okay so,,,, i want to Fall In Love with the rookies (davo, mitch, ajuice, etc.) but…. i know Nothing about them so. what’re your fave things/facts I Gotta Know ™ about the rookies

hockeycaptain-deactivated201703:

mcjesus: called manning a bitch
‘i’m not dead mcjesus’
v good at hockey
littolist captain
looks very startled 90% of the time

ajuice: ‘i’m trying dog’
harambe sweater
probably a meme
super shady
why won’t he follow back nate dog
loves him mom a lot

muzz: has an instagram for his dog
is literally a tree branch
feed him
his dog is gonna weigh more than him
like my comment on instagram once
his adam’s apple can be seen from space
stanley cup champion

gaudreau:
uses a child’s stick
ate nothing but nutella for a week and had to go to the doctor
probably shouldn’t live by himself
stuck pucks in his cup to make weight
Johnny Hockey™

dylan larkin: dboss
zoom zoom beep beep motherfucker
when university of michigan stayed in michigan grew up in michigan loves michigan
apparently really bitchy in hs
that one video of him walking,,,

mitchell: his actual real name is mitchell
is 6’0 but probably 12
seriously who let him on the ice
can get auston to do literally whatever he wants
tiny would probably die if u hit him

nuge: jingle the fuck out of my life
the green and purple suit
the bathing suit
nuge is basically a fashion icon
kind of looks like a rat
but not like marchand
but like in a model way
super bitchy
@spaceyho’s bitchy nhl bf

jack the thrill eichel: shady af
get that oilers mic out of my face
fashion eichel
actually a unicorn
competing with sid for ugliest crocs
is there actually a good photo of him?
we just don’t know
he looks the exact same as he did when he was four
help my son

ekdad: looks like a 35 year old lawyer who’s already had one divorce his ex wife won’t let him see the kids anymore, his new girlfriends daughter loves him, his new girlfriend is 18 so we’ll see what happens
who let him on team NA
is probably definitely lying about his age

chicken run: is definitely lying about his age
god made his bone structure
his insta is the softest shit ever
has the nicest abs

colton: Big Boy Season™

big mac: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHJHHHHHHH

Some great things Team North America gave us

mcstromartanen:

– Connor being captain and foreshadowing that he might become the youngest captain in nhl history

-Matthews and McDavid playing together like they have been for years

-Matthews playing like he’s been in the nhl for years despite never playing a game

-That Eichel goal assisted by Matthews and McDavid (what dreams are made of)

-The speed ofc

-Gaudreau’s goal (you know the one)

-Drouin being on the team

-Parayko quietly shining and helping out his team

-The media actually acknowledging how good Parayko was

-Nuge and Johnny Hockey looking like two of the youngest on the team despite being two of the oldest

-Ekblad looking like one of the oldest on the team despite being one of the youngest

-When everyone crowded around Johnny and we saw how tiny he actually is

-Just Dylan Larkin

-Probably the best 3 on 3 overtime ever

-MacKinnon’s OT goal

-Rielly’s reaction to MacKinnon’s OT goal

-Morgan Rielly when MacKinnon scored in overtime

-Rielly jumping and screaming when MacKinnon scored and then holding everyone up bc he was watching the replay

-Rielly’s ‘oh my god’ when he was watching the replay

-Even though it was heartbreaking Tim and Sid’s feature after they got eliminated

-Oh yeah and that one Leafs defenceman reacting to MacKinnon’s OT goal

stromers:

are we all aware of how incredibly special team north america is? we will never see a team like this again. the next world cup will not have a U24 team, and if they do, connor mcdavid and jack eichel and auston matthews, while still technically eligible, will absolutely not be playing for anyone except their own nations. hockey canada and usa hockey will not let that happen. 

this team is such an incredible mix of speed and skill. i know there will always be amazingly talented young players, but connor mcdavid is generational, and seeing him and this group of canadian talent play with auston matthews and jack eichel and this group of american talent is !! a fantastic concept! i want more of this forever!!!

we will probably never see auston matthews on connor mcdavid’s wing (beyond all-star games) ever again, and it has been a treat and a half.

beyond that though: the youth of this team means they’re the fastest team around, but it also means they’re willing to try things a lot of guys wouldn’t later in their careers. chris chelios is full of shit sometimes but other times he hits the nail on the head – today he said that these north america guys are willing to try things because they don’t think about those things being impossible. when you don’t know you can’t do something, you’re sure as hell more likely to succeed at doing it, you know? 

they’re so brave. they’re willing to try things. they play hockey in a way that appeals to even the casual viewer, and that is what the NHL needs!!! 

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!! THEY ARE SO BOLD AND BRASH AND YOUNG AND THEY MAKE HOCKEY SO FUN!!! THERE WILL NEVER BE AGAIN BE A TEAM LIKE THIS ONE!!! 

i hope we appreciate them as much as they deserve.