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Originally Posted by johnnyluv
This was likely speculation from a blog, but a trip from Cranbrook to Calgary isn't quite the day excursion that a trip from Canmore to Calgary is. But considering he did play for Swift Current for a while, the travel probably wasn't it.
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On the topic of Foucault, there was an excellent article from the Sun's Scott Fisher about him today, dealing with everything from his days in Kootenay, to his time in Canmore, and his transition and success with the Hitmen. With regards to leaving Kootenay, his comments are pretty telling:
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"Yeah, from being a healthy scratch in Kootenay, and then being sent home, it's been quite a change," said Foucault, who leads the Hitmen with four goals in the post-season.
The 6-foot, 190-pounder said it was hard to sit in the pressbox in Cranbrook.
"It always feels like somebody saying stuff behind your back," he said. "It doesn't feel like you're a part of the team.
"You're just kind of there in case somebody gets injured.
"It's not a good feeling."
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He comes across as an extremely level headed and down to earth young man who found himself in a no win situation, and then took advantage of the chance he was given with the Hitmen.
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Coming here, I didn't expect to have any ice time at all," he admitted. "I hoped to get into one or two playoff games and show what I could do.
"But Dave (Lowry, head coach) has given me an awesome opportunity and I have to thank him for that."
But for all his newfound success, Foucault insisted he's not finished trying to prove himself.
"I haven't proved anything yet," he said.
"I haven't proved I can play in this league. I just proved I got lucky a few games and got a few bounces.
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Overall, an excellent article, and a great story of a young man who just kept working hard until he found the success he was looking for.
http://calsun.canoe.ca/Sports/Hockey...02936-sun.html