Is this 15-year-old from Nova Scotia the next Sidney Crosby? Some people are staring to make comparisons, as we read here.
It's amazing how Canada, decade after decade, produces the world's best hockey players, from Gordie Howe to Bobby Orr to Wayne Gretzky to Sidney Crosby.
I remember when I was in university and a roommate started touting a teen from Brantford as being better than Orr. I scoffed, thinking there'd never be another player on par with Orr.
Turns out I was wrong.
Then came Crosby, the youngest captain to win a Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medalist and now enjoying a dominant season that has Mario Lemieux in awe.
It's too early and not fair to label MacKinnon as the next in line. But if not him, history shows that some Canadian youngster growing up in small places such as Floral, Sask., Parry Sound, Ont., Brantford, Ont., or Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, will emerge to dominate the sport we love.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Scream at the ref by leaving your comments here. But remember, the kids are listening and learning.