"For me, it's just about moving forward. I'm really excited to start the next chapter of my hockey career."
With his junior career over, Ho-Sang is set to turn pro and likely will play this season with Bridgeport of the American Hockey League. He's looking forward to being one step closer to achieving his dream of playing in the NHL.
"It's really exciting," Ho-Sang said. "To be able to start the next chapter in anything, it's really a big moment. For me to be able to step up and play with some of the bigger boys and some guys that I've known and played against, it's really exciting."
The Islanders obviously weren't happy with Ho-Sang at the time of the incident, but they are pleased with the way he has conducted himself since.
"He's focused in," Islanders director of player development Eric Cairns told NHL.com. "He took some steps this year towards being a more reliable guy off the ice, as well as on the ice. He's a mature guy, but he also needs to keep on learning the steps to do the right things at all time, which is normal for a lot of different young men. It's not the first time anything like that has happened, it's not going to be the last. But he seems to be in as good a place as I've ever seen him."