['So proud of my friend for making the hockey team.', 'That is amazing, what level is the team?', "It's a major junior team in Canada.", 'That is even more impressive!  I know they take hockey seriously up there, so your friend must be pretty darn good.', 'He really is, hoping to make the NHL some day.']
I hope he does.  It would be good to have a friend in the NHL!
When my friend made the hockey team. He worked so hard.