From the instant they get drafted, things change in the life of an NHL prospect. There’s the rush of being drafted, attending their first training camp with the big club and, for a number of them, getting a chance to represent their home countries at the World Junior Championships.
The road to making an NHL roster is at times complex and arduous, but their fledgling careers are rarely short of exciting moments.
We got the chance to ask six NHL prospects questions about their journeys thus far. Their different paths have provided a wide array of experiences and expectations to how they view themselves as players right down to how they use things like Twitter and Facebook.