Offseason Interview with Molly the Cat, Season 86

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After our season-long article series about the Litter Box program, we can sit with Molly the Cat. Our hope is that we can have a candid chat about season 86, the Litter Box program and what is to come.  

 

Molly the Cat, it is great to sit with you again. You are one year into your Litter Box program. For those that are not aware, that is a charitable program where Molly the Cat invites deserving children to experience a London United Game in one of the Private Boxes at the arena. During season 86, we focused on some great children and some great organizations they are involved in. Molly the Cat, give us your perspective on the Litter Box Program so far?  

 

Thanks for having me here today, the Litter Box Program did everything I hoped it would do. Many deserving children had the opportunity to be involved, to enjoy a game and this city. I hope it is an experience they never forget. At the same time, we were able to spotlight some fantastic organizations dedicated to serving these children and building communities. I am happy to announce that we will be continuing the program for Season 87. 

 

Molly the Cat, we could easily spend the next hour just talking about the Litter box Program, but I wanted to talk with you about Season 86 and your thoughts on how it went. 

 

Season 86 was filled with highs and lows. Having a career best season for goals and assists obviously was a positive. I am not going to downplay the excitement of putting up such substantial numbers. Hockey is by nature a team sport, so it was a major disappointment for us to be eliminated during the play-in tournament. Unfortunately, we were not able to pull things together and were eliminated in three straight. Our goal was a deep playoff push and we failed to do that. 

 

Molly the Cat, this offseason what is the plan or you? 

 

I have several things planned for this offseason. First, I am going to be meeting up with Landon Wolanin to do some skating drills, focusing on the finer details of edge work. Secondly, I plan to get together with a few other members of the London United team and work on some team dynamics. We hope we can start better in Season 87 than in Season 86. Lastly, I am going to be heading back to London a little early this year. I have booked a one-on-one session with a leading sports video training company. We will be sitting and reviewing Season 85 and Season 86 game tapes looking for ways that I can improve my playing. We will also be watching game tapes related to some of the best players in the game today and historically so I can take the opportunity to learn from them as well. I expect it will be a valuable experience. 

 

Molly the Cat, one last question. What are your expectations for Season 87? 

 

I have two main expectations for Season 87. As a team I want us to go further in the playoffs than we have in the last few seasons, a championship is the main goal. Personally, I would like to build upon my last season production and focus on getting to 100 points on the season. 50 goals, 50 assists.