year – whether it’s Victoria or here (in Abbotsford), at least it’s close by,” he said. “I don’t have to pack up and travel cross-country so often.

“And the communication’s been way better – I’ve gone the entire season without getting talked to in previous years,” he added. “You’re going to get credit if you’re playing well, and if not, at least you’re going to be told to pick it up.”

Shantz would love to return to Africa at some point, and the type of humanitarian work he did last summer is something he could see himself doing on a more permanent basis when his hockey days are done.

“After these different experiences I’ve had, I’ve started to get a better perspective on who I want to become as a person and what I want to pursue as a human being,” he said. “I want to make sure I come to the rink and put the time and effort in so that I can use the opportunity from hockey to pursue those dreams. They go hand in hand.”

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A “He was definitely pumped that there was a team coming here. I know that he would have liked to come here if it was the right fit for him, but obviously it didn’t work out (Arsene signed with the Edmonton Oilers).”

Q During the NHL lockout of 2004-05, a lot of NHL stars went over to

Europe to play. You had the opportunity to play with the likes of Dan Boyle, Marty Turco and Jose Theodore with Djurgardens IF Stockholm.

What was that season like?

A “It was really good for the league back home in Sweden. Pretty much every team had five or six guys from the NHL. It improved our league a lot, and I think it helped a lot of players improve. I think I’m one of them.”

Q If you were showing someone around your hometown of Jarfalla, Sweden, what’s the first local landmark you’d show them?

A “I’d take them right to the bar. It’s quite different than over here, I’d say, but the guys would enjoy the Swedish girls a lot.”

Q Besides hockey, if you could win any trophy in professional sports, which one would you choose?

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Q What’s your perfect day in the off-season?

A “I just like hanging out and being with my friends, I guess. Every day looks pretty much the same in the off-season. Typically, I’d go work out in the morning, then come back home and have a little nap. Then I’d head out to my brother’s cottage in the archipelago and do a little seadooing.”

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