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While White spent last season in the American time to accept that you actually have money because
Hockey League, he’s played 313 NHL games since I was raised to be so disciplined. You want to give back
making his debut with the Montreal Canadiens on to your parents as much as you can … There’s a reason
Nov. 5, 2009 against the Boston Bruins. why it’s us four in here. It’s how we were raised, the
Ferland has played 250 with the Calgary Flames morals that our parents put in us. You work for what
over the past four seasons, although that’s about to you get.”
change, as it will for Calvert, who has spent eight Ferland has another motivation as well.
seasons and 416 regular season games with the “It gave me a chance to give my daughter stuff I
Columbus Blue Jackets. never had,” Ferland said. “All the hard work that I’ve
The fifth member of their exclusive club, Joel been through, it’s nice to be able to buy a house and
Edmundson of the St. Louis Blues, was unavailable for not live in apartments. It’s nice to give my daughter a
the roundtable, but has 205 games under his belt. better life than I had. I know my mom worked hard to
None of them come from big money, a fact they say keep me in hockey.”
has changed everything. Ferland moved to Brandon from Swan River when
“Every day it still drives us,” White said. “We’re he was two and started skating at age six. He received
probably all still trying to put food on the table for our his first set of equipment from his older cousin, who
own families now that we have them, but at the same was the first to play in the family, and started playing
time you always want more for your parents. For me, at age eight.
that’s probably the only reason that I’m still playing. He spent plenty of time at the South End community
It drives you to keep playing and have a good means centre.
of getting some more money and living a better life.” “I would just put my skates on at home and skate
Whitecloud went out and bought himself a new down to the rink and skate home when I was done,”
vehicle after he got his NHL signing bonus — “I Ferland said.
literally had to. My dad sold my other one” — adding “No nicks in those blades,” White quipped.
that was his treat to himself for his hard work. Whitecloud, who was born in Brandon, started
He hopes to one day be able to provide for his skating at age two or three on the Assiniboine River
parents and family. at Sioux Valley, and playing at age four.
Calvert said his parents will probably work until they The Calverts had a tiny backyard rink, and he would
are 65 because they spent their money on three boys also head over to the Westridge community centre.
playing hockey. But he says they taught him well about
stretching a dollar.
Tampa
“It’s ingrained in you,” Calvert said. “The boys still call Bay Lightning's Tyler Johnson, left,
me frugal all the time and cheap. You want to spend it looks away as Calgary Flames' Micheal Ferlandcelebrates his
on yourself and get nice things and it took me a long goal during first period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Feb. 1.
(The Canadian Press)

Arizona Coyotes' Mike Smith (41) makes a save on a shot by Philadelphia
Flyers' Ryan White (25) as Coyotes' Connor Murphy (5) defends during the
second period of an NHL hockey game in 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes
defeated the Flyers 2-1. (Associated Press)