By Russ Cohen
Jake Gustafson is a 6-3 ¾ wing. So not 6-4.
“I’ll take it,” I told him that I would round up. Then he talked about playing up and down the lineup, “I feel with a team, you should build chemistry with every guy you play with.”
Adam Andersson, the 6-4, two-way center, on watching his video clips.
“They were only bad clips, but it was (pause) ok. I think it’s good because you can say what you think.”
Andersson was professional, but as humans, none of us like seeing our worst clips!
Alexander Command
“It lies in my personality. I want to be better than you.”
Blake Zielinski
What improved in the second half?
“I would say my compete. Getting to the front of the net. Winning battles. It was a pretty big jump from the first half to the second half. I scored a lot more goals inside of ten feet.”
Adam Valentini
On being recruited
“There were a couple of schools, but I fell in love with Michigan right away.”
Tommy Bleyl
Here are his secrets for staying hydrated.
“Yeah, plenty of hydration. I, you know, I, I take a lot. I take some supplements like beetroot powder and stuff like that. Water, salt, eat a lot of salt retain the hydration. In between games, to keep our bodies active.”
Samu Alalauri
The right-handed defenseman is heading to UMass, but he has a philosophy about playing against tougher competition.
“You’re gonna battle more. I’m big already, so I will be one of the toughest guys there. I’m gonna be myself.”
Daxon Rudolph
He went far in the playoffs in Prince Albert. He’s going to Denver and pressure-packed hockey is in his future, along with Ryan Lin and Mikey Berchild.
“You have to step up in big moments. Playoff hockey is what it’s all about. You have to have that belief in yourself.”
See you at the draft.
