BOISBRIAND, QUE. -
Michael McNiven’s mind is clear as he attempts to earn a job with Canada at the world junior selection camp.
Circumstances beyond his control dictated a different path to the camp for the 19-year-old goaltender with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.
McNiven in late November attended the funeral of his birth mother, with whom he had been in contact during the past three years, and only on the phone or through social media.
“I flew out to Winnipeg on an off-day and met some new cousins, stayed with them,” McNiven said.