When this man speaks, you listen.
Viewers tuning into Sportsnet's Hockey Night in Canada got a special treat this evening: a video address from Bryan Trottier, Islanders legend, seven-time Stanley Cup champion, Hockey Hall of Famer, occasional country crooner and general legend on and off the ice.
The two-minute video is like a very, very abridged audio version of his recent article in The Players' Tribune, in which Trottier wrote to his younger self about what lay ahead in his hockey career.
Tonight's schedule included the Canadians playing the Hurricanes, the Bruins visiting the Canucks and Trottier's Islanders facing the Ottawa Senators.