A surprising end to a beyond enjoyable conversation. Athletes today can be very boring at times, relying on cliches when answering questions.
Luke Moffatt is different. He had some of my favorite quotes of all the recent interviews I've done leading up to the draft. Saying "Let's show 'em who's boss!" when talking about playing for Team USA is sure to become an instant classic.
The kid is real. And in a world full of highly polished, generic robots he stands out.
He also values a toothbrush. The ladies will appreciate that.
Luke is currently ranked #95 by NHL Central Scouting, down from 75 at the mid-term rankings. This has been a fairly consistent theme of his the last few years - dropping from mega-hype as the 2nd overall pick in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft (by the Kelowna Rockets) to this weekend, where he'll probably be selected in the middle rounds. Don't count him out though. Hockey's Future projects him a second line center and there are scouts that still believe in him. Is he the sleeper of the draft?
Earlier this week he caught up with The Mayor to talk hockey, the Phoenix Coyotes, the University of Michigan and...well, the real highlights were probably when they weren't talking hockey at all...
First off, who got you started in hockey?
My dad. Growing up in Phoenix, it's not exactly a hockey hot bed. But, my dad is form Vancouver, so he's played hockey is whole life...even into college. He drove me to a play a lot of sports and hockey was just one that stuck. I've loved it ever since.
From what I've read, at 15 you were one of the best players in the world in your age bracket. When did you start to realize "Hey, people are really starting to pay attention to me?"
