And I started with this: I have not painted at all my childhood. In fact, I never painted. But I read more

And I started with this: I have not painted at all my childhood. In fact, I never painted. But I helped my father who was a house painter and decorative painter. He made stage sets, he made glass paintings, he made everything.

We had a big turnout in Winnipeg but the point of this event is to showcase the Ricoh Coliseum to read more

We had a big turnout in Winnipeg but the point of this event is to showcase the Ricoh Coliseum to hockey fans in this city and the rest of Ontario. I think we'll sell out that beautiful building both nights (for the skills competition and game).

We weren't scared of them. We felt we could match up with them. The only thing was that I think read more

We weren't scared of them. We felt we could match up with them. The only thing was that I think we got away from attacking like we had. They had 20 turnovers, but we didn't take advantage of as many of them as we should have.

That was a shocking gasoline build...the crude build was bigger than expected and that should put down pressure on the read more

That was a shocking gasoline build...the crude build was bigger than expected and that should put down pressure on the market.

They've got a lot of guys who can hit the home run so we've got to be ready. And we've read more

They've got a lot of guys who can hit the home run so we've got to be ready. And we've got to tackle Lamont Jordan. He's a big running back, a bruiser with a lot of speed.

A lot of the independents are doing well because they've found their special niche and can do it for less read more

A lot of the independents are doing well because they've found their special niche and can do it for less than a lot of the major chains can and they've been able to capitalize on it.

(Bench coach) Ron Wotus gives me all the pitches each guy has thrown over the last five days, ... We read more

(Bench coach) Ron Wotus gives me all the pitches each guy has thrown over the last five days, ... We have a form attached to the lineup card. ... There have been some times a guy gets up even two or three times and doesn't get in the game. We don't forget about that.

The umpires are closer than we are. We tried to see the replay, but it was tough to tell.

The umpires are closer than we are. We tried to see the replay, but it was tough to tell.

I was the one responsible for throwing away two points. The second half substitutions (and tactics) I made were wrong. read more

I was the one responsible for throwing away two points. The second half substitutions (and tactics) I made were wrong. We should have played to conserve our 1-0 lead.