North Stars’ captain Layne Young commits to U of S Huskies
Given his resume, North Stars captain Layne Young had all sorts of choices when it came to choosing his path after this season, when he will graduate from Junior A hockey.
On Thursday morning, the team announced Young has decided on his destination: he will head down Highway 16 and join the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
“There were some [NCAA] Div-1 schools that were really close and obviously had some good offers…but UofS is just the one,” Young said after practice on Thursday. “At the end of the day when I’m done hockey, I want to go back to the farm and I know the UofS has one of the better ag programs and I knew the hockey was top notch, just like Div-1. It’s hand and hand. They’re both really good.”
Young’s desire to return to the farm after hockey has never been in question.