“I came here without ever having seen the place, and it couldn’t be further away from home, but it’s worked out so well for me,” the 22-year-old Victoria, B.C. native and hockey Axemen number-one goalie said.
“I’m confident I chose the right place for me to be.”
Prior to coming to Acadia, Glover, who at six-foot-four and 180 pounds fills a lot of the net, played four years of major junior hockey – one year with Moose Jaw, two with Calgary and his 20-year-old year with Seattle.
Glover had a solid major junior career, but when the time came for the NHL draft, he wasn’t chosen.
“It was disappointing at the time, but immediately after, I got invited to the Los Angeles Kings training camp, so I ended up with the same result as if I’d been drafted,” he said.
“The way my 20-year-old season went, it was up in the air whether I’d get another tryout.”
When that didn’t happen, he was left with two choices: play hockey at university or go to an East Coast League tryout.
He didn’t get the contract offers he was looking for, but a teammate from Seattle who had made a recruiting trip out east had good things to say about Acadia.
“I guess I got tired of waiting, and I got to thinking about using my scholarship package. I made my decision too late to do a recruiting trip but I talked to (Axemen head coach Darren Burns) on the phone,” he said.
As it turned out, Burns had an opening; a goalie he had recruited named Peter DiSalvo had chosen to turn pro.
“Acadia was looking for a goalie and I was looking for a spot,” said Glover. “It’s worked out really well for me.”
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Learning experiences
Glover had a decent first year, backing up Evan Mosher, who was a conference all-star. At the end of the season, he was named to the AUS All-Rookie Team.
“Evan and I pushed each other early in the year, and both elevated our games competing against each other,” he said.
“My job was to back him up, and help the team anyway I could. I embraced that role.”
Asked if he learned a lot from the veteran Mosher, Glover acknowledged, “I learned more from being part of the team. We learned what it took to win a championship.”
The Axemen won the AUS title in 2013-2014 and advanced to nationals.
“Our performance there wasn’t up to our potential, but it was a learning experience that’s helped us this season,” he said.
“One of our goals was to make it back to nationals, but we also wanted to win the AUS, which is the toughest conference in the country. We still have a chance to do that, and play at nationals, too. There’s lots to look forward to.”
Glover says he’s enjoying playing hockey in a high-caliber league. He is studying business, and is planning to do a finance major.
“It’s a pretty competitive job market, but then again, so is hockey.”
His plans right now is to take his degree in four years, but that could change.
“I have five years of eligibility, and five years of scholarship. We’ll have to see what happens,” he said.
“My girlfriend, who is also from Victoria, goes to school here now, too, so that may end up being a factor.”
Eye on the prize
Acadia, he said, has had a pretty good year.
“We’re not really surprised at the year we’ve had. We believe we’re one of the top teams in the country,” he added.
The Axemen, he said, “are a great group of guys,” in the room and on the ice.
“Our goal is to prove we’re the top team. We still have a chance to do that,” he said, when the team plays this week at the University Cup in Halifax.
The Axemen got to experience nationals last year, he said, and that “gave us something to think about. We don’t want to let another opportunity like that slip away from us.”
A competitive final series in the AUS was a good tune-up for nationals, he said.
“There are no pushover teams in this league. That’s what makes it so hard to win. Every team has skilled players with a lot of pride,” he said.
Glover says he’ll be drawing on his experiences in his hockey career to help him play well at nationals.
“The experiences I’ve had through my hockey career have prepared me for whatever I’ll see from now on,” he said.
“I try to approach every game the same way, and carry that same mindset into nationals. That’s why you play, to try and win and share that victory with your teammates.”
“I came here without ever having seen the place, and it couldn’t be further away from home, but it’s worked out so well for me,” the 22-year-old Victoria, B.C. native and hockey Axemen number-one goalie said.
“I’m confident I chose the right place for me to be.”
Prior to coming to Acadia, Glover, who at six-foot-four and 180 pounds fills a lot of the net, played four years of major junior hockey – one year with Moose Jaw, two with Calgary and his 20-year-old year with Seattle.
Glover had a solid major junior career, but when the time came for the NHL draft, he wasn’t chosen.
“It was disappointing at the time, but immediately after, I got invited to the Los Angeles Kings training camp, so I ended up with the same result as if I’d been drafted,” he said.
“The way my 20-year-old season went, it was up in the air whether I’d get another tryout.”
When that didn’t happen, he was left with two choices: play hockey at university or go to an East Coast League tryout.
He didn’t get the contract offers he was looking for, but a teammate from Seattle who had made a recruiting trip out east had good things to say about Acadia.
“I guess I got tired of waiting, and I got to thinking about using my scholarship package. I made my decision too late to do a recruiting trip but I talked to (Axemen head coach Darren Burns) on the phone,” he said.
As it turned out, Burns had an opening; a goalie he had recruited named Peter DiSalvo had chosen to turn pro.
“Acadia was looking for a goalie and I was looking for a spot,” said Glover. “It’s worked out really well for me.”
READ MORE ABOUT THE AXEMEN'S PLAYOFF RUN
Learning experiences
Glover had a decent first year, backing up Evan Mosher, who was a conference all-star. At the end of the season, he was named to the AUS All-Rookie Team.
“Evan and I pushed each other early in the year, and both elevated our games competing against each other,” he said.
“My job was to back him up, and help the team anyway I could. I embraced that role.”
Asked if he learned a lot from the veteran Mosher, Glover acknowledged, “I learned more from being part of the team. We learned what it took to win a championship.”
The Axemen won the AUS title in 2013-2014 and advanced to nationals.
“Our performance there wasn’t up to our potential, but it was a learning experience that’s helped us this season,” he said.
“One of our goals was to make it back to nationals, but we also wanted to win the AUS, which is the toughest conference in the country. We still have a chance to do that, and play at nationals, too. There’s lots to look forward to.”
Glover says he’s enjoying playing hockey in a high-caliber league. He is studying business, and is planning to do a finance major.
“It’s a pretty competitive job market, but then again, so is hockey.”
His plans right now is to take his degree in four years, but that could change.
“I have five years of eligibility, and five years of scholarship. We’ll have to see what happens,” he said.
“My girlfriend, who is also from Victoria, goes to school here now, too, so that may end up being a factor.”
Eye on the prize
Acadia, he said, has had a pretty good year.
“We’re not really surprised at the year we’ve had. We believe we’re one of the top teams in the country,” he added.
The Axemen, he said, “are a great group of guys,” in the room and on the ice.
“Our goal is to prove we’re the top team. We still have a chance to do that,” he said, when the team plays this week at the University Cup in Halifax.
The Axemen got to experience nationals last year, he said, and that “gave us something to think about. We don’t want to let another opportunity like that slip away from us.”
A competitive final series in the AUS was a good tune-up for nationals, he said.
“There are no pushover teams in this league. That’s what makes it so hard to win. Every team has skilled players with a lot of pride,” he said.
Glover says he’ll be drawing on his experiences in his hockey career to help him play well at nationals.
“The experiences I’ve had through my hockey career have prepared me for whatever I’ll see from now on,” he said.
“I try to approach every game the same way, and carry that same mindset into nationals. That’s why you play, to try and win and share that victory with your teammates.”
