(Arlington, Virginia) Finding this place isn’t easy. But once you get there, there are young stars per square foot.
Posted at 7:07 pm yesterday.
After taking a hiatus in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHL Players Association and hockey card manufacturer Upper Deck have returned to the Rookie Showcase, an event that brings together nearly 30 young players. Supporters are then invited to take their first official photo for cards that snap.
To do this, the organizers chose the Medstar Iceplex, which is made up of three ice rinks and is logically located on the eighth floor of the shopping center.
On site, despite the banality of the space, it shone with youth and talent. Owen Power, Matty Beniers, Shane Wright, Dylan Holloway, Jack Quinn, Marco Rossi, Jake Sanderson… many players who, without a doubt, will probably become NHL stars this season.
However, Juraj Slafkowski of the Montreal Canadiens has garnered the most attention. There’s clearly a recency bias — he and Wright are the only two players in the group drafted in 2022. But it goes deeper. At 6’3” and 218 pounds, to say the Slovak is unrecognizable even without his skates would be an understatement.
“Jesus, he’s so big! “, Brendan moved …
