Molly the Cat, game 22 interview

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Molly the Cat, thanks for doing another interview with us, you have just finished the 22nd game of the season. Can you give us an overview of how you have been doing and how the team has come together? 

 

I must admit that I am happy with my performance this year so far. 19 points in 22 games is well above the pace I had set for myself. That is a result of the wonderful players I am on the ice with. We are clicking out there, and as a result we are seeing everyone have good seasons, or even career seasons. Jerome Reinhart is on a tear at 32 points, Ivan Retosav and Logain Ablar sitting at 23 points, we are talking players with above point a game result. When you get to play with that talent you are going to look good. 

 

Molly the Cat, we talked earlier in the season about your relationship with Landon Wolanin, since then you have played three games against Calgary. How was it playing against your friend? 

 

As I noted before we are both extremely competitive players, we hold nothing back when we are on the ice against each other. Right now, Calgary is up one game in the season series, but we feel good going on the ice against them. They are a formidable team, but we feel we can hold our own against them. Landon and I have a tradition, whichever city we are playing in, the home team player pays for dinner.  

 

Molly the Cat, I want to touch base on your play this year versus your VHLE and VHLM seasons. I want to ask about your physical play, it has increased significantly. Is this something that you planned? 

 

I knew coming into the VHL that I would need to pick up my physical play to compete against these larger, faster players. It was inevitable and so part of my offseason training was focused on increasing my size and toughness. I was not expecting that it would also include the fighting that has happened. That part came as a surprise to everyone. Yet I am not concerned about it, as captain of the team it is partly my responsibility to ensure that the players on London do not get taken advantage of. There have been several cheap plays by members of other teams and so I have felt the need to step in and defend my teammates. The refs do a reasonable job of policing the ice but every now and then something gets missed and the players find ways of sorting it out. 

 

Molly the Cat, my last question. At the beginning of the season there was plenty of discussion of London being in a rebuild season, yet 22 games in you are sitting 3rd in your division, squarely in a playoff spot. Has something changed or is London still rebuilding? 

 

Honestly, I do not know how to answer that question. Our job as players is to go on the ice and play the best hockey we can. To put everything, we have into each game. That gives the GM the best chance of understanding the needs of the team and allows them to make the best choices going forward. Nobody expected us to be in this position but here we are. We will take it.