Connor McDavid Talks Friends, His Big Wedding Day, and Why Nickelback Is One of the Best Bands of All Time

Connor McDavid is feeling way too damn good. His Edmonton Oilers entered the NHL’s All-Star break on a 16-game win streak, he’s getting married this summer, and he’s one million dollars richer, having just won the Dr. Evil-approved cash prize after dominating the skills challenge—for the fourth time in seven years—at All-Star Weekend in his hometown of Toronto.

At 27, he’s come a long way since entering the NHL as the painfully shy prodigy tipped as “The Next One.” And these days, reigning MVP Connor McDavid is unafraid to share his opinions. And when he speaks the hockey world listens, whether he’s pushing for the NHL to return to the Winter Olympics—plans for which, as it happens, were just announced over the weekend—or expressing his unabashed love of Nickelback. He’s less concerned about chasing points and more focused on team wins—but when he wants to, he can still crush the season, McDavid opened up about his style evolution, his friendship with Chad Kroeger, catching up to Wayne Gretzky’s records, and his wedding plans.

It’s gotten better, for sure. I definitely have a lot of help now. When they ask who’s the worst dressed on the team, my name never comes up anymore. So, I’d say that’s an improvement.