‘He plays with an edge’: skill, attitude key for Vancouver’s Bowen Byram
VANCOUVER — Minutes after he was drafted by the Washington Capitals last year, Alex Kannok Leipert got a call from his best friend and Vancouver Giants teammate.
Bowen Byram simply couldn’t contain his excitement, Kannok Leipert said.
“I didn’t hear much,” he said with a laugh. “He was just screaming.”
Now Kannok Leipert is hoping to repay the favour. Byram is poised to be the first defenceman picked at this year’s NHL draft in Vancouver.