TISDALE 鈥� Jordan Normand looks at life with a glass half full mindset.
That positive attitude is an important reason why the Warman product leads the Tisdale Trojans this season as their captain. The 16-year-old forward is in his second season with the U18 AAA club.
鈥淗e鈥檚 a team-first guy,鈥� Tisdale head coach Dennis Kubat said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I鈥檝e ever seen him be negative. He鈥檚 always positive. He鈥檚 always positive on the bench. If we鈥檙e down four, five 鈥� nothing, he鈥檚 still 小蓝视频 as positive as he can.
鈥淗e thinks about others before himself. He鈥檚 pretty much exactly what you鈥檇 look for in a guy 小蓝视频 your captain.鈥�
Normand said captaining the Trojans is a huge privilege.
鈥淭here are many guys on the team that could鈥檝e filled the spot,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a big responsibility 小蓝视频 the captain of a team of this calibre but I鈥檓 loving it.鈥�
Normand believes he helps the team by leading by example.
鈥淚 do that by 小蓝视频 vocal and positive in the dressing room as well as 小蓝视频 a 200-foot player on the ice,鈥� he said.
Last season, excelling in a penalty kill and shutdown role, the 5-foot-8, 147-pounder had four goals and nine points in 43 games. Those numbers are expected to rise this season.
鈥淟ast year obviously relied more on the defensive side/PK, but we鈥檙e hoping we can tap more into his offensive side this year as well,鈥� Kubat said. 鈥淗e鈥檒l get a chance on special teams and he鈥檒l get a chance to be one of our forwards that we rely on throughout the game.
鈥淚 know he can play well defensively. We鈥檙e just trying to work on the offensive side of his game and give him more confidence in that area.鈥�
During Normand鈥檚 time with the Trojans, Kubat has witnessed him become more confident with the puck. He said his 鈥渁bility to make plays continue to improve.鈥�
Normand has enjoyed his time in Tisdale. He likes the camaraderie with his teammates. 鈥淲e are together every day and even after only a few months we are super close,鈥� Normand said.
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The Trojans last week
Last Week
The Tisdale Trojans games versus the Prince Albert Mintos 鈥� slated for Saturday and Sunday 鈥� were postponed due to poor weather and travel conditions.
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This Week
This weekend, for the first time ever, the Trojans (0-1) will take on the Warman Wildcats (0-2). The team is in its first season in the U18 AAA league. The teams play in Warman on Friday and on Saturday night in Tisdale.
Trojans captain Jordan Normand and teammate Kody Norberg hail from Warman. Fellow Trojan Payton Kachur is from nearby Martensville.
鈥淧laying in Warman will be a weird but cool experience,鈥� Normand said. 鈥淚 grew up and live in Warman, so I鈥檒l be playing in the rink I鈥檝e played in my whole life.鈥�
