MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Josh Ho-Sang bolted down the right wing and, just when it looked like he was about to go behind the net, made a cheeky pass in front.

Standing in the slot, Johnny Corneil was the beneficiary. He scored the insurance marker before Ho-Sang added an empty-netter.

After displaying such skill, most hockey players would essentially let their play do the talking when it came time for the post-game interview.

But Ho-Sang isn’t most hockey players. He’s arguably the CHL’s biggest personality. He doesn’t speak in cliches.

Buzzing The Net caught up with the Niagara IceDogs winger last Friday after he helped his team beat the division-rival Mississauga Steelheads 4-1 in OHL action.

The topics du jour were dealing with negativity, being late and getting cut from New York Islanders camp, exuding confidence and not being named to Canada’s world junior selection roster.

Buzzing The Net: You’re now on an 18-game point streak (longest in the OHL). How would you classify your season so far?

Josh Ho-Sang: With point streaks, that’s definitely attributed to the team. When it starts off at six or seven games it’s more of a personal thing. But as soon as the guys realized I got to 10, everybody’s been talking to me on the bench. They’re saying, ‘Come on Sangy. Keep it going.’ It’s pretty fun. (Johnny Corneil) came up to me and said, ‘Sangy, I’m going to get you one.’ It’s good that the guys can bring that focus. I gave him the puck in a (scoring) area and he made magic with it. That’s what you need in those situations.

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BTN: He looked pretty happy. He pointed right at you. When a player is on a streak, it’s usually a matter of others looking for him. But you’re a passer. Do you go out of your way to look for your linemates?

JHS: Yeah. It’s just about finding guys who click for you. (Corneil) is having a career season. He passed his points season-high a couple weeks ago. With guys like that stepping up and (Jordan) Maletta, who’s an overager, good line chemistry will facilitate goals.

BTN: How would you categorize your last five or six months going back to the summer with Hockey Canada?

JHS: It’s been pretty crazy. Some days you look in the mirror and go, 'What’s going on?' You have ups and downs just like everybody else. For me, it’s just about keeping my head. A lot of stuff has happened. I’ve had to deal with a lot on a personal level, people being vicious. It makes you mentally stronger. The fact that I’m dealing with this now is kind of nice. If it gets worse than this, I know how to deal with it.

BTN: What have you heard that’s been vicious? Are you getting a lot more criticism?

JHS: Yeah. It’s people going out of their way to say s---. That’s pretty vicious. I don’t go out of my way to chirp anyone ever. If somebody asks me about another player, I give them my honest reply. If there are any huge negatives, I let them see that. I let other people make the decisions. In some situations, people defend me, which is amazing. But I don’t need that either, as weird as it sounds. It’s nice that people stick up for me and all that. Sometimes you just wish it was about the game or it was about the things you do for other people.

BTN: Are you hearing it mostly from hockey people, coaches, media, players?

JHS: Hockey people. The media. It’s all the time. Every time I get interviewed I get asked about all the stuff. Why? What do you want to talk to me about? It’s just being a pinata for no reason. You can come to me with a lot, but right now I’m on an 18-game point streak. People want to come talk to me about that or about our team this year and how we’re making progressions. That’s great. But anything else that happened that involved me is kind of stupid.

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