A couple of days ago, Mitch Marner was spotted at Pearson Airport in Toronto with a backwards baseball cap after flying back from a very impressive and productive run at the World Hockey Championship.
Hockey Twitter exploded with well-meaning laughter as the dazzlingly talented 20-year-old looked even younger than 20.
Even a few days later, it really is a sight to behold, whether you need a respite from politics or biting your nails about Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final:
#leafs F Mitch Marner arrives at Toronto's Pearson Airport after helping #CDA win silver at Worlds. #iihfworlds2017 pic.twitter.com/fevWFAUV3z
— Mike Zeisberger (@Zeisberger) May 22, 2017
As much as many of us deride this age of social media, it’s been a goldmine for self deprecating comedy from hockey players; as it turns out, Roberto Luongo doesn’t have that market completely cornered, either.
Not long ago, Auston Matthews jumped in on the Marner meme, and it was glorious:
To his credit, Marner himself joined in:
And so has Marner... pic.twitter.com/QMiIg8Eq3A
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) May 25, 2017
Is anyone else eager to see what these young stars come up with both on and off the ice during the next, oh, couple decades?
