McDavid on the Metro in Milan: Canada's NHL players stick out at the Olympics

MILAN (AP) — Even though Bo Horvat occasionally takes the train into New York City from his home on Long Island, it’s not usually surrounded by two dozen of his teammates.

That changed at the Olympics when he and Canada’s NHL players spent their day off from practicing riding the metro in Milan on a tour of the city. Photos and videos of Connor McDavid and others popped up all over social media, as some of the most recognizable athletes rubbed elbows with the locals and tourists.

kAm“(6 H6C6 4C2>>65 😕 E96C6 =:<6 D2C5:?6D[” w@CG2E D2:5] Q(6 H6C6 2== 😕 C65 4@2ED 2?5 DE:4<:?8 @FE =:<6 D@C6 E9F>3D] x E9:?< 2?J3@5J 4@F=5’G6 C64@8?:K65 FD E2<:?8 E96 DF3H2J] xE H2D C62==J 4@@= E@ 36 2 A2CE @7]”k^Am

kAmr2AE2:? $:5?6J rC@D3J @C82?:K65 E96 6I4FCD:@? E@ E96 sF@>@ 2?5 D9@CE\EC24< DA665D<2E:?8[ 244@C5:?8 E@ w@4<6J r2?252 86?6C2= >2?286C s@F8 pC>DEC@?8[ 2?5 w@CG2E D2:5 8@2=E6?56C y@C52? q:??:?8E@? H2D “G@=F?\E@=5” 96 H2D 😕 492C86 @7 D96A96C5:?8 ad 8FJD 2C@F?5 E@H?]k^Am

kAm“w6 AF==65 E9C@F89[” w@CG2E D2:5 @7 q:??:?8E@?] “w6 H2D @FC E@FC 8F:56 7@C E96 52J] w6 5:5 2 8C62E ;@3] w6 8@E 6G6CJ3@5J E96C6 2?5 6G6CJ3@5J 9@>6]”k^Am

kAm%96J D2H k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^D9@CE\EC24<\>:I65\E62>\C6=2J\@=J>A:4D\7f7acfhbgb_cagh2egg6377g54_aebddQmr2?252 E2<6 9@>6 D:=G6Ck^2m 😕 E96 D9@CE\EC24< DA665D<2E:?8 >:I65 E62> C6=2J[ 72==:?8 ;FDE D9@CE @7 9@DE xE2=J] (:?86C qC25 |2C492?5[ 2 EH@\E:>6 $E2?=6J rFA 492>A:@?[ 925 ?6G6C D66? DA665D<2E:?8 @C 2?J @E96C ~=J>A:4 6G6?E =:G6 367@C6]k^Am

kAm“%@ D66 E96 :?E6?D:EJ 36EH66? E96 =2AD[ 9@H 72DE E96 2E9=6E6D 2C6 8@:?8[ @?6 =:EE=6 >:DE2<6[ 9@H :E 42? 56C2:= 2 4@>A6E:E:@? ?@E @?=J 7@C J@FCD6=7[ 3FE 7@C @E96C A=2J6CD 2D H6==[ :E H2D 2H6D@>6 E@ 36 E96C6 2?5 E@ C@@E @? r2?252[” |2C492?5 D2:5] “xE ;FDE D9@HD E92E E96 =6G6= @7 D6A2C2E:@? 36EH66? H:??:?8 2?5 =@D:?8[ 2E 2?J =6G6=[ 😀 D@ D>2==] qFE 2E E9:D =6G6=[ J@F’C6 562=:?8 H:E9 E96 36DE @7 E96 36DE 😕 6G6CJ DA@CE[ 2?5 E96 >2C8:?D 7@C 6CC@C 2C6 D@ D>2==]Qk^Am

