Hockey has been my greatest passion since I was a child. I have always loved sports, but hockey sparked something different in me, something I never found in any other sport. If I had to describe what hockey means to me in just one word, it would be simple: passion. My connection to the sport began thanks to my brother. From a very young age, my parents would take me to the rink to watch his training sessions, and it was there, surrounded by skates, sticks and countless hours at the rink, that my passion for hockey was born. I often say that if it weren’t for my brother, I probably wouldn’t be playing hockey today. Without even realizing it, he was the one who opened the door to this world for me, and for that I will always be grateful to him.