Michael Traikos has been writing about hockey for two decades. He is the National Hockey Writer for Postmedia News and his daily columns and feature stories are published in every major city across the country. He covered the Toronto Maple Leafs as the beat reporter for the National Post, and he is a regular contributor to The Hockey News. He lives in Newmarket, ON, on a street not far from where Connor McDavid used to shoot pucks on his driveway.