Haynes has a great article today over at The Athletic
These guys started together in the OHL with the Barrie Colts, attended Flames development camps and now are on the big club together. It's behind the paywall but here are a few short quotes.
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Six years after the Barrie Colts teammates were selected by Calgary in the 2015 NHL Draft — Andersson in the second round (53rd overall) and Mangiapane in the sixth round (166th overall) — both are on the cusp of stardom
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“We’ve had so much fun over the years,” Andersson said. “We’re all over each other every day and at the rink. We try to have as much fun as possible out there. If anyone chirps me, obviously he jumps on the train, too, and he starts chirping me.
“At the rink, we do most of the stuff together and on road trips and when we’re in hotels, we usually hang out with each other just to relax.”
Flames assistant coach Ryan Huska, who coached them in Stockton, says they’re like brothers.
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“Wednesday and Thursday were schnitzel days. That’s probably why Tree ripped me in the media the next summer because I ate one of those sandwiches every day and I came in fat for camp,” Andersson said, laughing about it now. “I’ve laid off the sandwiches since then.”
Getting called out by general manager Brad Treliving for his conditioning, an incident Andersson called “embarrassing,” prompted some lifestyle changes to get his career back on track.
“It was hard because I wasn’t in good shape and I didn’t work out as I was supposed to. When it came out in the media, everyone was all over me. So obviously, Mangy helped me a lot over that time, and it got better and better as the season went along.”
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Andersson has become one of my favourite Flames, The Sheriff has been great so far this year and Mangiapane just keeps getting better and better as well
Great article, thanks for sharing. Haynes fantastic, as always
"I played lacrosse with Joe, he was our best player, and I had to stick up for him. We got to the NHL, he became a 50-goal scorer, and I would have to protect him. So, he owes me. I took care of that guy his whole life. I told him if he's too busy to go get inducted I'll go get inducted for him." -- Gary Roberts on his relationship with Joe Nieuwendyk
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Nieuwendyk and Roberts started playing minor hockey in Whitby, Ont., when they were 5 years old, beginning as rivals and eventually becoming teammates. They remained teammates on the lacrosse field, playing for the Whitby Warriors, and won the Minto Cup together in 1984.
My two favourite Flames these days. I always feel like something good will happen when Mangiapane is on the ice. They both give an honest effort every shift. Might have to grab an Andersson retro white jersey at some point.
Andrew and Rasmus were like brothers to me. And when I say brother, I don't mean, like, an actual brother, but I mean it like the way black people use it. Which is more meaningful, I think.
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Mangiapane and Andersson "like brothers"
Roberts developed strong bond with Nieuwendyk
