SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — It was a night that was about much more than hockey. On paper, the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals dropped a 6-5 ...
Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals forward David Sibilevich, 9, passes the puck during a Maritime Junior Hockey League game against the Miramichi Timberwolves in Summerside on March 9. The Timberwolves’ Shane Delaney, 37, and Kaden McNeill, 26, defend against Sibilevich, who is from Ukraine and made his Caps’ debut against Miramichi. The Timberwolves won the game 6-5 in overtime. Jason Simmonds • The GuardianSUMMERSIDE, P.E.I.
“I’m really happy, and finally I’m here,” Sibilevich told SaltWire Network in a post-game interview with the assistance of a translation app on his phone.The Caps signed Sibilevich and fellow Ukrainian defenceman Fedor Babenko, 18, as free agents before the Feb. 10 signing deadline. Work is continuing on the logistics of getting Babenko to Canada, which the Caps are hoping will be very soon.
Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals forward David Sibilevich, 9, carries the puck into the offensive zone as the Miramichi Timberwolves’ Kaden McNeill, 26, defends. The action took place during a Maritime Junior Hockey League game in Summerside on March 9. Sibilevich, who is from Ukraine, made his Caps’ debut in the game, won by Miramichi 6-5 in overtime.
“I call every day and ask, ‘How are you?,’” said Sibilievich, who arrived in Halifax late in the day on March 8 after a 27-hour trip to Canada. Sibilievich, who had not played hockey since December, was outfitted for an entire set of equipment on March 9, had a light skate that afternoon and was in the lineup later that evening.
“He faced all of those obstacles and to play as well as he did, to be totally honest, I wasn’t going to play him as much as I did,” said McGuigan. “I was going to spot him into some shifts as the game meant nothing to us and everything to them.Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals forward David Sibilevich, 9, follows the play in a Maritime Junior Hockey League game against the Miramichi Timberwolves in Summerside on March 9.
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