While his former Cochrane General teammates were preparing for the upcoming 2018-19 Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL) campaign, former league MVP Slater Ransom was trying his hand at becoming the next member of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Trojans Men’s hockey team. Ransom played four complete seasons as well as six games as a call up during the 2013-14 season where he suited up for 131 regular season games in the Generals colours. He tallied a total of 89 goals and 164 assists for 253 points averaging out for just under two points-per-game. His best season came in 2016-17 when Ransom scored 25 goals and added 67 assists to pace the Gens as well as the league in points with 92 while also winning the HJHL's league MVP award. The Generals superstar was also quite the performer during the playoffs, scoring 19 goals and tallying 32 helpers for 51 points in 38 playoff contests in which Ransom helped Cochrane reach the league finals twice while also winning provincial silver after the team lost 5-4 in overtime to the Wainwright Bisons. The Trojans hockey team plays in the Alberta College Athletic Conference (ACAC), a league known for its competitive play. The ACAC has established itself as the preeminent college athletic conference in Canada, fostering a rich tradition of excellence. It all began in 1964 when the founding organization and predecessor to the ACAC, the Western Inter-College Conference (WICC), came into existence with a mandate to regulate, coordinate and promote activities in two major areas – athletics and fine arts. Ransom said he's happy with his decision to join the Trojans and is looking forward to getting started with the red and white. "It's pretty awesome actually. To be part of a talented team like the Trojans with a great group of guys, and get to continue my education while I'm at it is definitely an experience I won't take for granted," Ransom said. "Originally, I planned on attending school again in some way or another, and I was in some classes at the University of Calgary but was also talking with SAIT. I really wanted to continue playing hockey competitively, and I saw a tweet the Trojans made for a walk on tryout for the team during the first week of classes, so I contacted the head coach Brent Devost and asked if I could come out ... he said I was more than welcome to come out and try, and after that skate and a few others I managed to sneak into a program and onto the team." Ransom and his Trojan teammates will drop the puck on the new season on Oct. 5 against the Portage College Voyaguers.
