Trevor Connelly Interviewed By 22 Teams, Stresses Personal Growth At NHL Draft Combine 

The fact that the media and scouts and admin are talking about his misdeeds , tells me he's got a lot of proving to do. He better keep his nose clean.

I didnt see any mistakes

He’s reading a script

If you guys can get him @ 15, you may very well be getting a top-5 talent 10 spots later. He's so skilled. And his "issues" are grossly misrepresented and distorted.

I’m with you on this. He could be a good fit in Motown.

What?? If he made a racial slur he not only should not have been drafted, he should have been given a lifetime ban from the NHL !!!!!

i played against the guy years ago and he was such a bitch bro, i get he was a kid but his dad was fighting people in the stands, he was calling kids the f word, he was sucker punching kids after the whistle, nonstop shittalking. i hope he’s mature now but back then before all the major controversy he was such a bitch

Swastika...really...overblown. you have to be a trump voter

@@joannegoodreau3014 not a big deal tbh

@@joannegoodreau3014 swastika ??? oh no...we can't have that.

Dumb

More so that the GM prioritizes his own job over what's best for the organization. They are afraid of becoming the next Bergevin.

This isn't about wokeism. It's about character. If you've read the athletic article on him, you'll know this kid has serious issues: changing teams frequently, bullying teammates, swastika pic, racial slur towards opposing teammate etc. It's stupid not to give an 18y old a second chance, but he has to be sincere in putting the work in.

@@Lmsjfj What character flaw does he have that he needs to work on?

He is a bean pole lol. 160 is lighter than anyone at the combine and Connelly is 6'1. That's why he will fall as others with that build have fallen as well.

DO YOU SEE A PROBLEM WITH HIM STICKING UP FOR HIS RACE AFTER HIS ENTIRE LIFE HIS RACE HAS BEEN VILLIFIED FOR EVERY LOSER ON EARTHS PROBLEMS ?

He's got talent agents prepping him.

What is his backstory?

@@aceventuraify Do an online search for 'trevor connelly problem' The best story on the situation was in The Athletic, but that's behind a paywall.

@@aceventuraify Connelly experienced harassment and bullying from both parents and other children from a young age. When he was 14, he was suspended from Bishop Kearney High School following an incident where he allegedly responded to hazing and humiliation at the hands of his teammates by urinating on another player's equipment.[1] In 2022, while playing for the Long Island Gulls, 16-year-old Connelly posted a picture to Snapchat of him and a teammate posing in what appears to be a library with a swastika built out of children's blocks, captioned "creations". He quickly removed the post and apologized, stating that he did not understand the extent to which his actions would be hurtful, but was removed from the team. He has since participated in diversity training and community service, and received mentoring from a rabbi.[1] On another occasion, Connelly was accused of and suspended for using racial slurs during a match, but he denied the allegation and the suspension was overturned when the league could not find any evidence that the incident occurred.[5] Basically - things all adult males like to do.

@@scottlucidi6476ya not that bad I thought it would’ve been sexual harassment, pissing on equipment is fucked up but he was a kid then probably the best player on the team with an ego. If his parents bullied him probably why he is so good at hockey, it is all he had

@@scottlucidi6476That’s not exactly earth shattering, and if anything, he sounds like a victim of a shitty upbringing, and thus probably didn’t have the best of support around him as he played his sport. Kids that have that upbringing aren’t going to be the perfect specimens for NHL GMs to scout, and so they’ve got to learn from their actions. What Trevor Connelly has done sounds to be exactly that, and until he does something stupid again, I’m gonna trust that he’s grown, and is continuing to grow.

Lol sure sounds like you had some kind of preconceived notion and not an open mind. Or did you mean "open mind about changing my mind"?

Hard for me to get a definitive read. He did say he's trying to be the best person he can be every day and that he's put in a lot of work. He's looking to the future, not trying to let his past define him.

There’s a possibility that these are semi-scripted answers. I believe I’ve read that he works with a PR firm that helps him with his image. Who knows with this kid? The talent is absolutely undeniable.

I don’t see that whatsoever haha. It actually shocked me how humble he seems. Was thinking he’d be arrogant but he wasn’t.

@@bajjanitorTrevor Connelly burner account lol