team, and they all stepped up come game and the crowd
time. All of this in front of the great home town was cheering, I
fans and family, made for an incredibly special said to myself,
experience. “This is the first
Did the team feel added pressure as the time where you’ll
host team? ever be playing
Yes, there was added pressure and it was the for a major
added pressure of wanting to win so badly – a championship
great kind of pressure. All season, we knew it where you have
would be a great experience, an experience the home crowd
of a lifetime, to play in front of the home fans on your side.”
and because of that, all season long, we felt an Needless to say,
added pressure to deliver the gold medal. I was extremely
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Sockeye, or really any game as either Furious or moment where so happy for your team, it’s an unbelievable
Team Canada, where I felt like we weren’t going I said to myself, “Babystep #1 is done, let’s do feelingl, and it’s what makes working so hard
to win. Call that foolish, misguided or arrogant, this.” for something as a group so special.
but I always feel we will find a way to win. I Watching the O-line look so flawless in the I would like to add that part of what makes it
know we won’t always win, however, going in, first half was inspiring to us D-liners. They were so special is that we had to be at our absolute
I always feel that we will win. I can’t imagine playing at an unbelievable level. In the second very best to win. Without the US being such
thinking any other way. So, no I don’t consider half, when the US was making their run, hearing a great team and playing so well and making
it an upset. the crowd cheering for both Canada and the such a great comeback, it would not have had
What was the most memorable moment/ US, again gave me so much energy. anywhere near the meaning it does for us.
play of the Canada USA final? Finally, the best moment was watching Marc Without them, we would not have been pushed
A few moments come to mind. First, when Roberts catch the final point. You feel such a to the very limits of what we could be, and
they were announcing the starting lineups rush of emotions at that moment and you feel without that, sport is meaningless.
What is your current status with Furious?
Will you continue to play the 2009 season
and lead the team in the foreseeable future?
I am going to be playing Furious this
upcoming year and I will be working hard to
try and get us back on top at the UPA’s. It’s a
year by year decision for me now but I still love
to play, I love my teammates, and as long as I
can still compete at the top level, I will play this
year. Soon, I will suck, but hopefully this season
I can still help us achieve success.
But I will not be leading the team anymore
either. In fact, I retired as the captain a week
after Worlds. It was a great way to end that
part of my career and, more importantly, it was
a good time for a change for Furious. There are
great younger leaders on the team and it was
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