IT'S A THOUGHT we've all had at some point.
Where will we be when that life-changing, career-shifting moment happens? How will it feel to know a dream is about to come true?
Karl Taylor was somewhere in Iowa, boarding a bus for a six-hour ride to Milwaukee.
Cole Schwindt was pulled aside by his coach after playing back-to-back American Hockey League games.
Andy Zilch was refreshing his email inbox, trying to will a long-awaited notification to appear.
Each would end up receiving the same message: Their long-hoped-for NHL debuts were coming.