Calgary Flames stalwart Jacob Markstrom earns his living by standing in the way of 95 mph slapshots.
So even when his phone buzzed at 2 a.m., even when Brad Treliving’s name popped up on his call display, he didn’t flinch.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
“It was the night before Nicklas Backstrom’s wedding,” Markstrom said, referring to the Washington Capitals’ star centre. “I told Tre, ‘You know, usually I’m asleep by now, but it’s a big occasion.’ ”The Flames made major headlines with the news that they’d acquired setup machine Jonathan Huberdeau and minute-munching defenceman MacKenzie Weegar, plus a prospect and a future first-round pick, from the Florida Panthers.
Treliving was looking from some intel from Markstrom, who was drafted by the Panthers and was a teammate of Huberdeau for parts of two seasons when both were breaking into the league.Article content “I think he was breaking curfew that night,” Treliving grinned, reminiscing about that long-distance chit-chat with his starting netminder. “As soon as I dialled him … I guess I knew the time change, but I wasn’t really looking at my watch. I said, ‘Oh, Marky is probably sleeping.’ And when he answered, I said, ‘Hey, why aren’t you sleeping?!?’
“The hockey community is small and you’re always doing your homework. So as things were coming together, we had talked to a bunch of people and Marky was a guy who had played with Jonathan. Now, I knew it was dated, it was a while ago that they played together, but Marky is a guy that I really have a lot of respect for his opinion on things, and he spoke very highly of Jonathan.”
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