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.

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.

A lot of things drive me. What it comes down to is that I want to be the best.

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

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.

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.