The latter is not lost on Sheldon Keefe. On the contrary, the veteran Marlies’ coach has developed an immunity to the building’s sub-Arctic climate at this point, clocking enough hours inside to rival practically anyone.
This day, in particular, was the second of Marlies camp, and Keefe appeared busier than ever.
Having just led a host of meetings to whittle down the camp’s remaining hopefuls into a semblance of a roster, Keefe had, earlier, overseen a pair of separate on-ice drill sessions for the two groups as well, even nestling a full-fledged intra-squad scrimmage, officiated by actual referees, in between.