it's finally done! i spent a really long time on this, so please consider giving this post a like/reblog/share. please do NOT reupload to twitter, tiktok, or other public sites!
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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if you're having a problem with crashing, here's a link with no gifs included:
ugh unfortunately i've seen a couple of edits using it now - hope their 15 seconds of fame are fun! not like there are a million other clips from the game they could use instead lol. esp since it's the video version ik they saw my "do not repost request" 😀😀
again all they're doing is making it less likely for people to share their videos next time
did some calculating and will smith hockey raised $16,500 for charity last night! (14 hrs total during the home run derby which was 1k per hr & 1 hr during the actual game which was 2.5k per hr)
https://x.com/i/status/2061245636477923409 was will catching maye's home run decisive for the game?
loll unfortunately not since it was in the 5th or 6th inning i think? even though he won the home run derby he didn't have much of an impact on the actual game! the one home run he hit got caught after they changed the rules lol. but trust he was out there for the cheer squad for his teammates!
i'm not gonna speak too much on this further but this is all i have to say: i didn't have to share any of the videos that i took. i wanted you guys to be able to see them and have fun too, i just didn't really want to make my way onto more public spaces like twitter/tiktok. all the people who are sharing it are doing - and i'm sure they don't know bc they were likely sent the ss but still - is making it less likely for the next person to share their exclusive videos that they took, because they've proved that this fandom is incapable of respecting boundaries. sorry for clogging up this tag but idk some ppl just need to learn etiquette so we can all have fun
wow thats so great 😀😀 i love when we can all respect boundaries and follow clear instructions 😀😀 my acc is set to tumblr only so ik they're on here too.
