Nick’s obvious talent for the game got him into the London Junior Knights. The next logical step was the OHL, but it was bittersweet for Nick’s parents when the Owen Sound Attack signed him. “I never doubted his passion or skill,” Amanda says. “But moving away at 16 was tough to deal with as a mom, feeling you are losing your child to a game. But he had a great billet family and couldn’t have asked for better.” Nick has been with the Canadiens in the “big show”, the NHL, since 2019, and was named captain in 2022. And Amanda says she and Ron couldn’t have been more excited to see him on the world stage at the Olympics. “So much pride,” she says. “He’s worked so hard and it’s paid off.” Nick’s life is just as successful on the home front as it is on the ice. Last year, Nick married fellow Londoner Caitlin Fitzgerald and they’re expecting their first child, a baby girl, in the spring. Many kids grow up dreaming of playing in the NHL, so take it from the mom of two who have made it. It has to be fun, first. After that, it’s hard work. “Encouragement is good, but they need to want to make the commitment to the game and development. I always said dreams can come true and the path is not always straight. Can take many roads to get to where you want to be.” Dreams certainly came true for Nick Suzuki, with talent, hard work and the support of his family, friends and neighbours. At publication time, Nick scored the game-tying goal late in Team Canada’s quarterfinal game against Czechia, forcing overtime, which Canada won 4-3.
Nick’s Wedding to Caitlin in 2025
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