There they stood side-by-side on the ice that, a few hours later, was going to be hauled away out the back of the Vivint Smart Home Arena. There’s a preseason basketball game scheduled to be played here Saturday night. So for those two national anthems, for “O Canada” and “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Trevor Lewis and Daniel Brickley had plenty of time to appreciate the rarity of this snapshot.
Two hometown kids suddenly on hometown ice starting together in front of a hometown crowd ready to welcome Utah’s finest for the night’s festivities. On this night, the hardwood could wait.