I'm so excited to be taking the blue line after having a choice of where I wanted to play for the first time in my career since juniors. While I'm very appreciative of the Hamilton Steelhawks drafting me a couple seasons ago, I never quite felt like I fit in in a group of players who had obviously spent time together winning championships and building a locker room culture that I was never really a part of.  When I gave them the green light to trade me, I went to Texas where I mentally checked out for the majority of the season if I'm honest.  I appreciate their interest but it just wasn't a great fit.  Now that I'm here in New England, despite it being in the middle of a rebuild, I feel like for the first time I'm a part of the locker room, the culture, and am enjoying myself again like i did during my time in juniors with Anchorage.  All of these emotions have made me extremely grateful to start the season, and I can't wait to show this fan base what I can do.

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