#willmack archive

pre-nhl

8/2/20 - aap tournament final

source: youtube

will’s 05’s team beat macklin’s 06’s team 9-8

12/9/22 - chicago steel vs usntdp u18's

source: x

macklin’s chicago steel team beat will’s usntdp team 5-4 in a shootout

6/26/24 - nhl draft prospect interview (macklin)

source: youtube (timestamp, 14:23)

transcript:

reporter: how much are you looking forward to--you know, assuming the sharks are the team, just getting to san jose, getting to development camp, and meeting some of those guys--are you familiar with one or two already? macklin: i know some of the players, like, i’ve talked to will a little bit

7/2/24 - willmack first pitch at a giants game

source: youtube

7/3/24 - development camp interview (will)

source: youtube (timestamp, 0:43)

transcript:

reporter: obviously, bc-bu, big rivalry, you and macklin aren’t skating in the same group, but i’m sure you guys have had some run-ins together, conversations off the ice, how well do you know him off the ice and just, how cool is it that you guys are on the same team now? will: yeah, it’s pretty crazy, but i mean, we’re roommates at the hotel, so we’re around each other pretty much all day when we get back

7/4/24 - sj sharks prospects scrimmage

source: facebook

9/11/24 - rookie faceoff interview (will)

source: youtube (timestamp, 2:37)

transcript:

reporter: is there anybody that you’re most excited to kind of skate with, whether it’s this weekend or when training camp starts next week? will: well i mean, everyone talks about how me and mack have been playing against each other, so finally being on the same team is gonna be good

9/13/24 - post-rookie faceoff interview (macklin)

source: youtube (timestamp, 1:39)

transcript:

macklin: for some reason we’ve been put together every single time for roommates, but - kind of getting sick of him, um, but no, it’s been awesome learning about - like, getting to know him and play with him

nhl

10/9/24 - pre-nhl debut interview (will)

source: nhl.com (timestamp, 1:07)

transcript:

reporter: what’s the relationship like between you and macklin right now, and also your boston ties? will: (laughs) yeah i mean, everyone kind of knows about it now that we’re together pretty much every day, so it's pretty cool

practice shenanigans (fanvideo)

source: tumblr

pre-game sewer

source: x

willmack warmup rituals (fanvideo)

source: x

1/27/25 - the jersey bet

source: instagram

post-game interview transcript:

reporter: macklin, you had to wear will’s bc jersey on the way in, just, that - what’s the story behind that and just, how much did you not like that? mack: yeah, i mean we made a bet, when bu and bc played, and… they uh, they swept, so i had to, uh - had to put the jersey on, which… i mean, it didn’t feel right. reporter: did will make sure it was his, not just a - mack: yeah, no he did. yeah, he made sure it was the one that he beat us in, yeah.

source: youtube (timestamp, 3:01)

3/3/25 - locker room interview (will)

source: x (video 3)

transcript:

interviewer: what does it send to you guys, that there are joe, patty, mike grier, ryane clowe, they’re all still involved with this organization? will: shows how much they care about, i think, i mean even patty and joe having mack and i get to live with them, it’s something special, and just to get to pick their brains about certain things, and them questions, it’s pretty cool, and hopefully one day that mack and i can pass that down, and stick around, and you know, enjoy it.

3/22/25 - the jersey bet pt. 2

source: x

post-game interview transcript:

reporter: did you feel like you got some revenge on will today, coming into the building? mack: (laughs) yeah, that was great. he said - he, uh, he told me that the bu jersey is better than the bc jersey, so. he said that to me. yeah, he did.

source: youtube (timestamp, 2:45)

the next day:

smith today, with a smile and a shake of the head: “that’s a complete lie.”

source: x

4/10/25 - chipotle unwrapped (macklin)

source: youtube (timestamp, 1:27)

transcript:

interviewer: you know that rivalry, bc-bu, is so huge, how tough is it for you now to be like, super close with him? after hating him for so long, and probably your teammates not liking him. mack: yeah no, i mean… i hated him for a while, if i’m being honest. (laughs)

off-season

4/17/25 - locker clean out interview (will)

source: youtube (timestamp, 5:51)

transcript:

reporter: back then, did you really think this - your friendship could blossom this much this fast? will: um, probably not this much to be honest, but yeah, i mean we - i think everyone knows that we were rivals before that, and i mean, we didn’t say a word to each other before that, so um, i think it’s pretty cool, and obviously now it is what it is, so

7/30/25 - halifax training video

source: x

context: macklin and will playing against sidney crosby and nathan mackinnon in summer training

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q: how are you guys different?

will: um…

q: i guess you can answer that in how you’re different as a player, and also people.