A whirlwind summer for Morgan Rielly has brought him back to the Friendly City.  After Rielly and the Warriors lost to the Edmonton Oil Kings in the 2012 WHL Eastern Conference Final, the West Vancouver product turned his attention to the NHL Entry Draft.

He took part in the Draft Combine in early June, later that month he would be taken fifth overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs, making him the highest drafted Warrior into the NHL.  In early July he was in Toronto for the Leafs summer camp, earlier this month he wore the maple leaf in Canada’s win over Russia in a four game series which paid tribute to the 1972 Summit Series.

Now that he’s back in Moose Jaw he’s looking forward to seeing old friends and playing under the lights of Mosaic Place.  “It was a pretty long drive in the other day but I was certainly happy to get here and unpack a little bit,” said Rielly on his return to Moose Jaw.  “It’s always good to have a chance to hang with the guys a little bit and it’s been fun.”

“It’s been pretty hectic these past couple of weeks with all the travel and playing. It’s pretty nice to get back here and have two days to hang out and act like a kid again,” added Rielly on seeing and skating with his Warrior teammates again.

The Warriors will open their 2012 Training Camp later this week, and Rielly was quick to hand out advice to those who are attending their first camp.  “Play your game.  All the players here at this camp are here for a reason, they all play a good game.  Just enjoy it, I came here pretty young and was nervous, but you have to have fun and enjoy it.”

“We have to keep all those draft picks playing a lot,” he said when talking about the veterans keeping the competition level high throughout Training Camp.  “We have to keep the pace up and try to keep it intense.  If that means you have to hit a teammate, then that’s what has to be done.”

Warriors Camp will open later this week with Rookie Camp on Thursday and Friday, although veterans will be skating those days they won’t have any scrimmages until main camp starts on the weekend.