TORONTO – Jordan Subban missed the boat.
During the Subbans' summer vacation in Barbados, Jordan had a chance to go out on a sail-and-scuba cruise with the rest of the crew but sleep interfered.
"You know what?" Jordan says. "I was supposed to go out on the catamaran, and me and P.K. slept in, and our family left us. We didn't get to go."
So close. The Jordan Subban story.
The youngest Subban brother drafted to the NHL is now 22 and doing everything in his power to avoid playing a third straight season in AHL Utica. No more being left behind.
"My goal is going into camp and making the team. That's my only goal now. That's my main focus," Subban says.
"Get my foot in the door, then knock down the door. Nothing changes. I'm in the same mindset I've always been in."
The Vancouver Canucks selected Subban 115th overall in 2013. Four years later, Jordan is the only pro-hockey-playing brother yet to make his NHL debut.
He's been training this week at Toronto's BioSteel Camp alongside older brother Malcolm, a goaltending prospect in the Bruins' system, and BioSteel's lead trainer Matt Nichol has witnessed his improvement up close.
"He's a helluva player, and he comes from a family of great athletes," Nichol explains. "He's better here each year than he was the year before."
A power-play threat with a dangerous point shot and a knack for offence, Subban has tallied an impressive 72 points from the blue line over his two AHL campaigns. Last season, he put up 16 goals.
His Comets coach, Travis Green, was promoted to the big league this summer and wasted no time challenging his prospect.
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