WELCOME BACK TO "MSG PM" PRESENTED FOR THE PEOPLE BY
CES CA
CAESAR'S SPORTS BOOK. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE JOINED BY
DEVILS' DEFENSEMAN P.K. SUBBAN. YEAR 13 FOR YOU.
HARD TO BELIEVE. QUITE THE FASHIONISTA ON MEDIA
DAY. YOU LIKE TO SAY YOU'RE IN THE
MIX, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS SO HOPEFULLY YOU'LL
EXPLAIN THAT. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU FOR THE
SEASON? YEAH, I'M REALLY EXCITED.
I THINK THE OFFSEASON WAS LONG, SO I'M READY TO GET BACK TO
WORK. AS FAR AS MY FASHION GOES, I
JUST WEAR WHAT'S IN MY CLOSET. THE CLOSET'S GOOD SO FAR.
GOOD STUFF YOU'VE GOT THERE. YOU ALWAYS POST IN THE MIX, SO
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? DESCRIBE WHAT IN THE MIX IS.
IT'S ALL OVER YOUR INSTAGRAM. YOU DO IT A LOT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN YOUR OWN WORDS?
I THINK IT'S JUST DICTATING THE ENERGY THAT YOU WANT TO
BRING INTO YOUR LIFE. THAT'S WHAT I DO.
I JUST HAD TO BRING ENERGY TO EVERYTHING THAT I DO, WHETHER
IT'S PROFESSIONALLY, WHETHER IT'S WITH MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, IN
MY OFF TIME. IT'S IN THE MIX JUST ISN'T
SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT I'M HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS AND HAVING A
GOOD TIME. IT'S JUST MORE ABOUT HOW I LIVE
MY LIFE. WHEN I GET UP IN THE DAY, I WANT
TO BE PURPOSEFUL AND THAT STARTS WITH THE ENERGY THAT YOU HAVE
AND I ALWAYS TRY TO BRING A LOT OF ENERGY, POSITIVE ENERGY TO
EVERYTHING THAT I'M DOING. P.K., YOU SAID THAT YOU HAD A
PRETTY LONG OFFSEASON, BUT YOU WEREN'T SITTING AROUND DOING
NOTHING. I SAW YOU ON INSTAGRAM AND YOU
LOOK A LITTLE SWOLE OVER THERE, BRO.
I KNOW WE CALL SAQUON AROUND HERE SA-QUADS BUT LOOK AT THE
PECS. OH NO, YOU'RE NOT.
PECS SUBBAN? SHOUT OUT.
YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD, MAN. AWESOME WEIGHT PROGRAM.
UHM, YEAH. YOU KNOW, HOLD ON.
PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME AND TALK TO ME ABOUT MY WORKOUTS, AND POST
ABOUT MY WORKOUTS BUT LITERALLY I POST MY WORKOUT STUFF, NUMBER
ONE, FOR A LOT OF THE FANS THAT FOLLOW ME.
A LOT OF THEM ARE KIDS, HOCKEY PLAYERS AND MOST OF THEM ARE
HOCKEY PLAYERS I'M SURE, AND EVERYBODY SEES ALL THE THINGS
THAT I DO IN MY OFFSEASON WHETHER IT'S ESPN OR ONE OF MY
CHARITIES, MY MARKETING STUFF, MY VACATIONS BUT NOBODY, IT'S
IMPORTANT I THINK FOR THOSE KIDS AND FOR PEOPLE TO ALSO SEE THE
WORK THAT I PUT IN, YOU KNOW. LIKE I PUT IN THE WORK.
THERE'S A REASON WHY I'M PLAYING 13 YEARS IN THE LEAGUE.
IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO DO, AND SO THAT WORK ALWAYS COMES
FIRST. I ALWAYS LIKE TO AIR IS THAT
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DON'T
THINK I WORKOUT, THAT DON'T THINK I'M IN THE GYM.
