Story time. When I was four, my first experience with high-level hockey was the OHL’s Mississauga IceDogs. While we lived in Toronto, my dad covered the team for the local Mississauga News. During the 1999-00 season, the team was abysmal, but a 16-year old star was my favourite. The kid was incredible. He scored 61 points in 52 games, was named to the world junior team at 16, (the first time I watched that, too), and was nice enough to sign an autograph when I was lucky enough to tag along.
That player’s name: Jason Spezza, as you might have guessed.