A young Prince Albert man's dream of saying “He shoots, he scores” on the air could come true any day now.

Tanner Svenson, 23, was recently hired as the colour commentator for the Prince Albert Mintos, a team in the Saskatchewan Male U18 AAA Hockey League. Svenson is on the autism spectrum.

“I feel like it’s my destiny to do this,” he said. “It’s a great feeling. It makes me feel pride and joy whenever I announce those names. I love to see those hockey players playing their hearts out there.”

His dad, Mike Svenson, says Tanner has come a long way, considering he was non-verbal and didn’t start talking until he was almost seven years old.

“It's miraculous that he's doing what he's doing today in such a professional fashion, that he's able to speak, he's able to communicate the way he do

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