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.

You can curse the darkness or light a candle. The choice is yours.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.