- I am for sure so CCM, sorry.
- [Interviewer] Just swapped out the microphone you broke.
[Connor laughing]
- What's up GQ Sports?
I'm Connor McDavid and these are my essentials.
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Biosteel, this is their preworkout,
I have it before every game and during every game.
Gives ya a little extra boost.
There's no sugar which is nice, daily vitamins,
this is collagen, vitamin C that I take as well.
They have a ton of different flavors,
this is the original flavor,
I don't even know what you would call it.
I'm still an original guy,
I think they nailed it the first time.
The OG Biosteel preworkout.
Nice!
Speaking of working out.
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The UB 20s, been with Adidas now for a couple years,
gotta work out and I like to live an active life
so these help me do that.
- [Interviewer] Are you a big sneaker
guy like sneakerhead or no?
- Just ever since I've been with Adidas,
I've kinda become one just 'cause they're constantly
sending me new shoes, I got a closet full of shoes for sure,
but not the craziest one, that's for sure.
Sorry.
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My CCM stick.
This ones pretty obvious, this is what I do every day,
this is my life, so if I don't have my tools to work
then I can't play hockey, so this is pretty important to me.
- [Interviewer] Why do you guys tape the bottom
of the stick and why do you tape the top?
- Tape the bottom for you know, puck control.
Then tape the top just for a little extra grip.
I've seen some of the craziest things
with guys and their stick.
I play with Leon Draisaitl who uses pretty much a canoe
paddle for a stick, I've seen guys do just about anything
with their hockey stick.
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My next essential would be the 11T Parka,
a nice warm jacket is obviously essential
for cold Canadian winters, living in Edmonton
and playing hockey in Edmonton,
it's a little bit cold,
actually last week it was the coldest place on the planet,
literally, that's not an exaggeration.
I've worked with 11T a couple times,
they've helped me out with you know red carpets
and stuff like that, all star games or at the awards,
they just have a little bit of a different, unique style
and something that I like.
My next essential would be the apple airpods.
Pretty self explanatory I mean we're on the road a lot,
music on the bus or music on the plane
is essential and if you don't have much space,
those can fit just about anywhere,
so yeah definitely important.
- [Interviewer] What's on Connor's pregame playlist?
- You know, I'm not someone that wears the headphones
into the rink, usually like to interact with the guys
and talk to the guys before the game
and I usually just listen to music on down time
or to kill time.
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My next essential is the apple phone.
Everyone these days lives on their phone,
it helps you stay connected being on the road,
you know people to talk to, friends and family,
it makes it easy.
- [Interviewer] What's your favorite app on the iPhone?
- I guess the NHL, NHL app, just keepin' up with scores.
You have to pay attention all the time
I mean in our division we're a tight race,
you know every night matters.
So you know, seeing what those teams are doin'.
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Black licorice, this is one of my favorites.
I got a bit of a sweet tooth and this is what I choose.
I remember being a kid and if you go and rent a movie
and get a bag of licorice and that was our thing,
I don't know it's kinda just stuck with me.
- [Interviewer] Can you describe the taste of licorice?
- Yeah, just tastes like licorice,
that's the only way you can describe it really.
[Connor laughing]
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Another essential are the sunglasses.
In Edmonton with all the snow, it can be pretty bright,
a lot of people don't know that Edmonton actually
gets a lot of sun, these are Raybans.
Funny story about these sunglasses have never left me.
I've lost them probably numerous times at concerts,
dropped them on the ground, I thought that was the end of
them and somebody actually brought them back to me
an hour later, I had them stolen out of my car,
found 'em in the grass couple weeks later.
So these will never leave me.
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Another essential would probably be my dog,
I just got him, he's just a puppy still.
He's a miniature bernadoodle, names Lenny.
There's no real meaning behind it at all, honestly.
I just thought it was funny.
Just looks like a Lenny, huh?
Cute little guy, keeps me goin' for sure.
Doesn't care if you have a good game or a bad game,
just wants to love ya anyway so definitely essential.
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My last essential would be the CIBC Visa Card,
I mean this ones another pretty self-explanatory thing,
you pay for stuff and pay for groceries.
- [Interviewer] Do you guys have the tap in Canada yet?
- We got the tap, yeah.
I think most Americans think that in Canada we just live
in igloos and just walk around there's just snow everywhere
but no we have the tap and we have some technology.
- [Interviewer] Cool, thanks for cleaning that up.
[Connor laughing]
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- That's it guys, thanks for watching,
these are my essentials and I'll see ya on the ice!