I SPEND A BIG PART OF MY DAY, A FAIR SHARE OF IT EITHER IN THE
GYM, ON THE ACCUPUNCTURE TABLE, ON THE MASSAGE TABLE AND IN THE
COLD TUB. THAT'S WHAT I DO.
I JUST TRY TO SHARE IT. IT SO HAPPENS IN THAT PICTURE I
DON'T HAVE A SHIRT ON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MY
SHIRT BUT I WASN'T WEARING IT IN THAT PICTURE.
P.K., IF I WAS DOING THE WORKOUTS YOU WERE DOING, I
WOULDN'T WEAR A SHIRT EITHER. LISTEN, YOU DONE ALL THIS WORK
U' GOING TO SEE THESE PECS AND ABS.
I'M NOT MAD AT YOU, BROTHER. DO YOUR THING.
KEEP DOING YOU. LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF YOUR
NEW TEAMMATES, DOUGIE HAMILLSON AND RYAN GRAVESOME, VET RANCE
PRESENCE TO THE WILL YOU BLUE LINE AND LEADER AS SHIP AS WELL.
HOW DO THEY FIT IN THE MIX ON THIS DEVILS' SQUAD?
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THEY'RE GREAT GUYS.
JUST PAST COUPLE DAYS. IT'S BEEN ABOUT A WEEK SINCE
I'VE BEEN BACK IN JERSEY. WE'VE BEEN SKATING BEFORE
TRAINING CAMP AND THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF CAMP AND GETTING TO KNOW
THEM. THEY'RE GREAT JOBS, PLAYING IN
COLORADO AN A GREAT TEAM THERE GRAVESY SO HOPEFULLY HE CAN
BRING SOME EXPERIENCE OF PLAYING WITH SOME ALL-STAR PLAYERS THERE
AND NOW PLAYING WITH NICO AND GUYS THAT ARE GOING TO BECOME
SUPERSTARS IN THIS LEAGUE PRETTY SOON AND WITH DOUGIE, OBVIOUSLY,
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON HIM BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO TAKE ON
ALL THAT PRESSURE HIMSELF. WE HAVE A CAPABLE DEFENSE NOW
AND HE'S GOING TO, HE'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO TAKE ON A LOT
OF ICE TIME, A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY, BUT HE'S GOT THE
SUPPORT OF EVERYBODY AROUND HIM, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND I THINK
THAT'S IMPORTANT, AND I KNOW DOUGIEBROTHERS AND SO
ON AND SO FORTH BUT I'M HAPPY ABOUT IT.
THE PAST TWO SEASONS PLAYING NEW JERSEY HAVE NOT BEEN EASY.
IF YOU LOOK BACK IN MY CAREER, I'M USED TO PLAYING IN THE
PLAYOFFS AND BEING ON COMPETITIVE TEAMS AND I THOUGHT
LAST YEAR WE TOOK A STEP FORWARD.
WE DEFINITELY DIDN'T GET OUTWORKED, BUT WE WANT TO BE
BACK IN THE MIX IN TERMS OF BEING IN THE PLAYOFFS AND BEING
ABLE TO CONTEND, AND I THINK THOSE GUYS ARE GOING TO HELP US
DO THAT. YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT
BEING USED TO BEING IN THE PLAYOFFS, AND TAKING THOSE STEPS
FORWARD. A LOT OF THOSE STEPS FORWARD
CAME AT THE HANDS OF TWO YOUNG CENTERS, JACK AND NICO, AND WITH
YOUR 13-YEAR EXPERIENCE IN THE NHL, TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU TEND TO
GIVE TO THESE YOUNG PLAYERS, TO HELP THEM GET TO THOSE ACCOLADES
LIKE BEING IN THE PLAYOFFS AND PLAYING POST SEASON HOCKEY.
JUST MY WORK ETHIC, YOU KNOW. I'M A WORK HORSE.
I WANT TO GO UP THERE AND WORK HARD, AND SHOW THAT I WANT TO
LET MY WORK ETHIC DO ALL THE TALKING FOR ME.
