Post Game Interview: VHLM Game 157 with Joe Nixon [1/2]

[Bonzaijoe 74]

We're here in the locker room following an Ottawa Lynx victory over the Las Vegas Aces in a shootout. Here with me tonight is Aces starting goaltender Joe Nixon.

 

Joe, how do you feel about tonight's game?

"Not so sure about tonight. It was a hard fought one, took a hard loss in overtime. I thought we played a really solid game, kept it rolling into the overtime. A hard rivalry game against Ottawa, we really really wanted to win and just couldn't put it away. I wish I could've done better in that shootout but what are ya gonna do. I'll work on it and get it back for next time."

 

With the loss tonight, you and your team saw your nine game win streak come to an end, can you detail some of the things that were going right for you during the streak?

"Yeah, uhhh, I was playing solid, I have a seriously great championship-caliber team playing in front of me. This defense is awesome, they're protecting me well. The offense was putting up huge numbers, everyone was playing so well together. We saw that again tonight but sadly we just couldn't put it away to get the streak into the double digits. We just gotta get out there next game and take the next two points. For tonight, though, we'll take our one point and look on forward. We just gotta keep playing our same game, we've been dominant that way."
 

You and your team have recently clinched a playoff berth. How do you feel about that looking forward?

"Yeah, it's obviously huge for us, uhh, we just wanna keep playing our game. We can't let up just because we got a playoff berth. We want that #1 seed going into the playoffs. That will give us the best chance of winning, especially playing the way that we have been. We have a solid lead on first place in the league and we have no intentions on going easy in the upcoming games. We're gonna play, and we're gonna play hard. It's that simple. We're looking forward to the tournament, of course, this team is really good, we're playing really well together, and we're excited to keep at it moving forward. We believe that this team is a true cup contender and it shows. The win streak was huge, but we just gotta get back at it. Another 9 game win streak would be nice to finish out the season, ha"

 

If the VHLM playoffs started today and you guys made it to the finals, you would be facing Ottawa or Halifax. Give me your take on those two matchups and why you'd want each to happen.

"They're both really good, really solid teams. Ottawa always gives us a good game, we have a really solid rivalry started with them and those games get great, so just for sheer entertainment value I would want to see Ottawa on the other bench against us. They motivate us to play at our best and they do the same to us, without a doubt. Halifax, on the other hand, would be really fun to me, because their goaltender down there is really solid. Smith has been a beast, and having him playing at the other end would really bring the best out of me as a goaltender. I love a good goalie battle, and facing off personally against Smith would be so much fun. Either way, either matchup would be great as a final series, I'll tell you that much now."

 

Thanks for sitting down with us, Joe! Good luck going forward

"Thanks guys, take it easy"

[leafssteen 50]

Review: I have always been a fan of a old school interview! I thought both the questions and answers were well thought out. Also this article had good length at over 600 words and I liked that the questions were bold. 

 

Nice job, keep up the good work!