CONNOR MCDAVID

AT THE NHL’S PRE-SEASON MEDIA TOUR, THE WORLD’S BEST PLAYER DISCUSSED HIS SUMMER TRAINING, SKATING WITH AUSTON MATTHEWS AND WHETHER THERE’S PRESSURE TO SIGN A BIG-MONEY CONTRACT

WITH MICHAEL TRAIKOS

AGE: 27 / TOP 100: 5 EDMONTON OILERS CENTER THE HOCKEY NEWS: How difficult was it to put the Game 7 loss to Florida in the Stanley Cup final behind you and get ready for another season? CONNOR MCDAVID: That’s a good question. Obviously, I had a busy summer with getting married and stuff like that. It felt like I was jumping two feet into that. And after that, I was getting ready for the season again. For me, there hasn’t been a ton of sitting back and reflecting. It was go, go, go. That’s been good, being busy. I’m not sure it’s something you ever get over. I keep using the reference from Kenny Holland. He met with us after the season and he talked about losing in ’09 in Game 7…

You're reading a preview of

The Hockey News (Digital) - 1 Issue, Money & Power 2025

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.