When talking about great SMJHL pairings, look no further than Anchorage's Baby Oil Line - Gabe Johnson (@Gwdjohnson) and Darnell Johnson (@frithjofr).

On the ice, their effectiveness comes from the fact that they're like water and baby oil. Gabe pursues offensive dominance to an irresponsible degree, and Darnell compulsively hangs back to maintain zone security. Both players are so hyper-focused on the aspect of their game that they enjoy, that with any other defensive pairing they would seem like an ineffective player. But playing together, it just works.

Off the ice, the two veteran defensemen are just as inseparable. They "write" and produce a podcast together - a medium that allows them to directly beam their unfiltered thoughts into the world with seemingly no editing or foresight. It has gotten the two of them into trouble more than once as a meandering tangent led one of them to claim that Hitler is a legend, or STHS simulations output consistent results, or other such nonsense that they don't really believe.

Additionally, there are rumours that Gabe and Darnell are actively trying to forge as many Eskimo brother links to each other as they can - a strategy that has no direct on-ice impact but further illustrates their commitment to each other.