Nathan MacKinnon is eyeing another chance to grab hold of the Stanley Cup this season after Colorado was eliminated in Round 2 last spring. Another big thought is a chance to finally live out a childhood dream at February's NHL 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.

The Colorado Avalanche star was one of six Canadian players named in June to the country’s initial roster for the league’s first foray into international hockey since the 2016 World Cup

The 29-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., is now poised to play alongside Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby, who grew up in the same community, for just the second time — and the first on one of the sport’s bigger stages.