Off Campus Star Jalen Thomas Brooks on Working With NHL Players

Jalen Thomas Brooks says the show’s NHL connections bring a different kind of heat to the set. When real players get involved, even a scripted project has to respect the rhythm, the jargon, and the room those guys command. That kind of crossover usually means the producers want the hockey to feel lived-in, not like it was written by somebody who once watched a playoff game from the wrong barstool.