EDMONTON — Future Team Canada teammates Macklin Celebrini and Connor McDavid passed compliments back and forth.
Current face of the NHL, McDavid, was asked about the 19-year-old’s quick ascension to superstar status.
“Obviously, he’s got a lot of confidence. He’s a great player, first and foremost, that’s what it is,” McDavid told Edmonton media on Wednesday. “He’s driven, it seems like. You can tell, even last year, played against him, he plays hard. He plays not a typical teenager game. He plays a hard game. He’s dug in on faceoffs, wins puck battles, and does all the little things that a veteran does.”
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