Avalanche cornerstone turns heads with stunning off-ice revelation
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Colorado Avalanche star forward Nathan MacKinnon was met with a hero's welcome on Friday when he returned to Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia to speak to young hockey players at a camp in his hometown.
MacKinnon usually spends his summers at home training for the upcoming NHL season.
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Andrew Sampson from the CBC writes that it was an incredible feeling when a number of young hockey player were greeted by a local hometown hero, especially for 10-year-old Rosie Tanner.
"It was fun and exciting. He told us about hockey and how he played for the Colorado Avalanche." -Tanner
For her and the other boys and girls, ages 5 to 12, attending the fifth annual Cole Harbour Hockey School, the 29-year-old MacKinnon was instantly recognizable, no introduction required.
"In the last two decades, Cole Harbour, a suburban community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, has developed a reputation as a hockey haven. It's home to MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby, two of the brightest stars on Team Canada and in the NHL." -Sampson
The campers, the oldest born in 2013, have never known a time when that wasn't true. To them, both players are living proof that you can grow up in Cole Harbour and become one of the best hockey players in the world.
"The camp launched with 94 players in 2021 and has since grown to accommodate 160 kids. It now regularly fills up when registration launches each year, said Greenwood. For campers, it's a week to learn new skills and meet friends, on and off the ice." -Sampson
Tanner, a young defenseman who enjoys "stopping people from scoring or going on breakaways," said she liked the dryland training, working on her shot, and sharpening her shooting skills.
MacKinnon typically stops by the camp when he's in town. If he does make it out, it's a nice surprise that continues to prove why he's one of the most elite role models in the game who cares about giving back to his community when he gets the chance.
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