Summer vacation has ended early for a pair of Calgary Hitmen.
Defenceman Travis Sanheim and winger Jake Virtanen flew into Calgary about a month earlier than the rest of their teammates.
But they were more than happy to trade in their flip-flops and Ray-Bans for blades and buckets.
Especially when so much is on the line.
The two Hitmen stars will compete for a spot on Team Canada’s world junior team with the selection process beginning this weekend at the Markin MacPhail Centre.
There’s no place Sanheim, a Philadelphia Flyers first-round draft pick, would rather be.