Thomas Drance

Like when I first started, like you wouldn't say anything because it's not like you're like trying to hide it, but in a sense you were, right?

Like at that time, you're like, you can't be hurt.

You can't be hurt.

And towards the end, like the amount of times that teammates or a trainer would go tell, like I'm saying an equipment guy that's, you know, handing your gloves back to you after the dryer, like, hey, did you go check on him?

You know, and then the trainer will go look.

doesn't happen as much in the playoffs right even on your own not that you're not care but you're so focused and again like it's different i've been out of the game for a few years i've lost a bit of that like why did you do some of this right because you're young and you're just you've never thought about anything else and it's not going to happen to you so what's the difference so you just keep going yeah stuff happens

It's definitely taken strides, like night and day.

I remember hearing a story.

I got knocked out in junior, my first preseason game wearing a half shield.

For like six minutes, I was so excited.

I finally got to that.

And then I was done.

But I got told from an ex-player, are you playing next game?

I'm like, well, I have a concussion.

They said, oh, I just remember they cut out the padding in my helmet.

So my head could fit.

This guy played in like the 70s.

And you're like, oh my God, that is a little different than what is happening now where there is true care and emphasis being put on things.

But it's come a long way.

Yes.