ahmedou
DOU
- Oct 7, 2017
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“Being drafted by an NHL team was just like being handed the ticket that gets you on the train... The train hasn’t gone anywhere yet tho. It was easy to be nervous. You never know exactly what to expect. I'm picky on myself. I want more points. More goals. I want to be better. I want to show that I belong in the NHL. My goal is to be in the NHL... So I've to work as hard as them... But more than that, I want everyone to know it. I'm someone who faces the music. I'm not someone who's going to run and hide or find excuses... If someone wants to talk to me about it, I'll be the first one who will want to talk to them too. About what happened, how the fans feel about it. That's part of life. It's our job. Iwas satisfied I made the team in that time. All year long, for me, it was just about living the dream of a young Quebecer playing for the Montreal Canadiens... And I lived it to the fullest. I came into the league with a lot of desire. Creating a lot of plays and a lot of offense. That's what I'm want to do.”
“It's always a while. Getting scratched is part of hockey. I knew that with the work I was putting in I'd be ready at any moment. It's always fun to have a chance to play. I'm always excited to hit the ice. I can't really control anything... It's in their hands and I'm just waiting for the news.”
“We opened up some eyes. We were focusing on ourselves. On the things that Clode talks about before games to put into practice during games. Momentum can change pretty quickly in a game...”
“Movember is a good thing. My grandparents had cancer. So pretty much whenever we talk about it, whichever cancer it is, I'm getting involved in it. It's a pretty weird month to get a moustache like that. Just leave it like that. That's all I've got. I don't need to dye it. My hair is all black. It's easy like that. But for all of the players who are doing it we're a group together... We sticked together and we were fighting against cancer together. It's a good move like that.”
“With Leucan, it's a great team initiative that helps the kids and puts some smiles on their faces and raises some awareness. Our hair will grow back. A great cause to be a part of...”
“Among my family and friends, everyone knows that they're not allowed to drink and drive. I don't mind being the nag or paying for the taxi, I don't care... Otherwise, they stay over. It's not a prison, obviously, but we'll try to get them to stay. We have plenty of mattresses. So it's easy for people to sleep over and make good choices... My friend Nicholas Antonelli was a goalie. He was our best goalie, actually. We won several tournaments together. He was hit by one of his brother's friends after the party. That friend had decided to drive when he wasn't in a state to do so. Nick made a choice because he wanted to be careful and he's the one who got hit. We were both 17 years old. It's been a little while... But it's still difficult to talk about. To think that he made the right decision and it backfired on him. It's tough. I know he's always with me and he always will be. I talk to him a lot... When I'm at home alone, we talk.”
“It's always a while. Getting scratched is part of hockey. I knew that with the work I was putting in I'd be ready at any moment. It's always fun to have a chance to play. I'm always excited to hit the ice. I can't really control anything... It's in their hands and I'm just waiting for the news.”
“We opened up some eyes. We were focusing on ourselves. On the things that Clode talks about before games to put into practice during games. Momentum can change pretty quickly in a game...”
“Movember is a good thing. My grandparents had cancer. So pretty much whenever we talk about it, whichever cancer it is, I'm getting involved in it. It's a pretty weird month to get a moustache like that. Just leave it like that. That's all I've got. I don't need to dye it. My hair is all black. It's easy like that. But for all of the players who are doing it we're a group together... We sticked together and we were fighting against cancer together. It's a good move like that.”
“With Leucan, it's a great team initiative that helps the kids and puts some smiles on their faces and raises some awareness. Our hair will grow back. A great cause to be a part of...”
“Among my family and friends, everyone knows that they're not allowed to drink and drive. I don't mind being the nag or paying for the taxi, I don't care... Otherwise, they stay over. It's not a prison, obviously, but we'll try to get them to stay. We have plenty of mattresses. So it's easy for people to sleep over and make good choices... My friend Nicholas Antonelli was a goalie. He was our best goalie, actually. We won several tournaments together. He was hit by one of his brother's friends after the party. That friend had decided to drive when he wasn't in a state to do so. Nick made a choice because he wanted to be careful and he's the one who got hit. We were both 17 years old. It's been a little while... But it's still difficult to talk about. To think that he made the right decision and it backfired on him. It's tough. I know he's always with me and he always will be. I talk to him a lot... When I'm at home alone, we talk.”