The weekend party will take place at the Kiddie House in Enfield, Nova Scotia. Family and friends will gather around the television to watch the NHL Draft, the culmination of a lifetime of work for AKD-Bathurst titan forward Riley Kidney.
Kidney is one of dozens of youth draft-eligible players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League who will watch the draft this weekend in hopes of good news. This doesn’t necessarily make him different from other draft contenders.
What makes Kiddie and his QMJHL teammates special is what it took to get there, an advantage they were able to accomplish, the only Major Junior League in Canada. A season in the midst of a pandemic, and the hardships and difficulties associated with it. He is expected to cut the dividend later this week.
From QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courtois to team owners, general managers, coaches, league staff, doctors, medical staff, equipment attendants, this season has been difficult for everyone involved. Everyone. This includes players who have been the real beneficiaries of the work of all these good guys, who are draft-worthy like the kidney ones.
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