Mm-hmm.

you know, I didn't, my dad and I and mom started to talk about what the next step would be.

And so we went and took a couple of visits at prep schools.

We went to Cushing, we went to Avon.

Um, and, and then I, you know, so I basically narrowed it down to three.

I didn't have the luxury of, of getting drafted in the USHL.

Um, so it was basically those three options.

you know when the game was a bit more skill based because even in like oh nine oh eight you're still getting out of that like new standard of play and clutching and grabbing i don't know i feel like he could have cut out a career because you know in in the national league for a little bit because he was just unbelievable with the puck and his vision and passing i remember that still it was