Estevan Bruins defenceman Zach Douglas was representing the entire province at the Canadian Junior A Hockey League's Prospects Game event in Nova Scotia on the weekend.
Douglas, 17, was the only player from Saskatchewan named to the group of 40 NHL draft-eligible players who took part in the two-game prospects series.
Team selection is a joint effort between the CJHL and NHL Central Scouting.
Douglas and Team West won the two-game, total-goal series, which was played Saturday in Digby and Sunday in Yarmouth, by an overall score of 8-6.
Team West won the first game 5-0 and lost the second game 6-3.
"It was a good experience. It was huge. There were lots of scouts there," said Douglas, who is from McTaggart.
The event was held in conjunction with the World Junior A Challenge, hosted by Yarmouth, which gave Douglas and the other prospects more exposure to NHL scouts.
"You couldn't really tell who were the scouts, but it was pretty cool playing in front of that many people both nights. It was packed.
"I thought I had a good weekend," Douglas said.
"It was pretty spread out ice time. They're not going to give the ice to just two players, it was pretty evenly spread out," he added.
Douglas has two assists in 14 games in his rookie season with the Bruins. Head coach Keith Cassidy said his participation in the event benefits the team as well.
"It's good exposure for both him and the team, and the league for that matter. He was the only player from Saskatchewan to go, so that's quite an honour.
"He certainly deserves it. He's played real well as a '95 defenceman and done good things, and obviously other people have noticed that," said Cassidy.
He added that although Douglas still has some things to learn, the potential is there.
"I think he's certainly playing beyond his years in the situations we put him in. You can still see he makes the odd mistake here and there, but that's part of the learning curve. I think he can be an impact defenceman for us for years to come."
In other Bruins news, the team shipped 19-year-old forward Brendan Wilde to the Neepawa Natives of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League on Nov. 7. Wilde had been acquired from the Weyburn Red Wings on Oct. 25.
