7th Player program provides up-close experience with Portage Terriers – PortageOnline.com [Video]

A lot of kids growing up in Portage la Prairie dream of one day lacing up the skates with the Portage Terriers.

Thanks to the 7th Player program, many young players get to spend some time with the team at the rink.

Asher Guenther, a member of the U11 MacGregor Mustangs, got a chance to be the 7th Player on Wednesday, January 22, hanging out with Jonny Ballos on the bench. Afterward, he got to sit in the locker room with the team between warmup and the first period.

Guenther says it was a fun experience, and he’d love to do it again.

“Yeah, I got a lot of pound-its and ‘Hi bud.'”

Guenther didn’t have a favourite player, but said he really likes Captain Parker Scherr. 

Scherr spoke afterwards on why he feels the program is important, especially for the kids in the community.

“It’s cool to, kind of, …