BRIAN MACLELLAN

THE CAPITALS’ PRESIDENT OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS TALKS ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO WORK WITH TED LEONSIS AND WINNING A CUP AS A PLAYER AND AN EXECUTIVE

WITH W. GRAEME ROUSTAN

W. GRAEME ROUSTAN: When you were growing up, what was it that motivated you to make it to the NHL? BRIAN MACLELLAN: I grew up like most Canadian kids. I was a Montreal Canadiens fan growing up because my father was. On Saturday nights, we’d watch games. You fall in love with the game because you did something as a family and talked about it a lot. You grow up wanting to play. Every chance we had as kids, we’d go outside and play road hockey. We’d go down to the rink and play. You’re constantly talking and playing. Your life revolves around hockey. I don’t think it was a goal of, “Hey, I want to make the NHL.” At some point, it became, “I want to play junior in Guelph.”…

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