Meet Gino Astrouski, the most interesting man at Raiders camp
Gino Astrouski might just be the most interesting young man in hockey. He travelled halfway across the world to play Minor Midget AAA hockey in Edmonton, was picked in the WHL Entry Draft after his 15-year-old season and is known by at least three different names.
His journey to the Prince Albert Raiders rookie camp is quite a unique one. Astrouski moved with his family from his motherland of Belarus to Edmonton to play Minor Midget AAA hockey with the South Side Athletic Club Bulldogs. He scored 48 points in 37 games for the Bulldogs.
“I moved out here first to play in Canada, because I heard lots of good things about hockey in Canada,” said Astrouski, 16, after the second Friday scrimmage. “I love to play here, it’s a great hockey level. I know the Western Hockey League is one of the best junior hockey leagues in the world so I have my goal to play here and try to do my best.
“I’ll try to make the Prince Albert Raiders, one of the best in the Western Hockey League. I’m very excited to be here.”