I love my hockey, but if you can do that and go home and just be a dad and husband, then you have the best of both worlds.

No matter how many years you play, it's always something new and exciting. It's sports, you never know what may happen.

Growing up, sports was my outlet, my way to portray a personality. I was very shy around people but, through sports, something I was good at, I was able to make friends.

They say everything you go through in your childhood builds character and inner strength.