BUT WHAT THOSE GUYS OBVIOUSLY MY PERSONALITY, YOU KNOW, I'M A
FUN-LOVING GUY AROUND THE ROOM. I TRY TO KEEP THINGS LIGHT.
I TRY TO BRING LEVITY TO THE GAME.
OBVIOUSLY TO BE A COMPETITIVE TEAM, IT TAKES FOCUS, BUT AT THE
SAME TOKEN GUYS HAVE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY EARLY YEARS IN THE LEAGUE, IT WASN'T A
MILITARY SITUATION FOR ME, BECAUSE THAT WASN'T GOING TO
HELP ME LEARN. THAT DIDN'T MESH REALLY WITH MY
PERSONALITY. I NEEDED TO HAVE THE HAL GILLS
AND SCOTT GOMEZ AND BRIAN GIONTAS, THE GUYS THAT CAN ADD
BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH PRESSURE IN THIS GAME, SO MUCH PRESSURE
TO PERFORM. AS A VETERAN PLAYER THEY DON'T
NEED THE ADDED PRESSURE FROM YOU.
THEY NEED YOU TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM AND HELP THEM AND
MOVE THINGS ALONG AND THAT'S ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS LEAD WITH MY
WORK ETHIC FIRST, AND THEN PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT THAT THEY
NEED BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO NEED THAT SUPPORT.
THEY'RE GREAT PLAYERS, GOING TO BE SUPERSTARS IN THIS LEAGUE,
BUT HOPEFULLY I CAN BE A GOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THEM AS THEY
GET THERE. YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED JUST
HOW DIFFICULT IT'S BEEN TO PLAY IN NEW JERSEY IN GENERAL, JUST
THE PAST COUPLE OF SEASONS BUT FOR EVERYONE DEALING WITH COVID
THE PAST TWO YEARS, LAST YEAR WITH JUST THE EMPTY ARENAS TO
START THE SEASON AND THEN FANS SLOWLY KIND OF STARTING TO
TRICKLE BACK IN, I KNOW YOU FEED SO MUCH OFF OF THE ATMOSPHERE
AND THAT ENERGY THAT IS CREATES AND I REMEMBER WATCHING YOU
AGAINST THE RANGERS THIS YEAR AND YOU WERE HYPED WHEN THE
PREGAME MUSIC WOULD PLAY, BUT DOES THERE ALMOST FEEL LIKE A
DIFFERENT, I DON'T KNOW, JUST ENERGY AROUND THE ROOM, KNOWING
THAT WE'RE KIND OF RETURNING TO NORMALCY HERE AND THAT YOU GUYS
ARE GOING TO GET A CHANCE TO REALLY SHOW WHAT YOU CAN DO ON
THE ICE, BUT HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF YOUR FAN BASE AND
REALLY BE I GUESS ENGAGED WITH EVERYONE?
100%. I MEAN, I GOT TO GIVE THE
RANGERS CREDIT. THEY GOT SOME OF THE BEST
WARM-UP MUSIC, SO YOU KNOW, WHETHER THERE'S FANS IN THE
STANDS OR NOT, I'M FEELING GOOD, WHEN I'M ON THE ICE AT MSG
DURING WARMUP. I THINK WE DEFINITELY LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT. I THINK THAT'S A PART OF PLAYING
IN THE NHL AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT YOU'RE PLAYING IN THE SHOW.
THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE 20,000 PEOPLE THERE, THAT ARE
SCREAMING, DRINKING BEER, ENJOYING THEMSELVES, HAVING A
GOOD AFTER THEY JUST WORKED ALL WEEK, 9:00 TO 5:00 JOB WITH
THEIR KIDS, TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND ENJOY, THEY'RE PAYING A
LOT OF MONEY TO WATCH YOU PLAY AND I THINK THAT THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT ENERGY. SO YOU KNOW, WE WANT THAT ENERGY
IN THE BUILDING, NO DOUBT, AND I THINK THAT WITH A YOUNG TEAM
WE'RE ALREADY BRINGING THAT ENERGY TO ADD THE CROWD INTO IT
IS ONLY GOING TO HELP US. SO I'M EXCITED.
