RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Patrik Laine is interviewed by reporters next to the hockey rink set up in the middle of Investors Group Field for the upcoming Heritage Classic outdoor Hockey tournament being held this weekend in Winnipeg.
After Patrik Laine set the hockey world on fire Wednesday night with an astonishing hat trick in only his fourth NHL game, the 18-year-old rookie’s celebration was modest. Laid back, even.
"I had half the bowl of ice cream," Laine said Thursday afternoon, recalling the aftermath of rallying the Winnipeg Jets from a three-goal third-period deficit to a 5-4 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.