When traversing the world of prospects, you can't help but have your favourites. It's the same with teaching, but you never admit it to the kids. At least not until they've left your class or graduated.

I've been doing this gig for a few minutes now and I certainly have had a few 'sons' that I've taken under my wing during their draft-eligible campaigns. Usually, they're the underdogs for whatever reason - height, lack of opportunity, genuinely swell human beings. But every now and again, I just simply fall in love with a player's skill set and determination.

That was the case with Joel Farabee back in 2018.

The American forward was captain of that immaculately dominant USNTDP class that featured Oliver Wahlstrom, K'Andre Miller, an underaged Jack Hughes, Cole Caufield, Alex Turcotte, and S