In hockey “Children's line” refers to a trio of very young forwards who are finding success together, and the Anaheim Ducks may have just hit the jackpot.
In Saturday's 7-6 win over the San Jose Sharks, head coach Joel Quenneville decided to send Cutter Gauthier (21), Mason McTavish (22) and Beckett Senneke (19) to the ice.
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Result? Three goals and seven points. MacTavish and Senneke even lead the team's points table after two games.
“In a short time we never thought about it at the beginning of the camp. Now they are together and maybe we will start calling them”Children's line“We’ll see what happens,” Quenneville commented after the meeting.
Senneke is the only freshman player in the group. The right winger was selected third overall in the 2024 draft.
“Children's line» Original was formed in 1929 when Boucher Jackson, Joe Primeau and Charlie Conacher dominated the Toronto Maple Leafs. Since then, his successes have long been desired, but they have never been equal.
The most accurate imitation is undoubtedly the Edmonton Oilers, who paired Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle in 2011-12. They were one of the team's top three scorers that year.
