Despite all his heroics in New England high school and in intercollegiate play, Young claims that his greatest hockey thrill came in a pee-wee tournament, when he was 12 years old.
He was competing in the Pee Wee International Tournament in Quebec for a Boston-based team not among the tournament favorites.
"We were playing the hometown team, called the Little Nordiques, in front of 16,000 fans," Young said, "and in the second overtime [of the semifinal], I tipped in the winning goal."
Young's team went on to win the America's Cup Division, the first U.S. team ever to do so.
Caplan also noted that Young had scored a game-winning goal in the New England Prep School Championships, when they were both teammates on the Belmont Hill team.
Game-winning goals in pee wee, high school and collegiate championship games are standards on Young's resume. Certainly, it's no coincidence that Young has done it all before, and he has the experience to continue his clutch, winning ways.
Wait a minute. Muckers don't score game-winning goals.
Harvard mucker C.J. Young does.