If you don’t know Kyler Gill’s name at this point in his SMJHL career, then you just don’t care. The forward has had an incredible season this year for the Prince George Firebirds, scoring twenty-seven goals with thirty-six assists, good enough for a total of sixty-three points. His success begs the question, how did he get to this point? Was he always this good, or are these results the result of his hard work and determination? It seems that it is a mixture of both. Gill had a pretty incredible rookie season (he would have led the league the rookies in points this year), scoring thirteen goals with nineteen assists, for a total of thirty-two points. It is clear that his natural talent has always been there, but that he also has been sharpening his already superb skills. If he keeps this up this trend, he could be on pace for a legendary SHL career, and it will be interesting to see how his rookie numbers in the SHL line up with his from his rookie year in the SMJHL. The question is whether his experience will match up with rookies this year, or whether it was truly a unique one. I guess we’ll have to wait until next season to see!

212 words