Only a small number of the Moose Jaw Warriors will move on to play in the National Hockey League, so showing the players what other options are out there after hockey is something that the organization has been doing in recent years.

Over the past three years, the Warriors have built a partnership with the Moose Jaw Police Service and it continues to get stronger each year.

"We learn a lot about what they do over there being a police officer and just a lot about life, it's also fun, so it's good for the boys to go," said 20-year-old forward Tristin Langan.

Corporal Chris Flanagan said the program has been really well received with the players and the officers.

"It's built a great relationship with us and the hockey team," he said. "We've had numerous players come out every year, it's always a full house you could say and they're surprised sometimes with what we deal with in the City of Moose Jaw."

The Warriors will head to the police station once a month during the season and get the opportunity to learn about all aspects of what it takes to be a police officer.

Flanagan said they run them through the full gauntlet of what they do and mix in some fun as well.

"We usually start with a tour of the police station; We run them through criminal investigation scenarios where we show them real cases that we've done in the past; We show the type of drugs that are in the City of Moose Jaw and the work we do to solve those crimes; We expose them to impaired driving investigations and talk to them about drinking and driving; We run them through firearm drills that we do at the police college here, which is always an exciting day; We spend a day with the K9 unit and they participate in doing the K9 track and taking some bites from the dogs," said Flanagan.

Earlier this month as part of the program, the players also spent the night after their home game out with the police performing an SGI Stop Check.

Langan said the players take a lot away from every experience that they get with the Police Service.

"They work as a team similar to hockey," he said, "you have your teammates on the ice and you're going to work hard for them, and it's the same thing over there, they're going to protect each other and go to work every day for each other too."

Former Warrior Devon Oleniuk as well as former Warriors athletic therapist Curtis Amiot are currently members of the Moose Jaw Police Service. 

Langan said the trips to the police station have definitely piqued his interest for a post-hockey career.

"I've really enjoyed learning about the case studies, narcotics and how they handle the cases and what they have to do to find the bad guy, it's cool to see that," said Langan.

The Warriors have also spent a day with the Moose Jaw Fire Department this year and they will continue their partnership with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds in 2019 as well.

On the ice, the Warriors return from their Christmas break next Thursday when they host the Swift Current Broncos at Mosaic Place.