When you’re in elementary school, everyone is still searching for their passions and talents and are really just learning the ways of the world, so it doesn’t always stand out when there’s an NHL star in your ranks.
One hockey fan (Reddit user /u/skrtskrt888) from North Chelmsford, and happened to come across someone who looked a lot like Jack Eichel in his childhood yearbook under the name John Eichel. Jack is actually a nickname for John, but it’s one of those facts of life that you never really know until someone tells you, because it makes no sense otherwise.
Jack Eichel confirmed that John is his actual birth name earlier this year in an adorable video with a young fan he played hockey with.
Despite all of this, fans were somewhat confused by
Now you know!