“Everything is Oilers. Everything is Connor,” Charlene Delaney, who taught McDavid in Grade 1 and Grade 6 at Newmarket’s Clearmeadow Public School, told CTV News Toronto. “It's palpable here.”
According to McDavid’s former teachers, he displayed a great level of determination, even as a young boy. “From an early age, we knew this young man had a goal in mind,” Riley said. “Now, he’s playing for the Oilers in Game 7 for the Stanley Cup. So that's incredibly exciting, and hopefully he can deliver like we expect.”
"I had the Clearmeadow Cup ready to hand to the winning team," teacher Michaela McKeown told CTV News. "The gym was full of students -- pandemonium, everyone celebrating -- and I took the trophy, and went to give it to , and he put his hands up and pointed to his team, and at that moment, I knew there was something very remarkable ."
"So many people know Connor and his family, and as his career grew, he became more and more well-known, of course,” Mayor of Newmarket, John Taylor, told CTV Barrie earlier this month.