Hellebuyck's Weird High School Path to Olympic Glory

Connor Hellebuyck, the Jets' Vezina-winning backbone, carved an unlikely road to NHL stardom and now eyes Olympic gold through public high school hockey in Michigan that scouts dismissed as a dead end. While his Team USA linemates prepped in elite USHL or NTDP programs, Hellebuyck stuck to Walled Lake Northern Knights games and roller hockey roots before dominating in Odessa and UMass-Lowell.