Like other WHL players during the COVID-19 pandemic, Luka Burzan is just trying to keep his legs moving.
The Surrey-raised sniper, a Brandon Wheat Kings veteran and Colorado Avalanche draft pick, is skating twice a week at a rink in Kelowna, where he now lives.
91裸聊视频淣othing too crazy,91裸聊视频� Burzan said. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 skating with a lot of pro guys like (Damon) Severson, who plays for New Jersey (Devils), and (Brent) Seabrook, a lot of people know him, and a lot of other guys, too, and there91裸聊视频檚 really no better place to get better than skate with guys like that.91裸聊视频�
Still, he91裸聊视频檇 rather being play meaningful games, but the WHL season has been delayed until the first week of January, at the earliest.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e been hanging out with family and some friends, a tight circle, and honestly it91裸聊视频檚 a little boring without hockey right now,91裸聊视频� Burzan admitted. 91裸聊视频淚 feel like I91裸聊视频檓 missing a big part of my life not being in Brandon and playing, and those guys are like my brothers. It91裸聊视频檚 been weird.91裸聊视频�
One activity that will keep Burzan busy is the new , a 64-team eSports tournament featuring all 60 CHL clubs, plus four 91裸聊视频渄istinguished hockey personalities91裸聊视频� as guest participants.
The 91裸聊视频淣HL 2191裸聊视频� video-game tournament will be played from Nov. 28 to Dec. 17 on the Sony PlayStation 4 system, with Burzan chosen to represent his Wheat Kings.
91裸聊视频淚 was asked by the team if I wanted to do it, and I thought it91裸聊视频檇 be fun and a pretty cool experience, kinda cool,91裸聊视频� Burzan said. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e been missing some competitiveness, so trying to win something like that would be really good, and I think it will be a cool experience for sure.91裸聊视频�
The online action is designed to keep junior-hockey fans engaged at a time when on-ice games aren91裸聊视频檛 happening.
Burzan said he plays the video game 91裸聊视频渁 fair amount, and I think I should do pretty well, but I don91裸聊视频檛 know, there are a lot of players involved, more than 60 of us, so I91裸聊视频檒l try to make it as far as I can,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檒l be hard to win, and some luck will be involved. They91裸聊视频檒l have it on Facebook Live and Twitch, so the fans should love it, and it91裸聊视频檒l be fun. They91裸聊视频檒l get to know the players a bit more, their personalities, so it should be good that way.91裸聊视频�
Viewers can tune in via and on social media using the hashtag #KiaCHLeCup.
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In June 2019 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Burzan was selected in the NHL Entry Draft by the Avalanche, 171st overall. At the time, the left-shot centre had spent with the Wheat Kings and also Moose Jaw Warriors.
Now 20, the Surrey Minor Hockey Association product, who grew up in the Guildford area, had hoped to have a good showing at Avs training camp this past September, but COVID ended those plans.
91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e really good, and check on me all the time,91裸聊视频� Burzan said of the Denver-based club. 91裸聊视频淚 asked them about camp but right now they have no idea how it91裸聊视频檚 going to look, and hopefully we91裸聊视频檒l know soon,91裸聊视频� he said about the coming NHL season, targeted to start in January. 91裸聊视频淲ith the borders being closed, that91裸聊视频檚 a bit of a problem. There are so many cases down there.91裸聊视频�
Burzan said he felt he had 91裸聊视频渁 pretty good chance of going to camp and proving myself,91裸聊视频� prior to the pandemic.
91裸聊视频淓veryone91裸聊视频檚 goal is to go there and make the NHL, right, and I think I had at least a chance to make the American Hockey League (affiliate team) and get some experience there, but you know what, nobody expected a pandemic to happen,91裸聊视频� Burzan noted. 91裸聊视频淪o right now I91裸聊视频檓 just trying to get better each and every day, and everyone91裸聊视频檚 going through the same thing. Hopefully this will all be over soon and we can get back to work. But even with (the WHL), Manitoba is code-red. We91裸聊视频檒l see.91裸聊视频�
As for the Memorial eCup, the competition starts as a single-elimination tournament, with semifinal and final-round action then seeing players go head-to-head in a best-of-three format.
Other CHL players signed up include Vancouver Giants91裸聊视频� Trevor Longo along with former Giant Lukas Svejkovsky, now with Medicine Hat Tigers.
Meantime, Vancouver Giants have loaned out two players to junior leagues under a new arrangement designed to give athletes competitive playing time while they wait for the WHL season to resume.
One deal will see 2003-born forward Justin Lies head to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League91裸聊视频檚 Flin Flon Bombers through Dec. 20 of this year. The Giants have also loaned 2002-born forward Krz Plummer to the Alberta Junior Hockey League91裸聊视频檚 Whitecourt Wolverines.
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In other Giants news, the club has hired Manitoba native Keith McCambridge as an associate coach. McCambridge spent 10 seasons coaching in the American Hockey League, with Hartford Wolf Pack, Manitoba Moose and St. John91裸聊视频檚 IceCaps. Additionally, he spent six seasons with the ECHL91裸聊视频檚 Alaska Aces where he served as a head coach (2007-2009), an assistant coach (2006-07) and a player/coach (2003-2006).
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