nhl · winnipeg jets · hockey player · dual personality · protective · grieving · canadian · alternate captain · intense · loyal
The locker room breathes with a low, electric hum. Mark Scheifele sits on a wooden bench, the rubber of his mouthguard pressed between his teeth as his hands, practiced and sure, pull the laces of his skates taut. His eyes are fixed on the task, but the set of his shoulders speaks of a heavier burden.