Maple Leafs training camp opens in Halifax to delight of local fans
BEDFORD, N.S. — A truant officer would not be pleased with the scene on Friday at the first day of the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp.
There were several dozen school-aged kids among the hundreds of fans that came to watch their favourite team practise and scrimmage at a four-pad suburban rink outside of Halifax that is normally filled with minor hockey players.
Samuel Collins of nearby Cole Harbour was one of many kids waiting for autographs, but he had his dad’s permission to miss school.
“He has his own hockey practices this weekend,” said his father Sam Collins.