NHL development camp and PGLL Champion in one week for Prince Albert’s Acorn

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“We went to morning skate and then Puff took me down, and I met all the Jets staff. That’s where I met Jay for the first time, their head equipment guy there, and then about a month and a half ago, he phoned me and asked me if I wanted to come out for development camp. Obviously, I was happy to say yes.” 

Acorn was gone for Jets development camp a full week, and got back just in time for the Predators to play their first game of the PGLL final against Swift Current this past Saturday. With the Predators semi-final opponent forfeiting, it meant Acorn went into the final without having played a competitive game of lacrosse in 13 days.

“There was a gym at the hotel, so I was in there pretty much every day working out, and then as soon as I was done at the rink, I’d go back to the hotel, put on a change of clothes, and then go for a 4K run. That was pretty much every day for me because I knew that these two games this weekend would be important and I didn’t want to come back and be a step behind for my last two games.” 

Acorn said the more than nine-hour drive from Winnipeg gave him plenty of time to relax and prepare mentally.

Now, Acorn is getting ready for the next hockey season with the Raiders where he will once again step into the assistant equipment manager’s role. He’s excited to take what he learned at Jets development camp and put it to work.

“There’s lots to pull out from it, just different ways of doing things and more efficiently, especially when it comes to sharpening skates. I had to be more efficient that way and to get a better finish, so guys glide better and all that sort of technical stuff.”

Reflecting back on winning a fourth straight championship together, Acorn had a lot of appreciation for his lacrosse teammates too.

“Just how great a group of guys we had this year, and how grateful I am for each and every one of them.”

During the two games of the finals, Acorn posted 2G-1A, meaning he was over a point-per-game during the PGLL finals, the first time the defenceman has been over a point-per-game in his career.

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nick.nielsen@pattisonmedia.com