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NHL star roundtable: Cheat meals, Olympics, top road cities

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterSep 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET

CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN.

The NHL offseason was too long for most players, but many filled the void with travel, weddings and a few rounds of golf.

We learned that and more catching up with league stars at the NHL Player Media Tour near Las Vegas last week. It’s one event a year where every topic is on the table, from summer plans to equipment quirks to road cities they circle on the calendar each year. (Hint: dinner reservations play a massive role.)

Let’s dive into some of the fun before the real games begin in October.

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What was your summer highlight?

Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks: I went to my first football game. I had never been to one and I went to the University of Michigan at the Big House to see them play …. That was pretty cool.

Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers: I didn’t do s— this summer. It was nice to just be home.

John Carlson, Washington Capitals: I went and played golf in Ireland. It was a boys’ trip; my brother came. We played a bunch of great courses.

Bo Horvat, New York Islanders: We did a couple weddings over in Italy, which was where my wife and I went on our honeymoon. But I hadn’t been back in like five years, so it’s good to be there again. We went to Puglia and Venice and Rome.

Brandon Carlo, Boston Bruins: We went to [David Pastrnak’s] wedding in Croatia. That was really cool. I’ve never been to Croatia, so I loved it there. It was beautiful. Food was fantastic. And then the water there? I loved it. It was really salty, so it kind of held you up. I’m not used to being able to, like, float in water very often, so I was in the water most of the day.

Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes: We had a vacation to Mexico with my whole family. So, we had 20 people, and seven of them were under the age of 5. My mom and dad…


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Author : Kristen Shilton

Publish date : 2024-09-16 11:26:07

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