Geographically, no.
"My dad," Brandon Davidson informs you, "works for Canadian Natural Resources, at a gas plant out in Hays. He drives two hours to and from work every day from Lethbridge, so this will seem like nothing.
"Having my family close by, for encouragement, for support, for … everything, means the world to me.
"Having my dad, my mom (Laurie), my older brother (Kyle) and his family - a daughter and two sons - at games, to be able play in front of them, well, that's all the motivation I need to push myself to the limit."
Signed by the Flames as a free agent to a one-year, two-way deal on Canada Day, the 28-year-old defenceman, a 2010 sixth-round draft selection of the Oilers, realizes that he has stepped into a unique situation.
The Davidson clan aren't taking it for granted, either.
"You feel for any athlete that has to move away to pursue their dream,'' points out dad. "As exciting as the life is - everybody sees that part - they don't see the lonely part where you're not able to see family and friends for long stretches.
"And even when you are passing through town, or more often than not the nearest town to where you grew up, you might get to actually see them for oh, maybe, 40 minutes. They're working. They haven't got a lot of free time.
"So you burn up lots of minutes on the phone and on the internet trying to stay close, but it's just not the same.
"For Brandon to be able to see us, to see his niece and nephews, is something you can't explain. (Kyle's children) really don't understand the hockey part of it. To them, he's Uncle Brandon. So it's neat to see them at the rink around him."
The Flames brass is mighty curious, too.