Sometimes I didn't want to skate. My dad would push me so hard to get better.

No, that's not true. I didn't see his place that much, but he's a good kid and I had fun playing with him.

They left us together for a reason. Let's show them why.

I'm playing against men who are bigger and stronger than I'm used to. I've definitely got to bulk up at some point.

People might be making too much of me maturing and growing; I’m still the same person. I still like to joke around and have fun in the locker room and on the road trips. I still get into arguments with Jonathan because we both have strong opinions, and we’re both so comfortable with our relationship that we can argue and still have a healthy friendship.

Throwing out the first pitch at the Cubs game and having 40,000 people give me a standing ovation was probably one of the highlights of my life. You could see what a great sports town Chicago is.

I went from junior hockey to the World Junior Championships to the combine and the draft, to the Blackhawks camp, and then a full NHL season and then the World Championships. At nineteen, that's exhausting.