For the first time since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, Connor McDavid is playing in a true best-on-best international tournament. He’s waited nearly a decade for this moment.

But before the clash with Sweden, McDavid’s wife, Lauren Kyle McDavid, showed support for her husband with a supportive post for the three-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner. Lauren shared a photo of Connor during Canada’s practice and captioned it with emojis of a heart and the Canadian flag.

Some Edmonton Oilers fans have already expressed how strange it is to see Connor McDavid on the ice with someone donning a number 29 jersey who isn't Leon Draisaitl. Given the nature of their rivalry against the Toronto Maple Leafs,

Sam Bennett has known Connor McDavid since they were little kids, playing minor hockey as linemates before the age of 10. He was on the other side of McDavid in last year’s Stanley Cup Final, as the Oilers stormed back from a 3-0 deficit to force a Game 7,