HENDERSON, Nev. — It was an eventful offseason for NHL players, with high-profile trades and surprising free-agent signings.
Not to mention those weddings, bucket list golf outings and scooter rides along the Amalfi Coast.
ESPN reporters Ryan Clark, Kristen Shilton and Greg Wyshynski caught up with over a dozen stars at the NHL Player Media Tour near Las Vegas last week to find out what offseason moves shocked them the most; preview which teams and players they’re most looking forward to watching in the 2022-23 season; discover what NHL rules they’d change or eliminate; and what their personal summer highlights were before camps begin.
What’s the best thing you did this summer?
Trevor Zegras, Anaheim Ducks: “I went to the US Open. Awesome. I saw [Nick] Kyrgios, he’s my favorite player.”
Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks: “We were in Michigan. We golfed a lot. We went to Hawai’i for a bit. We went to New York for a bit. It was fun. … My brother, my dad, Zegras was there. Cole Caufield, [Dylan] Larkin. It was good. I’d say Larks is the best golfer, then Z, then the rest of us funnel in after that.”
Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils: “We played a lot of tennis. A lot of golf. Spent a lot of time with friends. It was a perfect summer. And now we’re ready to go.”
Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights: “I had back surgery, so I was doing a lot of rehab. I traveled quite a bit. I was in Winnipeg seeing family and that was awesome. I got back to Ottawa where my wife’s from to go see her family as well. It was a nice change to get back to Canada.”
Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights: “I went to Hawai’i at the beginning of the summer. That was really cool. It has always been a bucket list thing for me. We went snorkeling, got on the water. We did the road to Hana. It’s like a full-day excursion through waterfalls, different beaches — black sand beach, red sand beach. It’s a lot less touristy and more cultured Hawai’i. I thought that was really cool.”
Jonathan Huberdeau, Calgary Flames: “Obviously, I moved to another country. But, my country. I moved to Canada where I am from. There were a lot of things emotionally going on, but it was obviously a summer I will remember.”
Nick Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens: “Lots of stuff. Formula One in Montreal. Festivals in Montreal. Comedy shows. It was a busy summer, but it was fun.”
Clayton Keller, Arizona Coyotes: “I was rehabbing [from a knee injury] all summer, so I didn’t get to do anything. I rented a boat on the…
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