Connor Blake making a smooth transition

Connor Blake has always had to battle against the odds in his hockey career. At just 5 foot 7, Blake says he was always trying to prove people wrong. "Definitely, my size has always been a factor for me but I’ve always found a way to overcome it." There was something else Blake had to overcome in his first year with the Cougars. Head coach Bert Gilling switched him from forward to defence. Gilling says he told him of the plan when he was recruiting Blake. "I sat down and I looked at him an