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Why are we all collectively so fascinated by the WillMack phenomenon? What is this mass psychosis we are all under?
Good question! Whyyy are we all so down bad for the Wackles? Well, I can only speak for myself, but here are some of my reasons:
1. They’re not like other girls
lol no seriously. One of my favourite things about them is how unapologetically unconventional they are by hockey standards. Their hobbies, when they’re together — look away Fratlin Kegbrini of Sidneh Crosbeh fame— mostly consist of curbside sports, playing with children under the age of 12, Catan nights at their Unc’s place, candlelit dinner dates at establishments with dress codes and reservation waitlists, watching rom-coms, reading books and discussing them over brunch, and baking for their coworkers. Or, rather, Will bakes and Mack quality controls the products. It’s like they’re constantly roleplaying as married suburban dads with a nuclear-family lifestyle and a white picket fence, even though they’re basically teenage boys who should be at the clerb getting high.
2. They’re together all the damn time
Their teammates, coaches, parents, and media can all confirm this. And if they’re not physically together, they’re FaceTiming and yearning to be together. Cat says she can count on one hand the number of times she’s had one of them over without the other. Like??? Will’s mom has openly wondered whether they ever get sick of each other, and this is a woman who has watched her son have 1736262 different boybestfriendships. Gabe and Leno literally lived with Will at different points, and Will lives with Matty B in the offseason, but you don’t catch her making the same comments about those friendships. So the amount of time Will spends with Mack must be abnormal even by Will Smith standards. Hell, even Bill Smith Hockey isn’t immune. That man had to spend eight hours a day with his son’s bestie during a visit. Like?
3. You can’t sit with us!
God forbid anyone infringe upon their togetherness. They’re attending a function? Attached at the hip, with Ostapchuk looking into the camera like he’s on The Office. They’re sitting on a plane? The Sharks agree no one would want the middle seat. They’re playing sewer? They’re either giggling and flirting, booting balls at their teammates’ faces to make each other laugh, or ditching team sewer for private sewer. They’re on the bench waiting for their shift? They’re either halfway across each other’s laps, crossing five bodies to get to each other’s laps, or talking over their unfortunate third linemate’s head *cough* Graf *cough* because obviously what they need to say cannot wait, and also is not meant for anyone else’s ears, thank you very much.
4. You had me at hello
I fear they might actually be soulmates. They knew of each other for years, played on rival teams, existed in the same tiny hockey world, kept an eye on each other, and somehow never exchanged a word. Then San Jose gets the 4OA pick, then the 1OA pick, they meet at development camp, and boom: worlds collide, chemistry explodes, souls bond from the first words exchanged. Suddenly they’re pissed they can’t play together. They want their jerseys hanging from the rafters together. They want to move in together, be roommates on the road, have a joint TikTok (RIP wcpsmrc), wear matching costumes, and show up in matching tailored walk-in outfits.
5. Girl, get off him!
No, Toff, you cannot stand close to Mack for “good times.” No, you cannot wrap your arms around Will’s waist during cellys; Mack will physically remove them because that waist is his belt loop. No, Connor Bedard, Mack does not think about you. No, Ekky, Swedish wrestling with Will is not allowed under Mack’s watch. No, Connor McDavid, Will may not be you, but Mack is his significant lover. Like. Do y’all hear yourselves? BFFR.
6. I made you my temple, my mural, my sky
They are constantly hyping each other up, defending each other to the media and their coaches. “Will just needs guys who can play with him.” “You see what a special player he is every night.” “I don’t think you need to worry about Mack’s scoring. He’s our leader.” They play with the utmost joy two people can feel at their place of employment. Every day is a great day when I’m next to you. I’ll stay up all night watching you play at international tournaments and take your calls morning, day, and night until dark circles bloom under my eyes. I won’t support my own country or celebrate in any way, because your pain is my pain, and I stand with you first and foremost. I’ll sign you up for silly little side quests, skip practice to take a midday nap with you while playing white noise so you can sleep, and make a hype reel to remind you who you are and what we can do together. And you’ll do the same for me. You’ll fight for me until the guy who hurt me bleeds. You’ll win the game in my name. You’ll take me shopping the next day and then to a game. You’ll take me out for espresso martinis on my birthday until we’re both sick and commiserating about how much this past month has sucked for us. You’ll drive me to our Unc’s place so I can cuddle their little dog with a blanket wrapped around me, then sneak off to a quiet room with me, giggling and wishing we could share our happiness with the world and go live. And it’s just you and me. It’s always going to be you and me.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It’s rare to witness two people make belonging look that effortless, so I had no choice but to stan.
i love dipping my toes in hockey rpf... a little natecale here, a little mcdrai there. some gabeleno with a willmack palette cleanser. the occasional 1634 splurge. the sidgeno to top it all off.
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this is intended to be a reference doc containing (what i hope is) every single bit of willmack lore up until the '25-26 season! no rpf lens, no speculation, just an organized document for your enjoyment.
contains: a complete, ordered timeline, as well as a section that consolidates everything into separate events!
what you'll find: audio transcripts, video links, articles, gifs, and more (even some hockey analysis) dating all the way back to 2020!
i'll try to move everything over to tumblr eventually, but for now, you'll be able to find the complete archive in the linked doc! i promise not to delete it, but if you want to make a copy for preservation, all i ask is that you only share the original :)
highlights below the cut:
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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You can teach yourself Japanese for free if you have a little free time every day and a computer
1. Drill yourself on hiragana and katakana. These are the phonetic building blocks of Japanese, think of them as equivalent to english letters. This site is a good resource in general. Once you have a solid grasp on this, DO NOT LINGER HERE; move to step 2. You will master kana later.
2. Download Anki. This is a flashcard service. They have a paid app if you’re willing to invest for it, but if not, they have a mobile website (create an account and sync it with your computer).
This is the deck you’re going to download. Import it to Anki and do this every day. I have learned the hard way (twice) that skipping this is bad. If you become overwhelmed, you can change the number of new cards and reviews by clicking the cog next to the name of the deck!
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5. READ. DO NOT LET YOURSELF GET STUCK BEFORE THIS STEP. JUST READ!!!! Most people who fail to learn Japanese do so because they are afraid of not being ready to move on, which is counterproductive. Just read. When you were a child did you spend years on vocab and grammar before reading? No I bet you did not. Pick something to read and learn what you don’t already know by reading in Japanese.
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For manga, utilize Mangatan, but I don’t recommend this right out the gate because when you’re first learning sentence structure you’ll want something with complete sentences.
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The only reason Mack’s not majorly freaking out right now is because of what Toff told him no more than a week prior.
This happens in hockey. A lot.
It’s just that… Mack had never really considered it happening to him.
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