1 - Always. Young talent is always exciting to watch and shows you the future of this great sport. Who isn't excited by that? This is why we're all here - to enjoy the sport of hockey. Competition of this level is always energizing!
2 - Team USA. It's home. I'm not sure who isn't rooting for home in this competition, but that's how these things go.
6 - I'm not going to lie. I just mouth the words. I can't sing. Just cannot carry a tune. Rather than destroy the eardrums of everyone around me, I just move my lips. Embarrassing to admit, but it's the truth.
7 - I'm honestly not sure I could handle that level of responsibility. Not yet. I need far more experience before I could jump up to that level. I'm from the States, but I'd be lying if I said it wouldn't be a great honor to be a GM for any of those great teams.
9 - Not unless I'm doing it to keep warm under threat of death. I don't care how much you might dislike or disagree with someone, flags are symbols to large numbers of people and don't mean the same thing to everyone. We should respect that, even if we don't respect some of the things their flag may stand for.
10 - Chirping. I've got a big mouth with no filter. It's gotten me in trouble before. I'm sure it will again.
12 - In this short time I like these press conferences, but I'm new and still learning the ropes. I'm ready to jump into the longer writing forms, but have to invest more time in reading them first.