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When hockey players make a major junior or an elite U18 hockey team and have to move away from home to play, they need a place to stay.
That’s where billet families come into play. A billet family will take in the player and treat him or her just like they were their own child. They give them a place to stay, sleep, eat, but also a place to grow and develop as a player and a person. And many times in the process, that ‘second family’ slowly becomes just another part of the family.
“It forms lifelong relationships with everybody involved,” said Dean Friedt, billet coordinator for the Prince Albert Raiders, and a longtime billet father himself. “Once they become part of your family, it’s hard to see them go when they move on after their stay in Prince Albert.”
Western Hockey League s East Division set to play season in Regina hub
Regina Pats forward Cameron Hebig (41) fights for control of the puck with Acadie-Bathurst Titan forward Samuel Asselin (28) during third period of the Memorial Cup final in Regina on Sunday, May 27, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward February 12, 2021 - 6:05 PM
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League says it has approval from the Saskatchewan government to play a 24-game East Division season in a hub in Regina starting next month.
Friday s announcement means three of the WHL s four divisions are now cleared to start play during the COVID-19 pandemic, with only the B.C. Division lacking permission.