[PeteMoss]

Good article today on Kylington and his upbringing in hockey and his relationship with Oduya - https://theathletic.com/810594/2019/...se-to-the-nhl/

Thanks in part to this network of support — encouraging father, inspiring mother, willing mentor — he is coming of age. And not only on the ice. Feedback from Flames staffers these days is that Kylington has taken a step.

“It’s gratifying to see that they grow as humans, too — that’s something that is forgotten sometimes,” Loob said. “It’s hidden behind you being a really, really talented hockey player. But that’s not enough to make it in the big leagues. You have to understand that mature relationships with other players, with coaches, is something that you have to reach out and get. If you don’t care about relationships, it’s going to be pretty tough to have anybody respect you.”

Dad describes a similar arc of development — from the little boy who struggled with his skating, to the teenage sensation in Sweden, to the minor-leaguer in North America, to the young man earning regular spins in the NHL.

“I’m also very, very happy about the person he has become,” Borje said. “That’s something to be proud of — how he’s become such a good young man.”