Brandon Duhaime calls Ethen Frank the best player in the league, 'hands down,' during Spencer Carbery's post-game victory speech

""Yeah, he's the biggest Aliaksei Protas fan in, I think, in the history of hockey or the world," Dylan Strome said. "He just loves the way Pro plays. Like, maybe ten games into the year, Pro is like lighting it up, and then Dewey is on the bench - the puck came around the wall like a rim to Pro, and Pro just made a great play on the wall, and he's just like yelling as loud as he can, 'That's a Hershey product. A Hershey Bears product.' And everyone's just dying laughing on the bench mid-game.""

""You could feel it going out there right from the first shift of the third period," Carbery began. "You could feel we were not going to be denied. The determination of the group, great f***ing job.""

""The floor for this one needs to go to Brandon," Carbery declared. "Dewey, what is 53?" "Best player in the NHL. Hands down," Duhaime replied. Frank, seemingly both complimented and embarrassed, responded, "Too far. Not even close. You're right, it's not even close.""

Brandon Duhaime consistently praises Hershey Bears players in the Capitals' locker room. After a 3-2 overtime win, three Bears alumni led the victory: Ethen Frank scored twice, Connor McMichael tallied the overtime winner, and Dylan McIlrath delivered a fight and a momentum-shifting hit that sparked three unanswered goals. Coach Spencer Carbery praised the team's determination and handed Duhaime the floor, prompting Duhaime to declare Ethen Frank "Best player in the NHL. Hands down." Duhaime previously showed a strong admiration for Aliaksei Protas, with teammates recounting his loud, enthusiastic praise of Protas as a Hershey Bears product.

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