BURNING FLAME

Zayne Parekh is confident to the point of being brash, but that attitude is well- earned with his dominating play. The NHL is on the horizon, and he’s intent on making the most of his opportunity to honor his family’s sacrifices

BY TONY FERRARI

AT THE 2024 MEMORIAL Cup, held last spring in Saginaw, players from each team were captivated by the skill that opponents brought to the CHL’s tournament of champions. Whether it was Brayden Yager complimenting the work ethic of players on the London Knights, Michael Simpson talking about facing off against high-skilled skaters such as Jagger Firkus or Sam Dickinson heaping praise onto a certain Saginaw defender who he’d been measured up against for the NHL draft, the mutual admiration among peers seemed to be unending. The defender Dickinson was talking about just so happened to be a player who was completely unfazed by the talent assembling around him, Zayne Parekh. When asked about the talent on opposing teams, Parekh was quick to explain that he wasn’t paying much attention to them. It…

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