Battleford native Young goes out as NCAA champion
It was a bit of comic relief at a really emotional time: “The guys stepped up huge tonight and played their balls off.”
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldog forward and Battleford native Blake Young uttered those words in a post-game press conference, moments after winning the National Collegiate Athletics Association national championship game in front of over 18,000 people last Saturday.
Teammates Karson Kuhlman and Jared Thomas, who were up on the podium with Young, burst out laughing.
Five seconds later came the quick apology from Young: “Excuse my language,” to more laughter from reporters.