Mickey’s five older sisters and their respective successes also shed sobering light on gender inequity in sports while raising the stakes for Mickey in a family full of winners. Explicit conversations about mental health make for a refreshing take on the typical athlete’s journey. Luckily, they come to be overwhelmingly supportive-even Jaysen Caulfield, the other top NHL prospect and Mickey’s biggest rival, who is a Black player in a mostly White sport. The all-but-guaranteed trajectory of his seemingly charmed life makes him deeply uneasy but also sows some initial resentment in his teammates, as Mickey’s mental health issues and years of sports-only development have left him a bit awkward. Being a hockey phenom doesn’t magically cure overwhelming depression and anxiety, but falling for a teammate definitely complicates things.Īt Hartland University in upstate New York, White freshman Mickey James III has the weight of his family’s hockey legacy on his shoulders: His father and grandfather are both alumni and former NHL legends.
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