There was a time, Bennett MacArthur admits, when he thought a career in hockey was not in his future — at least not on the ice.
A chiropractor, maybe, but not a player.
He was 15, waiting to be drafted into the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the natural path many young players from the Maritimes take on their journey to the National Hockey League.
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The call never came.
From left, Noah Dobson, Zack MacEwen, Ross Johnston and Jordan Spence are all from P.E.I. and playing in the NHL. MacEwen and Johnston were undrafted. (The Associated Press)
“That was
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