BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Hours before making his pro hockey debut Wednesday night, Colin White admitted he has allowed himself thoughts about where and when he would like to play his first NHL game.
Naturally, his lifelong dream would be realized right in his own backyard, in one week’s time.
On April 6, the Ottawa Senators line up for their third last tilt of the regular season at TD Garden, about 30 minutes from where White spent the past two years at Boston College and 45 minutes north of where he grew up in Hanover, Mass.
No doubt taking a face-off against Bruins star centre Patrice Bergeron — a player White admires and has been compared to — is a moment he would cherish.