In the game of hockey, there are a finite number of things a player can control. IceRays forward Dustin McArthur makes the most of those precious few things he can control, such as individual hard work. The A stands for assistant captain.
Every hockey team has one captain and two assistant captains.
You can pass the puck to someone, but you can't control whether or not he'll put it in. But you can control how hard you work in practice and in games. McArthur sees the A as an honor, as does veteran defenseman Jody Praznik. He has worn the IceRays' C since opening night of last season until his Jan. 7 thumb injury that has kept him on the injured-reserve list since. Formerly an IceRays' assistant captain, Bumstead took over the captaincy since Praznik's injury.