Steven Stamkos and John Tavares were childhood best friends (and often teammates) back in Ontario, Canada. Now, both are on the two best teams in the NHL and preparing to face each other in the much anticipated contest between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs. [NHL dot com]
“John and I both wore 19 growing up,” Steven Stamkos said. “You’d think the coach’s son would have first pick picking the number but I was wrong. He let John pick the number first and he took 19.