Longtime Bronco and Humboldt product Jarrett Fontaine is going to get a chance to earn a degree as well as continue to play competitive hockey.

Fontaine, who just completed his five year junior career with the Weyburn Red Wings is going to Trinity Western University in Langley, BC and play for the Spartans of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League.

The 20 year-old talked more about the commitment Monday.

"I'm going to go to school there for five years and take Media and Communications. I'm really not sure what it holds for me in the future but I'm excited that I get to keep playing hockey and go to school at the same time."

Fontaine played his way through the Humboldt Minor Hockey system before playing for the Tisdale Trojans in the the Saskatchewan AAA Midget Hockey League. From there, the 5'6" 165 pound forward made the jump to the Western Hockey League's Prince George Cougars. He played two seasons in PG before returning to Humboldt and suiting up for the Broncos as an 18 year-old. He amassed 116 points in 184 contests including regular and post season.

With the Broncos' struggles in his final year of eligibility he was traded to the Weyburn Red Wings in January. That is when chatter picked up between Fontaine and coach Barret Kropf.

He said they wanted him to visit shortly after his Humboldt departure.

"I kind of wanted to stay there and gel with the team a little bit and then after the season he contacted me again to go down there. I am glad I went, it really helped me pick what I wanted to do."

He admitted that a larger school, such as the University of Saskatchewan Huskies was more of his goal but this step towards his future is the right one.

"It was better that I really didn't get any CIS offers because then I would have been taking education which is kind of like my second pick and something I really don't want to take. Schooling is more important than the hockey itself, I am pretty excited about the program I am taking."

You can hear more from Fontaine below in his interview with Bolt FM's Clark Stork.