I THINK I'M A LITTLE BIT MORE EXCITED FOR SOME OF THE YOUNGER
GUYS WHO HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PLAY IN EVERY BUILDING YET, WHO
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PLAY IN FRONT OF FANS IN EVERY BUILDING
YET. I'M EXCITED FOR THEM AND THOSE
EXPERIENCES. YOU KNOW, P.K., WE CALLED YOU
AT THE JETS HOME OPENER THIS PAST WEEKEND AT MET LIFE STADIUM
AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE DIDN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING MUCH TO CHEER
ABOUT BUT YOU WERE THERE WITH A LOT OF YOUR TEAMMATES AND
MENTIONED HOW MUCH PUTTING IN WORK IS IMPORTANT TO BUILDING
THE TEAM, BUT TALK TO ME ABOUT TEAM BONDING AS WELL, BECAUSE
HAVING THESE SORT OF YOU KNOW EXCURSIONS WITH YOUR TEAMMATES
HELP ON THE ICE, I WOULD IMAGINE.
YEAH, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. FIRST OF ALL, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL
DAY. I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN AS
BEAUTIFUL A DAY IN THE TRI-STATE AREA SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, SO
THAT WAS AMAZING. AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
FOR THE GUYS TO HAVE FRIENDS THERE, TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE
WITH YOUR BROTHERS, GUYS YOU HAVEN'T SEEN AND YOU KNOW, A
COUPLE MONTHS, DEFINITELY IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO START AND I GOT
TO GIVE CREDIT TO OUR CAPTAIN, NICO, SHOUT OUT TO NICO FOR
SETTING THAT UP AND GETTING THAT DONE FOR THE BOYS, NOT ONLY DID
WE GO TO THE GAME BUT WE TOOK A BUS TO A RESTAURANT.
WE HAD DINNER AFTER, AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY WELL DONE AND
THAT'S THE CULTURE THAT WE HAVE IN NEW JERSEY AND KUDOS TO NICO,
A YOUNG AN CAPTAIN AND JONATHAN BERNIER STEPPED IN AND HELPED
OUT WELL BUT FOR OUR LEADERSHIP GROUP TO SEE A YOUNG GUY STEP UP
AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND
I THINK YOU KNOW, AS THE LEAGUE IS SORT OF EVOLVED A LITTLE HERE
AND GOTTEN YOUNGER, SOMETIMES THAT'S LOST A LITTLE BIT, THE
TEAM CAMARADERIE PART ABOUT GOING OUT WITH THE GUYS AND
HAVING A COUPLE DRINKS OR HAVING DINNER, WHATEVER IT IS.
IT IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT, AND THE BEST TEAMS THAT I PLAYED
ON, WE ALWAYS DID THAT THE MOST, SO.
I FEEL LIKE I HEAR OFTENTIMES THAT THE BEST TEAMS, THE ONES
THAT ARE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS ARE THE ONES THAT CONSISTENTLY
GO FAR ARE THE TEAMS THAT REALLY ENJOY EACH OTHER AND I JUST WANT
TO KIND OF TOUCH ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID, BECAUSE IT IS SO
IMPORTANT. YOU DON'T SPEND TIME WITH
ANYONE, LIKE YOU SPEND TIME WITH YOUR TEAMMATES DURING THE SEASON
AND TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF ENJOY BEING WITH ONE ANOTHER OFF THE
ICE, WHETHER IT BE IN DIFFERENT CITIES LIKE YOU MENTIONED NOW
THIS YEAR, GETTING TO GO TRY OUT NEW RESTAURANTS.
THAT REALLY DOES HELP BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER, DOESN'T IT?
OH NO, IT DOES AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT SOMETIMES I ALSO
HAVE TO JERK MY OWN CHAIN, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I'M BUSY.
