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Once again, Connor Tresham is wearing the grey jersey at Guelph Storm practice reserved for fourth liners.
There is a good chance he will be asked to imitate the Kingston Frontenacs power play or Belleville Bulls penalty kill, to help prepare the Storm’s special teams for this weekend’s games.
There is little chance he will see any time on Guelph’s power play or penalty kill. In fact he might hardly see the ice at all.
Such is the lot of a fourth line player. You take what ice you can get, do what you’re told and try and keep a positive attitude.
“There’s some days worse than others, obviously, but when it comes right down to it it’s a team sport and this is my role. I understand it, I’ve accepted it and I played it last year,” Tresham said. “I accept the ice that I get and I go out hard when I get it.
“All the boys know why I’m here and that I play my role the way I’m supposed to. So I’ve really got no complaints about it.”
Tresham embodies the phrase ‘team player’ — almost always positive, rarely complaining and putting the team first.
Being a 19-year-old can make it doubly difficult. At least the 16-year-old fourth liners are biding their time to move up the depth chart.
“It’s kind of cool playing with the younger kids. We’re on the bench sometimes and they’re all down about not playing much and I tell them ‘hey buddy, this is your learning time. Watch the game. Learn about stuff.’ I don’t have that opportunity any more,” Tresham.
A couple of weeks ago Tresham sat down with coach Scott Walker and general manager Mike Kelly. They told him how much they appreciated his attitude and work ethic and wanted to make sure he was happy with his limited on-ice role.
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