Far From Home

October 2, 2026 by Dylan Rider/CHN Reporter The lengths players will go to pursue the game of hockey often include leaving home at a young age. For some, the journey takes them thousands of miles away from home. This is a reality for European players coming to North America to follow their dreams of hockey. It seems that sometimes the further out you go, the more you find yourself in untraditional hockey markets. Both situations seem to be the scenario for Lake Superior State’s freshman forward Kazumo Sasaki. The 20-year-old hails from Nishitokyo, Japan. For Sasaki, it’s been seven years…