Once again it fell in the middle of playoffs, while the team is looking at the next game, not the next season.
But that didn't stop many young hopefuls from attending the Humboldt Broncos Spring Camp April 5-7.
At the three-day camp, over 160 young hockey players took to the ice to show off their skills during drills and scrimmages.
"It was a great show. We had a lot of really good players," said Broncos head coach Dean Brockman after the camp.
The players came from all over Saskatchewan - including some local talent - as well as from British Columbia and Manitoba.
Because the camp fell on the same days as the first two games of the SJHL final series between the Broncos and the Yorkton Terriers, the coaching staff of the Broncos needed some extra help when it came to evaluating the players who game out.
There were five extra people looking at everyone this year, Brockman said, in addition to himself, and assistant coaches Luke Strueby and Chad Ellison.
On the up-side, a lot of their recruits and the kids they're hoping to sign got a chance to see the Broncos and their coaches in action on Friday night, during Game 1 of the playoff series, held at the Elgar Petersen Arena.
They watched the team play, checked out the big crowd at the arena, and got a real look at what Humboldt is, Brockman said.
The spring camp allows the Broncos organization to get a look at some of the players they've scouted before, he said.
The spring camp is important for the organization, Brockman indicated.
"A lot of the kids we don't get to see through the winter. Maybe we've identified them in the regular season. (The spring camp) is our opportunity to see as a staff who these players are, and look for potential replacements for the graduating players."