I DO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON OFF THE ICE, BUT I ALSO WANT
TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GIVE THE TIME
TO MY TEAMMATES AS WELL, WHEN I'M NOT AT THE RINK, AND I THINK
THAT EVERYBODY HAS TO MAKE THAT SACRIFICE BECAUSE IT IS
IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, THE OLDER GUYS DID IT FOR ME WHEN I CAME
INTO THE LEAGUE AND I THINK BACK AT PROBABLY THE BEST EXAMPLE WAS
MY FIRST YEAR IN NASHVILLE, WHEN WE WENT TO THE STANLEY CUP
FINAL, WE HAD A ROCKY START AND OUR TEAM BONDED AND I'M STILL
FRIENDS WITH A LOT OF THOSE GUYS THAT I PLAYED WITH ON THAT TEAM,
AND IT WAS JUST A SPECIAL YEAR. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL,
BECAUSE OF HOW CONNECTED WE WERE, HOW WE GOT ALONG.
I MEAN, WHEN WE WENT OUT TO DINNER, THERE WERE 22 GUYS
THERE. THERE WEREN'T FIVE OR SIX, IT
WAS OUR WHOLE TEAM SO THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT, AND IT
DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT REALLY DOES.
YOU KNOW, P.K., YOU ARE THE CO-CHAIR OF THE PLAYER INCLUSION
COMMITTEE FOR THE NHL, AND I REMEMBER SEVERAL YEARS BACK, I
THINK BACK IN THE ADIDAS OR FOOTLOCKER STORE, WE HAD A
SITDOWN AND TALKED ABOUT HARLEM RANGERS, I THINK ABOUT
BRINGING -- YES.
-- HYPE TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT AREN'T JUST, YOU KNOW,
WHERE YOU EXPECT IT, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE INNER CITIES.
SO ELABORATE ON THAT. TALK TO ME WHY JUST PLAYER
INCLUSION IS SO IMPORTANT NOT JUST IN MOST SPORTS BUT
ESPECIALLY IN THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE.
WELL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE TONE YOU WANT TO
SET. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SET A
TONE IN THE GAME OF HOCKEY THAT DOESN'T JUST APPLY TO THE GAME
OF HOCKEY. IT APPLIES TO COMMUNITIES.
IT APPLIES TO WORK SPACES AND I THINK THAT THE NHL IS THE
BIGGEST SPORTS PLATFORM FOR HOCKEY IN THE WORLD, AND YOU
KNOW, WE CAN SET THE TONE IN A BIG WAY FOR OUR PEERS, FOR OTHER
SPORTS, FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE FANS OF OURS.
WE COULD HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE WORLD,
AND I THINK THAT'S GOT TO BE THE GOAL, IS YOU WANT TO HAVE THE
BIGGEST IMPACT THAT YOU COULD HAVE AS A LEAGUE, AND OBVIOUSLY
THIS IS A LEAGUE WHERE EVERYBODY'S MAKING A LOT OF
MONEY BUT I THINK THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT STAND FOR, THAT ARE
BIGGER THAN JUST THE SHIELD OR BIGGER THAN THE CHECK THAT WE
GET AT THE END OF THE DAY AND I THINK YOU KNOW, TAKING A STEP
FORWARD AND DOING THAT. I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT WAY.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I THINK THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY THOUGH HAS NEVER BEEN PRESENTED
SINCE MY TIME IN THE LEAGUE AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR US TO JUMP ON THIS OPPORTUNITY AND MAKE THE BEST OF
IT, BUT NOT MAKE THE BEST OF IT IN THE MOMENT, REALLY BUY INTO
WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE WORLD.
AND WHAT TYPE OF WORLD WE WANT TO LIVE IN OURSELVES, OUR
FRIENDS TO LIVE IN, OUR KIDS, THEIR KIDS, I THINK THAT'S SO
IMPORTANT, AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO FEEL EQUAL, AND IT'S
IMPORTANT TO BUILD BRIDGES AS WELL.
