Honestly the last time I probably had that was in my minor hockey days back in Shaunavon. We had some good team back in Atom but I have never really had anything like that in my hockey career.

To have an atmosphere like this, obviously helps us with our winning mindset and we want to perform in front of them is a huge part of it and they keep us going. In those tight games is great to have them have our back.

Lots of offseason work, getting faster and stronger and being able to push back against these older guys. Fend off a couple more checks and be able to hang on to the puck a bit more. Having a great start with the team has hekped a lot, gained a lot of confidence. I take that extra second to make a play that I might not have last year when I didn’t have as much confidence and things weren’t really going my way.

I think its a bit of both, being stronger has helped me find ways to get open and knowing where to be from playing last year. Specially at the end of the year, I wanted to continue to grow the confidence that I had at the end of last year. I learned a lot last year and finding open areas is a big part of my game that I didn’t really have early on last year and I wanted to pick it up this year and having the puck more helps too.

Oh ya, it feels awesome. I love doing it. It’s hard to stay away from all the social media and people trying to get after you I love when people say negative stuff about me, I just want to prove them wrong right away and shove it in their face.