Benjamin Rubin’s decision to stay true to his Orthodox Jewish beliefs means he will not be playing with the Quebec Remparts junior hockey team next year. Coach and owner Patrick Roy gave the promising forward an ultimatum that he either play full time next season, including the Sabbath, or he won’t be invited to this summer’s training camp.Rubin, who turned 18 in January, did not hesitate to respond that he would not change his way of life. He will not play, practice or travel between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday. He hopes to catch on with another Junior team.
He played in only 29 games during the Remparts’ 70-game regular season, scoring three goals and one assist. The Remparts played 38 games on Fridays and Saturdays. But Rubin had little ice time after mid-January, even when he could play.
