One thing about Connelly is that he looks more like an NHLer than the vast majority of junior aged players, even when he’s not among the top scorers in a tournament. He oozes NHL talent, and there’s a certain maturity to his game- though he might be an ass off the ice.
In the U-18’s he cost USA the gold by taking a dumb 5-min penalty late in the game that got him kicked out of the game. Canada came back and won the game on the ensuing PP. I didn’t see him come back out to receive his medal, either.
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