Dickinson eyes Team Canada roster spot
by Neate Sager, Yahoo! Sports:
Jason Dickinson is used to being the quiet one.
One mantra repeated ad infinitum during Team Canada’s annual selection camp is that forwards have to adapt from a leading role in major junior to being one of 13 finely meshed gears up front. Dickinson, though, has grown used to putting the team first with his Guelph Storm in the Ontario Hockey League. The 19-year-old anchored Guelph’s second wave of attack during its run to the 2014 OHL crown while Robby Fabbri, the other Storm, freewheeled his way to playoff MVP honours.
“It’s going to be on my mind to do the little things, but I think that’s in my game,” says Dickinson, who skated with the Oshawa Generals’ Michael Dal Colle and Moose Jaw Warriors’ Brayden Point during Saturday’s pregame skate at Mattamy Athletic Centre, where Team Canada will play the CIS selects at 7 p.m. ET. “It’s what I’ve been doing this year in Guelph that I think has made me successful and got me this invite. I just have to focus on continuing to play the way I play and not get wrapped up in trying to show off my skill. Just play my game and keep it simple.
