Boston Bruins DeBrusk, Cave Have Come Long Way

Swift Current, home to about 17,000 and lying in southwest Saskatchewan off the TransCanada Highway, seems far away from Boston in many ways. Its official tourism site lists rodeos, creek racing, livestock shows and ranch horse riding among its featured attractions, but beginning in late September the site’s coming events are dominated by Swift Current Broncos hockey games.

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It may seem like an isolated place to get to and the WHL team hasn’t been the best in junior hockey, but Broncos players in recent years have begun to catch the attention of NHL scouts with team top scorers LW Jake DeBrusk (drafted 14th overall this June) and center Colby Cave (signed in April) being…