Sarnia Sting forward Jacob Perreault is one of the 2020 NHL Draft’s Best Finishers

There’s far less obstruction on the path to the NHL if you’re from an established hockey family. It’s one of the perks of membership!

You’re around the game as a child. You’re from a house rife with the resources necessary to play and train from an early age. You have a live-in mentor with the experience to provide immeasurable support.

Then there are the connections. Oh, the connections!

But you can fancy up any horse you want. If the skill and desire aren’t there, it won’t make a lick of difference in the long run.

That leads me to our topic du jour, Sarnia Sting forward Jacob Perreault.

The son of  900-game NHLer Yannic Perreault was born in Montreal but is playing his junior hockey with Sarnia of the OHL. His dad was a prolific junior producer but carved out a career as a two-way guy a