New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba opens first solo art exhibit

"We are here in, Chelsea, in Manhattan, at uh, my first solo art exhibition. A bunch of great, great causes and trying to make some positive impacts, but this is my first, I guess, show of making it public of, I guess, my passion for art." Trouba said.

When asked about his process of making art, he added, "Tried painting with a buddy of mine who is an artist, who is nice enough to invite me to his studio. It originally started as, like, a couple days and try to make something I could hang in the house, just as, trying something new. Obviously, I wasn't good at it, it was frustrating and continued to learn about it and learn more about other artists. Came across Yves Klein, who's a French artist, and he would paint with women's bodies. That's when I was - kind of last ditch effort of, if I'm going to do this thing, it's gotta be a little more me."

"So I painted myself and my equipment and liked it, how it came out the first time. I made, I guess, my own artistic language throughout hockey, which obviously relates back to me and what I do."