Besides mailing numerous packages containing various kinds of animal excrement to Hamilton's corporate offices during the break, Indigo Trevino was hard at work preparing for his second season in the SMJHL. He was still on a high after being drafted by West Kendall and knew that the SHL wasn't far away now. West Kendall is very far away from Halifax geographically... but the jump between leagues isn't, especially with the core West Kendall is currently building.

Knowing that Raiders' training camp was going to be delayed by a couple of weeks meant that Trevino had to start making some important decisions. Do you begin ramping up training on your own, or maintain what you're already doing? Or do you even take a day or two off throughout the delay, knowing you'll make up for it during the actual training camp? Trevino wanted to take an early break but opted to bite the bullet and pay for ice time out of his pocket to refine his shooting skill before camp opening at some point. Some key players on the Raiders have made the jump to the SHL this past season and his scoring will be relied upon heavily if the Raiders have any hopes of going deep into the playoffs.

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