Meet the Subbans

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, today's piece will focus on a set of brothers who are looking to make an impact on the NHL in the coming years.  The picture you see is of the Subbans: (from l to r) Jordan, Pernell Karl (P.K. to everyone in the know), and Malcolm, and they are the sons of parents who had moved to Canada from Jamaica (the father) and Montserrat (the mother).  P.K. is the oldest brother and is already making an impact in the NHL as a defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens (though he is currently sitting out while trying to hammer out a restricted free agency deal with the team).  Malcolm is the middle brother of the three, and is currently a goaltender for Belleville of the OHL.  He was drafted in the first round by the Boston Bruins in the 2012 Draft, which should make for an interesting family dinner between P.K. and Malcolm.  Jordan is the youngest of the three, and is a defenseman for Belleville.  He will be eligible for the NHL Draft in 2013.  P.K. is a rising star that is also known for being chirpy, something that players like Steve Ott, Jeremy Roenick, and Chris Chelios did (in Ott's case, is doing) in their careers.  P.K. isn't quite on the level of those three, but the ceiling for his talents is high, and in time, they will catch up to the rest of his game.  Malcolm will likely see time with Providence of the AHL, as the Bruins currently have Tuukka Rask as the starter, and depending on whether Tim Thomas comes back from his one year exile, that could mean Malcolm ends up in the minors to get some time as a starting goaltender.  Boston has decent depth in goal, and having the time to start somewhere is important in the development of a young goaltender.  Just ask Jacob Markstrom in Florida and Robin Lehner in Ottawa.  Jordan is a prospect for the NHL Draft this year, and there is considerable talent ahead of him (he was ranked 81 of the North American skaters), most notably from an African-American defenseman in Seth Jones, who himself is the son of former NBA player Popeye Jones.  Currently, his numbers are comparable to P.K.'s when P.K. was playing in Belleville, but height and weight are reasons for his ranking.