One of my friends and ice hockey teammates from North Dakota IS going to play professional hockey some day. This is not an "if" or a "maybe," this is an "is." He is by far the greatest young man I have ever seen play the game. He is not only a great hockey player, he is also the high school football team's starting quarterback and a valuable member of the baseball team as well. He is an amazing all around athlete. He is one year older than me and used to play for the Grafton-Park River Spoilers of Grafton High School. His name is Chad Demers. When I played youth hockey with him there was no one that could stop him. Even as he progressed to the high school level he was still unstoppable. In his final season, as a Junior, with the Spoilers he was the leading scorer, captain of the team, and third in the league in points with 57 total. As I mentioned his Junior year will be his last playing hockey for the Spoilers. This is because he has transferred to Fargo South High School in order to be closer to the Fargo Force, a Junior hockey team in the USHL. Dean Blais, former head coach for the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey team, is the head coach of the Force. He has coached many college players that have gone on their way to the NHL and there is no reason to believe that he cannot help Junior players reach their potential as well. However, early in the season, Chad sustained a knee injury that will most likely keep him out of most, if not all, of the season. It is a disappointing turn of events, but Blais has promised Chad that he will stay on the team even if he is hurt. There is no doubt in my mind that Chad will come back from this injury stronger than ever and continue his dominance all the way up to the professional level. To finish I leave you with this. Remember the name Chad Demers as it will one day be one of the most recognized names in the sport of ice hockey.
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