One step at a time. One shift at a time. One period at a time — that's part of the mentality that has the University of Calgary Dinos men on the cusp of lifting the Canada West hockey trophy for the first time since 1996.
Team forward Jordan Xavier said it comes down to the team having trust in each other and not looking too far into the future. "We've just been able to string a really good season together ...
it's a special group for sure," he said. On Sunday night, Xavier and his teammates will play the University of Alberta Golden Bears in a winner-takes-all game of a best-of-three series.
It's those teammates, he said, that have got the team to where they are today. "A lot of our success comes from some of the younger guys," Xavier said. "They're really responsible.