World juniors

We chatted with him about comparing world junior tournaments, his play in the OHL and … raclette? Note: This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

… But at the same time, playing at the next level is hard and I want to really work hard this summer at being capable of playing there. But at the same time, I want to have fun, I want to learn, I want to develop. I’m looking forward to that time and looking forward to the training camp next year to see what happens. All the guys on that team, honestly, made that team special and they’re good guys to play with and for, and Flint was a great place to play and the fans there are awesome. At the same time, I want to worry about the details of my game: Good detail in positioning, stick positioning, know when to chip the puck in and when to carry it. BO: Last year in Flint, I was getting all my points and I was a goal scorer and stuff like that, and that’s all fun and games and everything, you like seeing that, but at the same time, you want to develop a 200-foot game, you want to worry about the details. Them and my agency set up for me to go to the draft and experience the draft, and that was just great by them and that just goes to show how great of an organization they are. And seeing that lineup and seeing the guys that I can look up to one day and get advice from is awesome. I have my Swiss passport and my players’ licence, and so during the COVID year, I was able to go over there and experience that life over there and play over there. If it’s not within the first five years of my career, hopefully it’s in the next five and the next five after that. All of us kids want to play in the NHL, we want to get drafted in the first round. But at the same time, the negative was, you didn’t get to play in the OHL.