Pension Plan Puppets · Sep 14, 2016
How Michael Nylander helped William - and Alexander - get ready for the NHL
The Nylanders are definitely an NHL family.Not every NHLer has a family member to show them the way. Most do in the most general sense - introducing him to hockey, helping him grow up, and the like - but when it comes to the specifics, most don’t get to grow up in NHL locker rooms.
William Nylander (and, by extension, brother and new divisional rival Alexander) did, though. When they were born, Michael Nylander was still making his trek through the NHL - something that William said was vital for him.
"Just being there with him at the rink, and seeing what the dream was—it put in your head a goal to strive for."
– William Nylander, Men’s Fitness