from Paul Friesen of the Winnipeg Sun,

Having suited up for his hometown Jets for parts of their first two seasons back in Winnipeg, but limited by a string of injuries, Meech tried a new adventure last fall.

He signed with Dynamo Minsk of the KHL.

“In a different scenario I would have been there all year,” Meech said. “The city of Minsk was great. Obviously there’s things you’ve got to get used to — a different country, the language barrier, all that kind of thing. But it was a great experience for us.”

The hockey was something else, too, tailor-made, you’d think, for a smallish (5-foot-11), puck-moving defenceman.

“It’s a really good league. It’s a different style of game. But very skilled players. I played against some really good teams there.

“Unfortunately I wasn’t able to stick it out the whole year there, because of my little issue.”

Twenty-three games into his season, a heart problem Meech has had, on and off, for several years flared up.

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