k9am&]$] A=2J6CD >66E $?@@A s@88k^9am

kAm$@>6 p>6C:42? A=2J6CD 925 E96:C @H? 7F? 2H2J 7C@> E96 C:?< H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^FD29@4<6J^DE2EFD^a_a`achbbg_g`cecbcgnC670DC4lEHDC4TdtE7HTfrEH42>ATdtEH66E6>365TfrEHE6C>Tdta_a`achbbg_g`cecbcgTfrEH8CTdtec4dc46cbc_ba`a`e`b7dggg4bf_2ahcehdehdgeTfrEH4@?TdtD`04`_U2>AjC670FC=l9EEADTbpTauTauE62>FD2]FD29@4<6J]4@>Tau?6HD02CE:4=6TauD9@HTau`bdcca_QmE96 492?46 E@ >66E $?@@A s@88k^2m[ H9@ 92D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^G:56@^D?@@A\5@88\E2<6D\A2CE\:?\H:?E6C\@=J>A:4\E@C49\C6=2J\6`7dh2af63h5c2dc2dgfcc4`h_f24db4Qm364@>6 @?6 @7 E96 7246Dk^2m @7 E96 ~=J>A:4D]k^Am

kAm|2EE96H %<249F< D2:5 $?@@A 925 D@>6 8C62E @?6\=:?6CD E92E “>256 7@C 2 9:=2C:@FD `d @C a_ >:?FE6D]” %96C6 H2D 2=D@ 2 >@E:G2E:@?2= 6=6>6?E]k^Am

kAmQw6’D ‘r@249 $?@@A’ D@ 96 H2D 8:G:?8 FD D@>6 AF>A\FA DA66496D[Q sJ=2? {2C<:? D2:5] “!C@323=J @?6 @7 E96 76H A6@A=6 x’G6 >6E E92E’D <:?5 @7 =2C86C E92? =:76] *@F =@@< 2E 9:>[ 2?5 96 5@6D?’E 6G6? =@@< C62=] xE H2D 2? 2H6D@>6 6IA6C:6?46]”k^Am

k9am%286 %9@>AD@? 86ED 2 3:8 C@=6 C:89E 2H2Jk^9am

kAm%96 &]$] C6EFC?65 E@ AC24E:46 (65?6D52J E@ AC6A2C6 7@C :ED @A6?:?8 82>6 %9FCD52J 282:?DE {2EG:2[ 2?5 4@249 |:<6 $F==:G2? C6G62=65 2 E@A A@H6C\A=2J F?:E @7 “F:?? wF896D[ pFDE@? |2EE96HD[ y24< t:496=[ %<249F< 2?5 %286 %9@>AD@?] %96 7:CDE 7@FC D66>65 E@ 36 2FE@>2E:4 49@:46D]k^Am

kAm%9@>AD@?VD 2D46?D:@? 😀 ?@E23=6 3642FD6 96 5:5 ?@E >2<6 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^c\?2E:@?D\7246@77\?9=\5467c4fh352`256fc5cfa3gd25425g6gRQmc }2E:@?D u246\~77k^2m C@DE6C 2 J62C 28@ 2?5 😀 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^>:=2?\@=J>A:4D\FD\9@4<6J\C@DE6C\ad4f7gdf666a6453d_hddc646ge4`66eQm@?6 @7 ;FDE 2 76H ?6H4@>6CDk^2m] xE 96=AD E92E 96VD E96 E2==6DE &]$] D<2E6C 2E E96 ~=J>A:4D 2E e\7@@E\e]k^Am

kAm“w6’D 2 8C62E 8@2= D4@C6C W2?5X 96 92D E96 23:=:EJ E@ >2<6 A=2JD[” $F==:G2? D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E %9@>AD@? 36:?8 2 C:89E\92?565 D9@@E6C 2=D@ 724E@C65 :?E@ E96 564:D:@?] Q%286 😀 @?6 @7 E9@D6 8FJD E92E’D 2 C:89E D9@E[ 3FE 96 2=D@ 92D E96 D<:== D6E E@ A=2J E96 A@D:E:@? E92E H6’C6 2D<:?8 9:> E@ A=2J]k^Am

