After talking a bit about what winning means to him, he explained that he was cut from every team he played on as a kid and said he “shouldn’t have made it past juniors.” 

He wanted to send a message to all of the kids at home who were watching the awards since many of them have probably been turned away by coaches that didn’t see their potential.  I think that it’s an important thing to say because, sometimes, having passion for a sport is more important than being the most skilled player on the ice. 

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