the will vote x hagens brothers relationship is so intriguing. what goes on really.
Honestly I don't know, because the Will Vote/James Hagens relationship is definitely something I haven't noticed before this year. HOWEVER…
Oh man. Will Vote & Michael Hagens. There's history there.
See below, the infamous picture from the All-American Tournament that is popular because it features a young Will Smith (white jersey) playing against a young Macklin Celebrini (red jersey). However, if you look closely at their teammates...
Why yes, that IS both Will Vote and Michael Hagens right by each other. So apparently they knew each other well before playing at Boston College. Voter followed Will and Leno famously to the NTDP, whereas Michael Hagens played with Macklin for the Chicago Steel. James Hagens played at the NTDP with Will Vote. What are the chances that Voter stayed close with Michael through James, probably growing his friendship with the Hagens brothers? Pretty high, I'd guess.
We know they've since gone on to be teammates at BC. A few other interesting things of note:
I am obsessed with this picture of Michael Hagens and Teddy Stiga because this is just like insane levels of *screams incoherently*, HOWEVER please note that Michael is wearing a Will Vote jersey. Why is Michael Hagens wearing a Will Vote jersey? I have no clue. I would kill to know how Voter got Michael into his jersey, because he wasn't at World Juniors or playing in any random tournaments last year that Michael wasn't a part of, so....why is he wearing it? WHY? SOMEONE TELL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why look, is that Michael and Voter together on a boat from this summer when they were all at Cape Cod? Yes, yes it is. Look at them all next to each other. LOOK AT THEM.
And finally, from tonight. After Voter fell getting his hat trick, Michael helped lift him up and tenderly held him around the waist for a few seconds before patting the crap out of his head in congratulations. The body language screamed familiarity. These boys are comfortable around each other.
So anon, it seems that Voter & the Hagens brothers are probably very good friends, but especially Voter and Michael. I've seen videos posted by the BC Hockey instagram of the two of them trailing after each other during games, and then of course there's that infamous video of James mic'd up and Voter practically humping his knee to get his face into the mic. Voter seems to like being around these boys, so do with that what you will...
