Flames1848 11 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) McGrattan heading to Ottawa The VHLM has a new player from Germany. Mike McGrattan was drafted by the Ottawa Lynx in the second round of the VHLM Dispersal Draft with the 16th overall pick. General Manager Jim Gow claimed the young german player after he had selected Andrew Erikson and Andrej Hasek a few picks prior. After the draft we talked to the young winger and asked him some questions: Q: Mike, you were picked by a canadian team, how important was that for you? A: I grew up in Munich as a great Calgary Flames Fan. Every Canadian market is a big hockey market and because of that I am very pleased to play in a big Canadian city like Ottawa. Now I am looking to get a good start and achieve a great load of icetime. I talked a little bit with my new general manager and liked what I heard. I think we can have a good relationship and build a great future here in Ottawa. Q: What do you know about the city of Ottawa? A: Well, I only know that Ottawa is a very big city in eastern Canada. Within the next day I will read a book about the history of this great city and visit some historical places. Q: What can the Lynx get as a player from you? A: I think the right wing is my home. I was a winger ever since I got my first pair of skates. I like to crash the net and shoot as much as I can. Whats the Gretzky Quote? "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don´t take!". Thats what I like to follow through my experiences. I will shot the puck towards the goal as often as I can and that is my philosophy. Q: Are you a one-way or two-way player? A: I think I am an offensive minded two-way player if I can describe it like that. My first target is to score goals, but I know that offense wins games and defense championships. Because of that I know how important blocking shots, hitting and checking is; I have to work hard on that. I think its very difficult to be a good two-way player. I will train hard every day to reach the goal that I want to accomplish. Q: Do you know some of your teammates yet? A: To be honest, No. I dont know any of them, but I hope we will have a lot of fun together. For myself, a good locker room is very important and a locker room without traffic is very boring. On the other hand a locker room with a lot of traffic is great motivation. I hope we can have a good relationship in our locker room. Q: Whats your goal with the Lynx this year? A: I want the cup! Every league and every sport is about winning championships. Thats the goal and I want to stay healthy and help the team as much as I can. Q: Thank you for the interview! A: You're welcome! Edited May 12, 2014 by Kendrick kareykoala 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/7941-claimedmcgrattan-heading-to-ottawa/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Grader's Note: This is a young prospect who speaks German as his first language. You'll notice I have edited it, he contacted me and I did a spelling correction for him. I don't have any outside way of talking so it was the easiest way to help him. He is a recent Ottawa Lynx draftee. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/7941-claimedmcgrattan-heading-to-ottawa/#findComment-72682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Svoboda_3 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Content: 3/3 516 words. First off, welcome to the league. Secondly, this was a solid first Media Spot despite the grammatical issues. I thought you had some good questions and your answers weren't overly long and drawn out.Grammar: 1.25/2 Some loose grammar, capitalization issues and just a variety of things. german = German canadian = Canadian Fan = fan icetime = ice-time general manager = General Manager Whats = What's (x2) Quote = quote don't take!". = don't take!" Thats = That's (x2) shot = shoot its = it's dont = don't Appearance: 1/1 Nothing wrong here.Overall: 5.25/6 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/7941-claimedmcgrattan-heading-to-ottawa/#findComment-73378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames1848 11 Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thank you.I am here to improve my english grammar. Claiming 5? Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/7941-claimedmcgrattan-heading-to-ottawa/#findComment-73535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Tortorella 2,653 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thank you.I am here to improve my english grammar. Claiming 5? If the first grade isn't perfect (6/6, 8/8, 10/10), then it needs a second grade which will list your final grade and how much TPE you can claim. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/7941-claimedmcgrattan-heading-to-ottawa/#findComment-73613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Admin Will 4,660 Posted May 15, 2014 Senior Admin Share Posted May 15, 2014 Content: 3/3 Nice interview! I know already said this when I graded your bio, but don't get discouraged at this. Even just from paying attention to what we mark down when we grade these, you'll be able to improve to 6/6 in no time at all. As Slobo said, welcome to the league and I hope you have a blast playing in Ottawa. Grammar: 1.25/2 First off all, good on you for reaching out and getting your work spell-checked. Obviously that means you care and are willing to go the extra mile to improve. As for grading, Slobo got all the errors. Appearance: 1/1 Looks good.Overall: 5.25/6 FINAL: 5/6 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/7941-claimedmcgrattan-heading-to-ottawa/#findComment-73917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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