The Untold Story Behind the Woman Who Shaped Josh Manson’s Journey to the NHL
When you’re a kid, right, things just sort of happen around you, you know? Things are clean and dishes are done and your clothes are back in your room and you just show up and do your thing. As a parent now, I see what it took. And I’m so grateful for my mom and who she was, because it allowed me to be a kid, to find my passion.
Christmas times in Canada were some of my fondest childhood memories. My grandparents didn’t live too far from us, and we’d go up to their place early in the morning. My grandpa would make this amazing rink for us. All my cousins played hockey, so we’d put on two or three pairs of socks, all of our hoodies, and just lose track of time. It was the best. I loved a lot of things, though, and hockey was just one of them. Snowboarding also really spoke to me. Just the freedom of it. And at one point, when I was 12, I told my mom I wanted to quit hockey to spend more time on the mountain.
I think that was tough for my dad, because he did such an amazing job helping me develop as a player, and pushing me in just the right way, and I think he had a good talk with my mom.
I remember her coming back to me and saying “You’re not quitting, Josh. Snowboarding will always be there. But give it another year. You’re not a quitter.”
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