Hockey high-fives Bronco hockey thrilled fans in 2018-19. The team completed its regular season run in third place in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, tying the program's best finish. Senior forward Colt Conrad, No. 29, particularly loves interacting with the youngest fans in Lawson Ice Arena. “I still remember being in their shoes,” says Conrad, who recently signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Marlies, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs. “When I was younger and went to watch hockey games, I would look up to the guys who were playing. And there were always one or two guys who would go out of their way to give a fist bump, throw a puck, or say a couple words. That's all it took to make my whole week. It may not seem like much, but as a kid, it was a big deal. It doesn't take much to reach up and tap them and, in a way, kind of thank them for being there.”
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