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Behind the scenes with the best Junior A team in Canada

It’s Sunday — a game day — and Ryan Papaioannou is in his office early with an extra large Tim Hortons coffee in hand.

The head coach is discussing ways the Brooks Bandits can improve, chatting about their ridiculous record (28-1), their Canadian Junior Hockey League ranking (No. 1), and their league-record win streak (20) which set the tone for 2012-13.

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By Kristen Odland, Calgary Herald