Denham nets memnorable expenlence wit Ramnes Scores twioe at Calgary's development camp By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Brandon Denham admits his summers usual- ly aren't too eventful - with work and train- ing taking up most of his time. But even the most lavish or exotic of vacation plans would have been quickly nixed once the Flames carne calling. 'Absolutely," the 22-year-old Milton right winger said with conviction, when asked if he'd have canceled a previously-schedluled trip upon being invited ta Calgary's develop- ment camp, held earlier this month at Win- Sport's Markin MacPhail Centre. Its a great opportunity.» One that the 6-foot-4, 205-pounder seerned ta make the most of. Coming off a rags-to-riches sophomore sea- son with Pittsburghs Robert Morris Colonials - which was capped with an Atlantic Confer- ence championship after a horrendous 2-12- 2 start - Denham wasted little time proving himself worthy of the invite. Camped out in front of the net in the second half of the first scrirnrage, he buried a cross- ice feed frorn Hobey Baker winner Johnny Gaudreau of Boston College ta help Team White prevail 2-0. Closing out. the camp two days later, he'd lîght the lamp once.again - in similar fash- ion during fuli-ice three-on-three play - in a 3-3 stalemate. Said Denham, «It felt pretty good, ta prove 1 belonged and could fit in. lt's great to be able ta contribute like that. I think I did pretty well overaîl. Little things with rny tirning and pass- ing were not quite where 1 wanted them to be at times, but 1 feel 1 proved mnyself.» "With two years left: (at Robert Morris), 1 didn't have that pressure of making a tearn. It was just a good learning experience and great ta N> be able ta take in everything. It prepared me C for any other opportunities dlown the road'" O" The camp cornes; at an ideal tirne for the local± winger, who as one of a strong nucleus of re- 3 turning players wîth Robert Morris will have ci high expectations riding on hirn ta help with à this seasons conférence title defence. "There's definitely going ta be more pressureZ now that we won. Everyones watching how!2 you do and tearns play you harder now,"' saidz iDenham, who like his Colonials got off ta a C slow start last year before ending up fifth in > team scoring with il goals and 14 assists. He added a goal and three helpers in the play- aifs. "That's a real challenge and 1 think the- camp will help me be a step ahead and excel corne the stant af the season7 - Along with scrirnmages and practices, Den- . harn said he picked up sorne useful advice regarding strength training and nutrition. ~ While not able ta pin-point any specific fa- 0 vourite moments frorn the trip, he said he0~ was impressed with how rnuch is taken care of for players at the NHL level. «It lets you just focus on playing and being the best you can be.f Steve LeBlanc can be reached at sleblanc@mi- toncanadianchampion.com. MFC gets back on track wiL big win Distancing themselves from an Ontario Cup Soccer League. third-round humbling earlier this month, «lt was acharacter win for us,said head coach Milltown FC battled back from an early deficit Omrna'Jbaihi. ta down Universe FC 4-2 Thursday in Missis- Evans netted the first, second and fourth sauga. goals, while Nikola Sisovic rounded out the Scoring machine Jake Evans powered the vic- scoring. In net for the win was Mike Szewczyk. tory with a hat-trick - lifting his season tally MFC are back at home Sunday at 8 p.rn. ta ta 20 - ta help MFC improve ta 6-0-1. Thats host Mississauga Croatia at Milton Commu- good enough for top spot in the Peel-Halton nity Park. LeaselBusters.comn is the largest vehicle lease marketplace in Canada - we'lI unlock you from your vehicle lease commitment... save time, early termination fees and penalties. Cali now for a free consultation 1-888-357-2678 or visit us ut www.LeaseBusters.com e EASE tî SUTERS M -d -E c (I~ o. 1 -