An excerpt from Wagstrom's speech.

"When you're young, the sky is the limit. You feel like you can do and accomplish anything. I'm here to tell you that with hard work, you can. I knew I wanted to play hockey at the highest level since elementary school. Some people tried to discourage me from focusing on sports, but I believed in my abilities. You may want to play sports, or you may have another dream in mind, but do not let anyone, no matter how special they are to you, steer you away from your dreams. The only person you really need to believe in yourself is you. You have the power over your own destiny, the strength to achieve anything. Anyone at the top of any profession didn't get there through luck, well at least not most of them. They kept going through thick and thin, they tried to better themselves, they persevered against the odds. They stared adversity in the face and never wavered. Nothing can break you if you stay true to yourself and follow your heart. It may sound cheesy but it's true, you are the master of your own fate. If you want to play in the SHL, I expect to see you on the ice facing off against me when my corpse is still out there in 10 seasons."