[laughs]

They still do.

They still do.

And, and so I tried out as a walk-on.

I'd been recruited by some other teams, but not by Michigan, and so I just kinda land in the middle of nowhere there and with 60 other walk-ons and almost made it.

Got down to the final five of the walk-ons and then I got cut.

And it was just, it was a life-changing moment for me because it was just like a mirror being put up your face saying, [laughs] "Well, you're not as good as you thought you were." [laughs] And, and they said, "Play junior hockey.

What was the process like emotionally and mentally when sitting down to write this book?