Barrett Jackman

So, you know, you felt like you played better when people were all over you.

And, you know, I came from the, you know, junior meet in BC, too.

And that was a mess.

There was, you know, people would throw firecrackers at the goalie during the game.

And, you know, just be all over you, waiting outside to try and fight you.

And when the snow was out, you'd get pelted with snowballs as you're leaving the rink and driving the bus.

it was just it was fun it's entertaining you know those things don't happen anymore but uh you know that's just part of the uh the stories what was your dad like growing up in in your hockey life or your mom and and did you have older brothers you kind of do you guys agree kind of strikes me as somebody who had older brothers two sisters one older uh one younger and then uh you know my mom was uh you know a single mother and she was uh she was tough as nails so

Yeah.

MJ was, you know, looked up to her because she had bigger arms than I did.

And, you know, she was, you know, a nurse and work with, you know, the extended care of the older people that, you know, were kind of going crazy.

And my mom was taking punches and, you know, people were biting her.

She's trying to change the, you know, the elderly diapers.

So, you know, watching her and just how tough she was growing up was pretty cool.

And then,

I was playing with older guys.

I was 15 when I was playing junior B and 14.

And, you know, the guys just sit me under their wing and really took care of me.

And, you know, so I was new.

If I got my ass kicked on the ice, I had those teammates, you know, like everybody did that you're going to pick you up and, you know, dust you off and then go get the guy that got you.

You mentioned single mother.