Patrick Marleau, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner aren’t just close friends -- they’re family.
The tight-knit group detailed what started their friendship during a recent interview with Sportsnet.
Marleau had been a member of the Sharks for 20 years and was joined by his sons who crashed the interview. One of them was even sporting a Sharks shirt which is even more adorable after Marleau had been traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins at the deadline. The kids ended up being more of the subject as to why Marner formed such a close bond with the Marleau fam.