EDMONTON — If Rexall Place was the house Wayne built, Rogers Place will, undoubtedly, be the home Connor constructs.
The Edmonton Oilers’ newly minted captain, Connor McDavid, is the face of the franchise and already a genuine superstar, despite having just 45 NHL games under his belt.
At 19 years and eight months, he’s the youngest player to wear the ‘C’ in NHL history, guiding a team that — depending on its opening-night lineup — will be one of the five youngest teams in the NHL this season.
Topping it all off, McDavid and crew get the opportunity to call brand-new Rogers Place — the luxurious, $483-million, 18,500-seat downtown arena most Alberta hockey fans feel is long overdue — their home.