
Shy, lanky teenager now an NHL veteran. Can you guess who he is?
It was the winter of 2006 and the Kelowna Rockets were in the midst of an Alberta road trip.
It was snowing heavily and bitterly cold. On a rare off day, the team was practicing at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge.
As the broadcaster, I had caught wind that a 15-year-old prospect from nearby Calgary had traveled to meet the team, but was unable to practice after breaking his wrist.
When I first set eyes on this lanky teenager, he didn’t look at all like a hockey player. He seemed nervous as I approached him sitting up in the stands as he intently watched his future team on the ice go through their paces.
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