What's it like being at the RBC for the second straight year?
Its pretty surreal. At the beginning of the season if you told me we would be at the RBC again I probably would of been pretty surprised. But we worked our bags off and got to where we are at now.
How would you compare the teams at the RBC this year to last?
I think the teams this year are a lot bigger and tougher teams then they were last year. It's a pretty even tournament if you ask me.
How would you compare the Vipers team this year to lasts?
Well its pretty hard to compare when we lost so many key guys from last season. But we have another great team this year and were fast and pretty shifty. I feel lucky to be captain of such a great team and a great group of guys.
What have you guys done during your off time?
Oh boy really not a whole lot. Its been either raining or snowing so when we get time off we've just been staying in the hotel and hanging out watching the NHL playoffs or eating at good ol' Boston Pizza!!
Are the Vipers fans noticeable while you're playing?
Of course! Vipers fans are always noticeable. We have had great fan support ever since I have been apart of this organization, and its great to see and hear them here with us all the way in Dauphin!
You have a couple days off before playing in the semi-finals on Saturday, what's the general feeling from the team?
It's starting to feel really good, we're all pretty excited to be in the semi's and to find out who we're playing and get ready to win and get into the finals.
The last game your team was down 2-0 going into the 3rd, what do you say and how does the team get motivated to come back and score 4 unanswered goals?
Well basically we just tried to stay positive and get ready for the next 20 minutes where we had to come out and give it everything to get back in the game and eventually win. We have been down before and have battled some adversity and I think our team responded well and we came out with a victory.
Fans are predicting a Dauphin/Vernon final on Sunday and the Kings were the only team to beat you so far, if you see the Kings in the finals what will your team do differently to have a different outcome?
If that turns out to be the case I don't think we will have to really change much. We just have to play our game and play Viper hockey. We cant afford to stray away from our team defense systems, and we are going to have to take advantage of our scoring opportunities.
Any other comments or shout-outs?
I would just like to say thank you to all our fans and friends and family members who have supported us through out the year and just want to let them know that it doesn't go unnoticed! Go Vipers Go!!!!!
