Interview with rookie Rip Wheeler, VHLM - Las Vegas Aces - Post Game #116:

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Interview with rookie Rip Wheeler, VHLM - Las Vegas Aces - Post Game #116: 

 

Q) Welcome Rip, thanks for taking the time to sit down for a few minutes after the big win tonight. 

 

Q) So how’s it feel to have a few to be the first star of the game!

 

A) “You know bud? I’m more excited about the uh, big win for the club! I just kept my head down followed the game plan and we got er done tonight. Can’t say enough about the boys though, really played hard for each other and everyone in the room.”

 

Q) Yeah, the locker room was on fire tonight after the game!…have you ever been the first star of the game before Rip? 

 

A) “Haha, maybe in bantams or something…you know uh, I, uh see myself as more of a “T Triple G” type of guy…you know someone who just likes gettin’ it goin’ with the boys. Doing whatever it takes…and uh, I’ve had quite a few Gordie’s in my time, but never had my name get called after the game for the prime time interview! It was a little uncomfortable, but you know…I’ll keep er going and dealing with the media side if we keep uh get to keep smacking the Dub button after the game! 

 

Q) Ok Rip, I gotta ask “T Triple G”? You gotta break it down for my man. 

 

A) Well uh, ya know it just describes me as a player and as a dude really…”Team Guy Glue Guy”…”TGGG or T Triple G”. On or off the ice…Whether it’s ya know just going out and uh, bangin’ bodies for the boys or fillin’ up the stat sheet with Gino’s and apples aplenty, I do whatever I can for the boys, the club, the coaching staff and the brass…can’t forget about the brass! 

 

Q) So Rip, you said you’re a Team Guy and Glue Guy, on and office the ice….can you elaborate on that? Inquiring minds want to know. 

 

A) Well buddy, I’ll break it down like this…you know uh, my buddy and mentor, VHL star Brian Payne…what an absolute beauty right?! So uh, ya know uh, let’s just say uh the Ol’ Payne train and I link up for off-night heater at one of the many local watering holes….we grab a few rounds of top shelf whiskey n a sucker of yellowjackets…he’s gonna be payin’…making all that big money up in the show! So the nights coming down the wire and Payne is looking to close the deal, I’ll be his wingman, take one for the team, you know uh, do what it takes for the team or in that case my boy Pain the gets the Dub! 

 

On the ice? Whether it’s throwing my weight around early and often, throwing these hands, or laying out to black and shot, I’m uh, the guy that’s ready willing and able…you know uh, putting some pucks bar down or saucing some passes and showing off the silky mitts, I’ll do whatever the team needs, period. 

 

Q) Wow! Ok well then…you learn something new every day! Thanks for the time Rip. 

 

A) “For sure baud…Aces up!”

 

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Clearly the interview was Jimmy answering, not Rip.  Rip wouldnt be so vain!!!  Good job dangles.