“When Brad [Pascall] and Sutts [Brett Sutter] took me in yesterday, it was cool. They said it themselves. I said it to them. I was like, I just really take pride in it, I have a lot of fun doing it and it’s my favourite thing to do in my season. And Brad was like, well, it’s good to have the recognition as well. He’s right on that 100%. It feels good for that but it’s just something I enjoy doing and to get recognition is cool but it’s just something to really take pride in and will continue to do forever.”

“There’s quite a few. I remember we went and did I think it was the kids cancer ball hockey and I remember there’s a family there, I’m not going to say their name but I remember their son from the year prior when we first did it and it was just pretty fun. He recognized me and the family as well. I just remember that was a really good feeling just to continue to know the same person a year after and build a proper relationship with somebody. So that was really just special.”

“I think it’s one of the most important things we do honestly. We have a name for ourselves, we built a name for ourselves and I think it’s the most rewarding and best thing we can do with our time. I know Kinger (Carter King), and Mack (Simon Mack) and quite a few other guys like Cheech (Nick Cicek) as well, who are all new to our team this year, they’re a big part of doing this. All these programs and things like that. For me, it’s really cool seeing other guys come and be a part of it and joining the community of Calgary and spending their time in good ways and giving back to other people.”

“It lights up those kids’ days and it brings smiles to other people. It helps families out and I think it kind of relieves a little bit of the stress some of those families have. Just to be a part of their day and give them two three hours of time is really rewarding and it’s a really nice feeling to do.”