His flight was two hours late arriving at the Kelowna Airport late on Saturday night but Cal Foote still had a big reason to smile.
The Kelowna RocketsÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ defenceman and captain was wearing gold after a night earlier in the final of the world junior hockey championship in Buffalo.
Foote and Rockets teammate Dillon Dube were both members of the Canadian squad which win gold for the first time sicne 2015.
Dube, who had three goals and five points in the tournament, flew home to Cochrane, AB from Buffalo where heÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ll spend the next couple of days with his family.
Foote finished the tournament with three assists.
Dube and Foote will return to the teamÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s lineup Wednesday night when the Rockets host the Spokane Chiefs.
The team will honour both Foote and Dube with a ceremony prior to the opening face off.
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