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.

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.

I think maybe our team was too young and stupid to even know what was going on.

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.

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.

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