Media Interview with Wladyslaw Mintus RE: JST

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SportsTime Media Interview with Wladyslaw Mintus RE: JST

By Eryka Delaney

 

Hello VHL fans! We were able to have a minute with rookie Defensemen, Wladyslaw Mintus, at the JST. Here is what we talked about.

 

ED: Wladyslaw, thank you for sitting with me today.

 

WM: Of Course! And please, call me Wlad. 

 

ED: How did you feel after being picked to play in the JST this off-season?

 

WM: It was such an honor. So many great hockey players come out of this tournament, so I am excited to get to know some of the other greats in the league.

 

ED: How is it in the locker room with everyone? What kind of atmosphere is it?

 

WM: Everyone has been great. There is a Lot of change going on in these guys' lives right now, and it's great that teammates can help bring you back down into orbit. Everyone here knows what this could mean for their careers, and they know what they have to do to succeed. Right now, we are working on being a team. Everyone brings their A game.

 

ED: So the JST works as a platform for young prospects to show the rest of the leagues what they can do come draft time. What are you hoping to make out of this tournament?

WM: Honestly, I just want to have fun with these good people. I wanna play like we would back on the pond. It kind of feels like one of those tournaments that you would have during a hockey camp in the summer off-season. I used to love that part of the summer. I am hoping to make connections with people from other clubs, find some new friends around the league. 

 

ED: And what is your mentality, going into the tournament?

 

WM: Just to get out there and have fun with whomever I am skating with. My game will find me. Just kind of treat it like a backyard game, and I’ll connect with the right people.

 

Editor's Note: He had to run to a team meeting and asked if we could finish the next day.

 

— The Next Day —

 

ED: Thank you for meeting back up with us, but it also gave us enough time to wait to be able to say, Congratulations on being drafted 37th by the Calgary Wranglers!

 

WM: Thank you, so much, I am so excited to play with these guys, if not just to learn how to play like these guys. I am really looking forward to cracking that lineup.

 

ED: What is the mindset in the Brigade locker room right now?

 

WM: Well everyone is really excited. It’s a combination of what the future holds, and enjoying your time in the present, and that makes these games particularly fun to play in. We all have the mindset of just to keep doing what we are doing, and hope we continue to move through as we do. 

 

ED: Is there anything else you wanted to say before we run out of time?

 

WM: Let’s Go Brigade! I’ll give it all I can. Afterwards, Let’s Get Wranglin’!

 

ED: Thanks, Wlad! Enjoy the rest of the tournament!