k9amu:=:A u@CD36C8 C:56D E96 A:?6 2D $H656?’D `bE9 7@CH2C5k^9am

kAm%96 7:CDE 52J @7 82>6D :?4=F565 D@>6 DFCAC:D6D[ 7C@> k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^>:=2?\@=J>A:4D\9@4<6J\D=@G2<:2\DH656?\42`bbd`adb4a2444bdc_g6447ded6f3fQm$=@G2<:2 FAD6EE:?8 u:?=2?5k^2m E@ 9@H 962G:=J 72G@C65 $H656? 925 DF49 EC@F3=6 282:?DE 9@DE xE2=J]k^Am

kAmp=D@ D@>6H92E F?6IA64E65 H2D 9@H }w{ DE2C u:=:A u@CD36C8 A=2J65 ;FDE @?6 D9:7E 7@C 2 >:?FE6[ f D64@?5D 😕 $H656?’D @A6?6C 2D E96 E62>’D `bE9 7@CH2C5]k^Am

kAm“u@C FD 4@2496D 2?5 >2?286>6?E[ H6’C6 =@@<:?8 2E 5:G:5:?8 :?E@ C@=6D[ A=2J6CD E92E 42? 92?5=6 5:776C6?E <:?5 @7 :46 E:>6D[ 5:776C6?E <:?5 @7 D:EF2E:@?D[” 4@249 $2> w2==2> D2:5 27E6CH2C5] “u:=:A @? E96 :46 E@52J H@F=5’G6 366? 8C62E] w6 42? 36 @? E96 :46 >F49 >@C6 ?6IE 82>6] qFE :7 H6 H2?E E@ 8@ 566A 😕 E9:D H6’C6 8@??2 ?665 6G6CJ@?6] ]]] (6 92G6 2>3:E:@? E@ 8@ 566A :?E@ E9:D E@FC?2>6?E] (6 ?665 8@@5 A=2J6CD 7C@> @?6 E@ ad]”k^Am

k9amr@2496D H@?VE C6G62= E96:C DE2CE:?8 8@2=:6Dk^9am

kAm$F==:G2?[ =:<6 2E 9:D 52J ;@3 4@249:?8 E96 }6H *@C< #2?86CD[ :?E6?5D E@ 2??@F?46 9:D DE2CE:?8 8@2=E6?56C E96 >@C?:?8 @7 6249 82>6] r2?252VD y@? r@@A6C D2:5 96 ?66565 E@ :?7@C> 9:D 8@2=:6D H9@VD 86EE:?8 E96 ?@5 282:?DE rK649:2 367@C6 2??@F?4:?8 :E AF3=:4=J] rK649:2 4@249 #25:> #F=:< 2=D@ H@F=5?VE D2J]k^Am

kAmr@??@C w6==63FJ4< 7:8FC6D E@ DE2CE 7@C E96 &]$] 282:?DE {2EG:2 2?5 y@C52? q:??:?8E@? 7@C r2?252] %96J H6C6 😕 ?6E H96? E96 E62>D >6E 😕 E96 c }2E:@?D 7:?2=[ H9:49 r2?252 H@? 😕 @G6CE:>6]k^Am

kAm{F<2D s@DE2= 😀 6IA64E65 E@ DE2CE 7@C rK649:2[ E9@F89 z2C6= ‘6;>6=<2 2?5 s2? ‘=252C 2C6 2=D@ :?EC:8F:?8 2=E6C?2E:G6D]k^Am

k9C ^m

kAmp! (:?E6C ~=J>A:4Di k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>:=2?\4@CE:?2\a_ae\H:?E6C\@=J>A:4DQm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>:=2?\4@CE:?2\a_ae\H:?E6C\@=J>A:4Dk^2mk^Am

McDavid on the Metro in Milan: Canada’s NHL players stick out at the Olympics | National Sports

Tags: