Technically speaking, The Calgary Herald notes Troy Ward serves as head coach of the Abbotsford Heat, the No. 1 farm team of the Calgary Flames. As far as Sven Baertschi is concerned, however, Ward is more of a drill sergeant in charge of the boot camp required to book passage to the National Hockey League.
The fun officially kicks off this morning for the sensational Swiss sniper at Abbotsford Heat training camp.
First up: the vomit-inducing bike test in the conference room of a Fraser Valley hotel.
"People may be like, 'oh, here comes Sven. Let's do this for Sven and let's do that for Sven,' " Ward says. "I'm on a different page. Let's let Sven do what he's supposed to do. Let him earn everything he gets.
"We're not going to throw out the red roses here because he's coming."
Don't get Ward wrong. He doesn't intend on being a jerk to the top prospect in the organization. He just wants the kid to undergo a crash course in the fine art of succeeding in professional hockey.
Thus the firm approach....
"In order for him to produce up there and go through tough times, he's going to have to go through some tough times down here," Ward says. "Otherwise, we would be doing a disservice to our fans in Calgary and to our coaches up there.
"When he goes up there and does go through some rough waters, we need him know how to handle that and know how to act."
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