MONTREAL – Dustin Tokarski’s road to the NHL wasn’t without a few struggles, but that didn’t stop him from reaching his goal.
The Canadiens netminder has come a long way since the summer of 2004 when he was attending a host of Midget AAA training camps looking for a team. That’s where Tokarski’s ascent up the pro hockey ranks began.
“That’s where my career started,” explained Tokarski, who was cut from a few camps that summer, before crossing paths with bench boss Tim Leonard. “He gave me my shot. Over the summer, I took my chances with plenty of Midget AAA teams and things weren’t working out.