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NHL Draft: Pilon's career takes off with Wheat Kings

Located between his birth town of Prince Albert and Saskatoon, Duck Lake is the place Pilon now calls home whenever he isn't starring for the Wheat Kings in the Western Hockey League.

"There's about 600 people in Duck Lake," Pilon said. "If you blink you'll pass right through it. It's small-town living, but there were plenty of backyard rinks and Duck Lake Rink, where I'd play with my family and cousins all the time."

Small-town living served Pilon well. This season, his first full season in Brandon, Pilon had 11 goals, 52 points and a plus-36 rating in 68 regular-season games.