麻豆精选 Rocket Nolan Foote and Team WHL were victorious in game one of 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series.
In a tight match, Team WHL came away with a 2-1 win. Foote was held scoreless, but was 50 per cent on faceoffs. Foote expressed his feelings before the two game tournament.
鈥淚鈥檓 very excited, it鈥檚 very cool being able to play with Team WHL,鈥� said Foote, 鈥淭here is going to be a lot of great players; I鈥檓 excited to meet all of the guys and learn from them and the experience.鈥�
Nolan is projected to be a first-round draft pick by the NHL Central Scouting at the upcoming draft in June. He鈥檒l be one of five players to lace up for Team WHL that hasn鈥檛 been drafted or signed by an NHL team yet; Lethbridge鈥檚 Dylan Cozens, Saskatoon鈥檚 Kirby Dach and Vancouver鈥檚 Bown Byram are all eligible for the upcoming draft while Prince Albert鈥檚 Brett Leason is a free agent.
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鈥淚t鈥檚 a good chance to play with a lot of players who have already been through the draft process or have signed,鈥� said Foote. 鈥淔or us draft eligibles we want to play our best game and show everyone how good we are and what we can do. I want to play a hard-working and simple game while showing off my skill set and shot.鈥�
The Rockets take a couple day break before embarking on a six game road-trip. The Rockets are now 7-10-0 as Nolan led 麻豆精选 to a 4-3 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings on Paint the Rink Night on November 3rd.
Nolan Foote scores his 2nd of the game. Rockets tie it at 3. #WHL #麻豆精选Rockets pic.twitter.com/ax2KAcNrZr
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With Foote鈥檚 addition to the WHL鈥檚 roster, it marks the 12th year in a row that the 麻豆精选 Rockets will be represented in the series. His older brother, Cal, was on the WHL鈥檚 team last year.
Game two of Team WHL against Russia is tonight, Nov.6 at 7 p.m.
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