Post by major on Aug 9, 2007 0:30:55 GMT -4
I was just searching the web and found this article on Mr. Mugford.
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Krysta Colbourne/The Beacon
POSSIBLE SEA DOG – Clifford Mugford, 17, proudly sporting his new Saint John Sea Dogs’ gear, will work hard to make the final cut at the Sea Dog’s training camp later this summer.
From IcePak to Sea Dog
Gander native hopes to take hockey a step further
By KRYSTA COLBOURNE
The Beacon
The hard work is just beginning for 17-year-old Clifford Mugford of Gander.
Mugford received news earlier this month that he was drafted in the 10th round by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior A Hockey League.
Mugford said he plans to train hard before heading to Saint John, N.B., for the Sea Dogs’ training camp later this summer.
“Even though weight training is a big part, I think personally cardio is my big thing because if you can’t run or you can’t keep up it’s a waste of time to go there,” Mugford said. “Cardio is a thing that a lot of people lack in and that is half the battle right there. So I have to work my hardest and hope for the best.”
He said he is not sure how long he will be at the camp but he is going to work hard to try make the final cut.
“I could be there one week, I could be there two days and I could be there the rest of the winter if I make the team,” said the 17-year-old. “It all depends. You can be cut the first day or you can be the final cut, you never know.
“I have been drafted but I still have to make this team. I still have to work hard to make it, because there is probably going to be 40 other bodies there trying to make a 20- or 25-man roster, so I have to buck up and give it whatever I got.”
He said he’s not sure what to expect at the camp but he is looking forward to the experience.
“I don’t know what it’s about because this is my first experience getting a chance to move a step up. I am just going to lay it all out and then let the chips fall where they may. If I am successful that’s good and we will work from there, and if not I will definitely come back next year and try again.”
Mugford said he would like to play the highest level of hockey he can next year, and for someone his age that is the Quebec Major Junior A Hockey League.
If he doesn’t make the Sea Dogs, he has another option. He was also drafted by the Amherst Ramblers of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.
He said his plan right now is to make the final cut at the Sea Dogs’ camp.
“I am not going up there to come home. My plans are to go up there and give it all I got. I am not going up there to just have a laugh. I am going up there to stay up there if I have a chance, but if both teams think I should come home then I want to at least look in the mirror and say I gave it 150 per cent. If I say that then I’ll have no regrets if I make it or not.”
Mugford started playing hockey when he was five-years-old, playing this past season with the Gander Collegiate high school team and the Central AAA IcePak of the Newfoundland Major Midget Hockey League.
“We had good solid teams.We had some good games and some bad games. We always got to the play-offs. We never won the championships or anything, but we had good years.
Mugford said he is an aggressive defensive player.
“I can crash and bash. I can chip a couple goals in now and then, but I am not going to get 50 goals for you a year. I am more of a body-contact type player. I like to take the body and work hard.”
Mugford also played on the Team Newfoundland under 16 and the Canada Games under 17 teams the past two years.
“It is finally my time to get a chance to go a little bit higher and hopefully attract a major junior hockey team.”
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Krysta Colbourne/The Beacon
POSSIBLE SEA DOG – Clifford Mugford, 17, proudly sporting his new Saint John Sea Dogs’ gear, will work hard to make the final cut at the Sea Dog’s training camp later this summer.
From IcePak to Sea Dog
Gander native hopes to take hockey a step further
By KRYSTA COLBOURNE
The Beacon
The hard work is just beginning for 17-year-old Clifford Mugford of Gander.
Mugford received news earlier this month that he was drafted in the 10th round by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior A Hockey League.
Mugford said he plans to train hard before heading to Saint John, N.B., for the Sea Dogs’ training camp later this summer.
“Even though weight training is a big part, I think personally cardio is my big thing because if you can’t run or you can’t keep up it’s a waste of time to go there,” Mugford said. “Cardio is a thing that a lot of people lack in and that is half the battle right there. So I have to work my hardest and hope for the best.”
He said he is not sure how long he will be at the camp but he is going to work hard to try make the final cut.
“I could be there one week, I could be there two days and I could be there the rest of the winter if I make the team,” said the 17-year-old. “It all depends. You can be cut the first day or you can be the final cut, you never know.
“I have been drafted but I still have to make this team. I still have to work hard to make it, because there is probably going to be 40 other bodies there trying to make a 20- or 25-man roster, so I have to buck up and give it whatever I got.”
He said he’s not sure what to expect at the camp but he is looking forward to the experience.
“I don’t know what it’s about because this is my first experience getting a chance to move a step up. I am just going to lay it all out and then let the chips fall where they may. If I am successful that’s good and we will work from there, and if not I will definitely come back next year and try again.”
Mugford said he would like to play the highest level of hockey he can next year, and for someone his age that is the Quebec Major Junior A Hockey League.
If he doesn’t make the Sea Dogs, he has another option. He was also drafted by the Amherst Ramblers of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.
He said his plan right now is to make the final cut at the Sea Dogs’ camp.
“I am not going up there to come home. My plans are to go up there and give it all I got. I am not going up there to just have a laugh. I am going up there to stay up there if I have a chance, but if both teams think I should come home then I want to at least look in the mirror and say I gave it 150 per cent. If I say that then I’ll have no regrets if I make it or not.”
Mugford started playing hockey when he was five-years-old, playing this past season with the Gander Collegiate high school team and the Central AAA IcePak of the Newfoundland Major Midget Hockey League.
“We had good solid teams.We had some good games and some bad games. We always got to the play-offs. We never won the championships or anything, but we had good years.
Mugford said he is an aggressive defensive player.
“I can crash and bash. I can chip a couple goals in now and then, but I am not going to get 50 goals for you a year. I am more of a body-contact type player. I like to take the body and work hard.”
Mugford also played on the Team Newfoundland under 16 and the Canada Games under 17 teams the past two years.
“It is finally my time to get a chance to go a little bit higher and hopefully attract a major junior hockey team.”
