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His Twitter followers know he dotes on his 103-year-old grandmother.

Political trivia junkies might be aware he keeps a fridge stocked fully with Red Bull in his Queen’s Park office.

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But when students on a recent class trip came through the halls of the legislature, not one of the three dozen teenagers could name the leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives.

Polling suggests most Ontarians don’t know much more than his name, if that.

That same polling says Patrick Brown is considered at this moment the provincial leader most likely to occupy the premier’s office after next June’s general election.

Once an obscure federal backbencher, he doesn’t talk about himself much.

Photo by Dave Abel, Toronto Sun

Still, a theme emerged Monday during a one-on-one interview with the Toronto Sun.

His favourite non-political activity – playing hockey twice a week with friends.

What he’s looking forward to – taking his three young nephews to their first professional hockey game Tuesday, an afternoon event that won’t interfere with their bed time.