Had a global pandemic not hit and changed life as we know it and created a lot of uncertainty surrounding college sports in the coming season, defenseman Josh Maniscalco would be gearing up for his junior season at Arizona State.
Instead, the 21-year-old decided to hit free agency and turn pro earlier than anticipated.
"With the college season up in the air, I think that this is the best decision for me and my development, to get those games rather than just a shortened college season or something like that," Maniscalco told me via a phone interview on Friday.