draft ECN Draft Interview "Guillaume Fontenette"

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ECN Draft Interviews

ECN draft interviews is a way how to understand what draftees want in their future teams and what are their expectations for the next season. Young and promising French defenceman has been showing already well-developed skills that are more than capable to be effective in VHLM.  Only playing 39 games this season, Guillaume was a + player and finished the season with 16 points. We could argue that his defence itself needs more work, but in general, he should be a great pickup for anyone who is willing to wait another season for a solid young defenceman.

 

Questions

- First off, thanks for agreeing to this interview. How would you rank your first season?

- I achieved my goals. 15 assists was my goal joining midseason, and while the team front office decided to let our best players go contend elsewhere, I did well with the high minutes I got. We kept a lot of games close and didn't concede and a lot of that goes on Pouta as well.

- Who was the biggest influence to you on your first season?

- I would love to have someone to definitely name here, but it's just Nyko and Esso. They're great at listening and answering and solved a lot of my dilemmas. They kept the spirits high even with all the trades and the core they held on to was competitive and friendly at the same time.

- Now to the current draft. Which are the teams that you would like to join in VHL after the draft?

- I'm obviously not gonna join them right away, I'm probably looking at another year in the minors... But Malmö is very intriguing. Sweden is a fantastic hockey country and ADV is a notorious figure in our definition of sports history. Would love to be picked up by them, but I don't have a problem with any of the teams. Apologies to all, but I actually cannot even name all the VHL teams off the top of my head, so I might be overlooking some at the moment.

- In the end, what do you believe will future bring for you and what is that you want to say to GM's looking at you as a potential draft pick?

- Just more of the same. Activity on the puck and keeping up the work level and good spirits off-ice. I haven't set any career goals for VHL as far as awards and championships are concerned. One thing I know is that I can't wait to get to the pros and see our first shutout, where ever that may be.

- Thanks for the interview!

- Thank you!

 

Hoping that Guillaume will be able to achieve everything there is to achieve in VHL. Let the next season be more productive and show off why you were the right choice for the draft.

People mentioned: @okocha5, @Nykonax and @Esso2264