There was a time when the anxiety of meeting new people outweighed the joy of playing hockey for Ottawa 67's forward Travis Konecny.
"I didn't really want to play hockey," he said. "When I was a little kid I was afraid of the people in the locker room. So my parents told me playing hockey would help alleviate that fear.
"I'm so glad I stuck with it because now I'm more outgoing and I couldn't imagine hockey not being a part of my life."
It's certainly worked well for Konecny.