Molly the Cat an eventful offseason week

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Molly the Cat, the World Juniors tournament just finished, and Team Canada has won the gold medal, how are you feeling? 

 

The World Juniors tournament is a showcase of the best talent in the game. The fact that we were able to take players from a variety of teams and band them together in such a short timeframe and play at that level is amazing. The GM staff and coaches did everything they could to give us the best chance to succeed. We just needed to go out there and play, and that is what we did. We are all extremely excited to have the gold medal, it is an honor to represent your country in this type of tournament. 

 

Molly the Cat, it has been an eventful week for you this week. In addition to the World Juniors Tournament, you have also been named the next Capitan of the London United. Tell me how you are handling that announcement. 

 

Being named the next Capitan of the London United came as a shock. Being new on the team I expected it to go to one of the more veteran players. I had a lot of conversations with the GM and Coach of the team. They are really hoping for the new talent joining the team can help adjust the culture in the dressing room. We have a good chance of becoming one of the top teams in the league. There are a lot of extremely talented players and some excellent prospects that will be joining us in the next year or two, if we keep focused and dedicated, we can make London United a playoff contender. The hope is that the young leadership can create a place where top talent wants to play. 

 

Molly the Cat, now that the World Junior Tournament is over how are you going to spend the remainder of the offseason? 

 

Well first off, I need to finish settling into my apartment in London and get used to the new facilities. Beyond that I want to get used to the city, I have received several of my fans on social media who have recommended a few sites to visit and restaurants to try. In every VHL city I have lived in I have tried to make that city home. I am going to do the same with London, from what I have seen it is a wonderful place with plenty of things to do.  

 

Molly the Cat, I have asked you every year before the season starts what your goals are, what are you expecting going into your first VHL season? 

 

Entering the VHL is going to push me, I know that. There are some tremendously talented individuals who have significantly more experience than I do. To prepare for that, I have spent considerable time this offseason working on my defensive skills, focusing on the ability to retrieve the puck in both the offensive and defensive zones. All that time and dedication I believe will help me achieve my goals for this coming year. First, I would like to hit 20 goals and 50 points. Second, I want to keep working on my development. I have been working with a talent coach who has been helping me focus on what skills I should develop. Last, I want to make a difference in the London locker room, I want to prove that the captaincy was deserved. If everything lines up London has 1 more year of building and then we focus on being a contender and if all things work out hopefully we become champions.