WE WANT TO BUILD BRIDGES AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, LIKE I'M
ALL ABOUT THAT, AND I THINK THAT WITH THE P.I.C. HOPEFULLY WE CAN
ACCOMPLISH THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK LEFT TO BE
DONE AND WE HAVE TO GET THE BALL MOVING BUT I THINK THAT, YOU
KNOW, I THINK THAT WE'RE HEADED DOWN THE RIGHT PATH.
YOU KNOW, P.K., YOU'RE NOT JUST USING THAT PLATFORM WITHIN
THE NHL. YOU'RE ALSO TAKING IT AND
EXPANDING THAT PLATFORM WHICH I WANT YOU TO JUST TALK ABOUT A
LITTLE BIT BEFORE WE WRAP UP, JUST DOCU SERIES YOU'RE EP'ing
AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCING AND WHAT THAT IS ABOUT AND WHY YOU FELT
COMPELLED TO GET INTO THIS AS AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND HELP TELL
THE STORY? WELL MY DAD FIRST -- BEFORE I
GET TO THAT, MY DAD USED TO TELL ME THAT PATIENCE AND YOUTH DON'T
GO HAND IN HAND, SO IF YOU'RE YOUNG AND YOU CAN EXUDE SOME
PATIENCE, THAT IT MAY SERVE YOU WELL, AND THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES
IN MY CAREER WHERE I'VE BEEN FRUSTRATED, YOU KNOW.
THERE HAVE BEEN THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN IN MY LIFE THAT FRUSTRATE
ME, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PERSON, WHITE, BLACK, PURPLE, BROWN,
DOESN'T MATTER. WE'VE HULL HAD OUR OWN
EXPERIENCES, AS A WOMAN, AS A MAN, YOU KNOW, BUT FOR ME, I'VE
TRIED TO BE AS PATIENT AS I CAN, BECAUSE WHEN I TAKE A STEP TO
WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I DO IT THE
RIGHT WAY. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
FOR ME IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I OPEN MY MOUTH OR I DO
SOMETHING THAT I'M DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY, AND BECAUSE I JUST
DON'T REPRESENT MYSELF. I REPRESENT MY FAMILY, MY
FRIENDS, OBVIOUSLY THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS, AND ON SOME
OCCASIONS THE NHL. SO I THINK THAT THIS WAS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS SO AUTHENTIC
TO ME. THIS IS WHAT I'VE LIVED, RIGHT,
GROWING UP AS A BLACK MAN, BUT A BLACK HOCKEY PLAYER IN CANADA,
I'VE LIVED THIS. SO TO BE ABLE TO NOW TAKE AND
TELL SOME TRUE STORIES ON BLACK HISTORY IN CANADA AND BE ABLE TO
SHARE THAT WITH PEOPLE, NOT JUST IN CANADA BUT ACROSS THE WORLD,
AND SHARE IT IN A WAY THAT'S EDUCATIONAL, YOU KNOW, IT MAY
MAKE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE. THERE MIGHT BE SOME THINGS THAT
MAKE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE. THAT'S FINE, THAT'S A PART OF
LEARNING BUT IT'S ABOUT EDUCATING PEOPLE AND BRINGING
THE TRUTH TO LIGHT SO THAT WE CAN ALL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MOVE
FORWARD THE RIGHT WAY. I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.
IT'S MY FIRST TIME EVER DOING ANYTHING LIKE THIS, SO I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AND I'M ALSO EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING, TOO.
I MEAN, I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THE IDEA.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT BLACK HISTORY
IN CANADA. SO YOU KNOW, ALL I CAN SPEAK TO
ARE MY OWN EXPERIENCES, BUT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, LEARNING
ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES BEFORE ME IS WHAT'S TRULY
HUMBLING AND WHY THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE.
P.K. SUNBBAN OF THE NEW JERSY DEVILS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
ON "MSG PM." CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT PROJECT.
GOOD LUCK THIS SEASON. NEW YORK CITY, DON'T GO
ANYWHERE. MICHELLE AND I ARE LANDING THIS
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