“I think some players do mature when they go through the WHL,” says head coach Kris Knoblauch, “and sometimes it never happens. But for [Lieuwen], I think this summer he wanted to take his game to another level.”
Cardinal saw that other level in Kootenay’s 7-5 win over the Portland Winterhawks in Game 2 of the WHL final.
“We had a big lead and started to give up some goals, but he made about seven or eight big saves,” Cardinal says. “Sometimes there are goalies that will show body language that they’re down. He had a smile on his face.”
Lieuwen smiles because he is trying to live a different life than most junior hockey players. He does not dream of big contracts or Stanley Cups. The moment is more important than the destination.
“I’m told I’m always smiling and that’s because I’m enjoying it,” he says. “And I’m making sure that as serious as I am about my hockey I’m having fun with it and being who I am.”
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