Just 48 hours after lifting the NCAA championship enthusiastically over his head, Bobby Brink has signed his first NHL deal and will be lacing up for the Philadelphia Flyers when they visit the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.
This exciting whirlwind of events — as Brink himself described it when he faced the media for the first time after Monday’s practice — has all led him to one moment and it is clearly a monumental occasion for the player and the team.
But enough about them and prospects and playing hockey games, Brink is quickly getting recognized as some sort of player and while leading all of college hockey in scoring certainly helps that, it’s the ones that have experienced his game up-close that can attest to his skill and abilities.