Southdale hockey fans have won the chance to cheer and play for “Broncos 2.0,” the revival of a high school team that was disbanded last year due to coaching challenges and players’ aggressive outbursts.

Grade 11 student Colton Clelland-Hall and his teammates at J.H. Bruns Collegiate will lace up their skates for their first game of the season — a reality that has brought the defender “relief and happiness” — on Thursday.

“There’s a lot of kids who love hockey and want to play, and this is the best, and sometimes, the only place for them to play,” he said.

The Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association runs leagues that allow teens to compete, as well as work part-time jobs, socialize and stay on top of homework, he said.

They are also far more affordable for families than other compet

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