Scott Moe is the conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot so hard, it was lights out — literally.
On a recent fall day, Moe stands among the seats at his hometown rink in Shellbrook, north of Saskatoon, and points to the spot on the ice where he was knocked out cold.
He was six years old at the time, his first year in hockey. He slid into the net, injured himself and hasn’t been the same since.
“I still have a shoulder that doesn’t lift up,” Moe, 51, said in an interview.
His game is now politics and this week the provincial election campaign is expected to begin with polling day on Oct. 28. Moe is seeking his second mandate after spending nearly 13 years in government, six of those as premier.
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But long before politics, there was hockey.
Moe grew up loving the sport, labelling himself an average player, who began …