Voyageurs in down-to-the-wire playoff push lean on Indigenous talent

Voyageurs in down-to-the-wire playoff push lean on Indigenous talent

When Portage College men’s hockey assistant coach Pierre Sparklingeyes looks back on the Voyageurs’ January exhibition series against the Chinese national men’s team, he doesn’t remember the ceremony of the event. He remembers the pace of the games and what they demanded from a roster drawn largely from northern and rural communities, including Indigenous student-athletes.