He completed high school while playing in Lethbridge , choosing to remain with his junior A team in 1970 -- 71 rather than join the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League ( WCHL ) .
He could complete his diploma .
He completed high school while playing in Lethbridge , choosing to remain with his junior A team in 1970 -- 71 rather than join the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League ( WCHL ) so that he could complete his diploma .