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Please describe how it feels to play in front of great fans or what loud fans can mean to a game: A great crowd can create momentum that will help a team to keep pushing to finish off a win or to come from behind. A great crowd can be a huge boost to morale.
Favorite way to relax on a non-game day: Watch football and cook a good dinner
Can you describe a "fan-friendly" pre-game ritual you like to go through to prepare for a game? I eat pasta for a pre-game meal followed by a nap. I ride the bike and stretch right before I put my gear on.
Personal hockey highlight, so far (on or off the ice): Calder Cup Championship - Chicago Wolves 2008
Favorite hockey team and player while growing up: Chicago Blackhawks, Chris Chelios
Celebrity or top athlete you'd most like to meet? Tiger Woods or Peyton Manning
Nickname as child or currently: Fays
Best sport you play, other than hockey: Golf, Baseball
If you could instantly be an expert in a winter Olympic sport (other than hockey) which would you choose, and why? Downhill Skiing, I think it looks like a lot of fun
Other than a hockey player, what job would you be most interested in having? Pro golfer
Favorite "junk" food: Pizza
- Chicago Style Deep Dish
Favorite or best subject in high school: History
What was the name of your first organized hockey team? Glenview Stars
Other than hockey what is the best part of winter? Christmas
What is a difference between Canadians and Americans? How we dress, Americans dress much better
Age you started playing hockey? 4
If you had only $10 to spend at a grocery store, what are you getting? Bread, peanut butter and jelly, and milk
Favorite "80's" band or song? Journey - Don't Stop Believing
When you hear the word "Ohio", what do you think of? Buckeye football
Movie you've seen over "100" times: Godfather