"It’s actually very difficult," Lauren said. "There’s a lot of stress. There is such a strain on your family. People don’t know about the struggles that are on the inside."

Coach Kris Knoblauch thinks it has been a bit of an unfortunate final for McDavid given the amount of scoring chances that just haven't gone in.

Winter Olympics in Italy less than a year away, the 12 national men's hockey teams participating are in the process of revealing the initial six players who will be on their respective rosters. Those teams will announce the remainder of their rosters at a later date closer to the Winter Games,