‘Moose’ on the loose in Mintos’ camp
Prince Albert’s Marek Schneider was drafted in the second round by the Saskatoon Blades in the past WHL Bantam Draft, in large part for his ability to skate. Blades director of scouting Dan Tencer said Schneider “skates extremely well,” among other compliments in Tencer’s assessment.
But Schneider’s stride wasn’t always so polished.
Back in his atom hockey days, Schneider was given the nickname ‘Moose’ for how awkward he looked on the ice by the father of Schneider’s longtime teammate Chase Friedt-Mohr. Friedt-Mohr who will join Schneider on the Prince Albert Mintos’ blueline this season as committed players.
“I was so big, long legs. I couldn’t even—I wasn’t a good skater back then. I looked like a moose on the ice,” Schneider said as the Mintos’ camp wrapped up on Sunday. “It was kinda funny. It just stuck all the way through.”