Quinte Red Devils winger Beckett Ewart may be more of a quiet leader off the ice, but his performance on the ice has been everything but that this season. 

Ewart is approaching the end of his fifth season of ETA hockey, and it has undeniably been his best yet. Through 26 regular season games, Beckett finished with 17 goals and 22 assists, placing him in a tie for third in points (39) in the entire league and positioning him well for the upcoming OHL draft.

“He’s made great strides in his game, which has basically shown in his point totals and the way he impacts every game,” said Red Devils coach Ken Chesher, who has been coaching Ewart for three years now.

Ewart has already become accustomed to playing with older players, which gives him a slight edge heading into April 29th draft. He still has the OMHA Championships to complete with his current team, but he will certainly be a name to look out for as the upcoming OHL draft approaches.

The 15-year-old was born in Coburg, Ont., where he began his journey as a hockey player at just three years of age. He became interested in hockey after seeing his twin brothers, a year older than him, begin skating.

Karine Ewart, his mom, knew that he was going to be special the day he stepped foot on the ice. 

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“I taught all three of my boys how to skate, and the minute he put on skates, he was skating from one side of the rink to the other with no help,” she said.

It was not long after where Ewart picked up a stick and began playing hockey.

Rather than playing with kids his own age, Ewart played nearly his entire hockey career a year up with his older brothers. 

But not just any player can jump an age group.

“In order to play a year up, a player is evaluated by a panel, and that player needs to be deemed the best player,” said Karine.

After playing many years in both A and AA a year up with his older brothers, Ewart made the move up to AAA with players his own age.

Ewart has a knack for finding the net, though he doesn’t consider himself much of a goal scorer. 

“I find that I get a lot of my points from assists,” he said. “It’s nice to get points, but my focus is always on winning. It is much more important to me that our team is winning and getting those game points.”

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Ewart’s success on the ice begins with his pre-game rituals, admitting that he is superstitious.

His routine begins with his favourite pre-game meal, which is pasta and chicken. He then tapes his stick and packs his bag in a certain way. After he tapes his stick, he doesn’t let anyone touch it.

“I’m not allowed to touch his sticks or equipment,” Karine said jokingly.

From Ewart’s pre-game rituals to his leadership style, he does most of his talking on the ice. He doesn’t consider himself the loudest guy off the ice, but he feels that he leads the team by example when he gets out there.

Chesher echoed that saying, “he is more of a quiet, lead by example type,” and added that he’s a “very intelligent player, very intelligent person.”

When asked what his goals are in hockey, Ewart said a dream is to be drafted into OHL.

“To be able to play and represent an organization in the OHL would mean everything to me,” he said.

With just over a month until the OHL draft, Ewart’s dream could soon become a reality.