From Cougars Hockey Project:
Tony Hand is one of the most intriguing players to ever put on a Cougars’ uniform. After attending the Edmonton Oilers training camp in 1986, he joined the Cougars and scored eight points in his first three games. Even though he was a perfect fit in Victoria, Hand felt homesick. He left the team and returned to Edinburgh. The Scottish Wayne Gretzky went on to become the most successful player in British hockey history. In this blog, we explore Tony Hand’s brief but memorable Canadian hockey journey.