It’s time for the Leaf’s annual ________ trip, and this year, they picked mentors!
After taking a break from the traditional dad’s trip for a mom’s trip last season, the Leafs are once again choosing to eschew convention with a mentor’s trip. The guest list ranges from John Tavares’ minor hockey coach, Sheldon Keefe’s mother-in-law, Trevor Moore’s childhood friend, and Travis Dermott’s grandmother.
The really nice thing about labelling it a mentor’s trip rather than a mom’s trip or a dad’s trip is that it removes the need to pick a person that fits into either of those very specific roles in a player’s life – which not only removes any awkwardness for players who might not have either a mother or father, it also removes the obligation for those that might have a fraught relationship with either of their parents to invite them along to an invent rife with cameras and interviews.