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| Steve
Wilejto - Hockey Update |
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| Steve Wilejto grew up in Burns Lake where
he played his minor hockey until moving to Ft. St. John when
an opportunity to join the Huskies presented itself. "It
was quite a jump going from minor hockey where I scored quite
easily - to triple "A," Steve remarked. When asked
about pursuing hockey, Wilejto explained, "When Dave
moved away, I began to take things more seriously, thinking
that maybe I could do this too. I started to put up really
good numbers and I thought I could do well at the next level." That
next level was to be interesting indeed. In the complex world
of junior hockey, anything can happen, and for Steve and
Dave surprisingly, they ended up on the same team for part
of a season. In those days, the Prince George Spruce Kings
were playing in the Rocky Mountain League. The brothers found
themselves reunited just in time for a run at the title.
Asked about a highlight of that year, Steve recalls fondly
that the Spruce Kings had reached the final against the Fernie
Ghost Riders. He scored the overtime winner in the deciding
game of the championship series! That was a proud moment
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| Actually, these brothers have enjoyed
many proud moments together, like high school graduation
. Yes, even though they are three years apart, they actually
officially graduated on the same day. Steve enjoys ribbing
Dave about it. He chuckles as he explains the situation. "It's
funny, we graduated on the same day because he was one P.E.
credit short and he never officially got his diploma out
of it. On my grad day, I went to talk to one of my Phy-sed
teachers who also used to teach Dave. She gave him the extra
credit and we graduated on the same day. I always bug him
about that."
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