“You never answered my question, you know,” Mitch said after he’d inhaled his first slice. “What question is that?” “About how the NHL is and isn’t what you expected.” “You’re not going to let go, are you?” “Nope.” Alex finished his second slice and chased it down with a sip of beer. “Are you hoping to get drafted?” he asked Mitch, curious about why Mitch wouldn’t let this go. “Or is hockey simply a way for you to attend school? The partial scholarship,” he added when Mitch shot him a questioning look. That same partial scholarship had been the only reason Alex had been able to attend GH at
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