SHL's top scorer: "I was going to retire"

26-year-old Max Veronneau eventually made it all the way to the NHL, but there were many trials along the way.

- I have been poked by many teams while growing up.

But my last year of high school, I played in the junior B-league and had a cruel season.

I was going to quit ice hockey, but luckily a talent scout came and offered me to try out, he says.

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