Bosc Ulrich II
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 Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject: Datsyuk's personality emerges |
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He's a funny dude
http://redwingscorner.blogspot.com/2008/05/datsyuks-personality-emerges.html
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"Pavel, when you have the puck, how many people do you see that you can pass to?"
"18,000."
Pavel Datsyuk might be the funniest person in the Detroit Red Wings' locker room. It's an intrinsic part of Datsyuk's personality.
Six years ago when Datsyuk came to North America to play hockey, the Datsyuk we know now was beginning to emerge, but still developing.
He wasn't the fourth leading scorer in the NHL. He wasn't one of three finalists for the Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward. He wasn't on the ice in the final minute of the game. And he wasn't the player tossing out punch lines every day.
Back in 2001, Datsyuk was a 23-year-old far away from home who was trying to establish himself in the world's best hockey league.
"He was a very quiet kid when he first came here," said Detroit captain Nicklas Lidstrom. "Now he cracks jokes all the time. He's a lot more vocal than he was back then. You saw early on a little bit. every now and then it would come out. But the last few years, it's showing a lot. He's probably a lot more comfortable with the language."
Pavel, you wear the 'A' on your jersey as a team leader. What does that mean to you?"
"A lot. So much that I put an 'A' on all my clothes. I wear an 'A' everywhere."
"When he first got here, he was an unknown," said Kris Draper. "The one thing you realize is that Pav has a great sense of humor. He comes up with some great one-liners. Sometimes we call them two-liners because you have to ask what he said. You don't get it right away. This is the way the Red Wings are. It seems that they find not only good hockey players, but quality people as well. Pav is exactly that. He's a great guy."
"Pavel, you've played before with Ilya Kovalchuk. What tournaments were you in together?"
"World Cup. Olympics. Baltika Cup. You put that in for me. Baltika (maker of a Russian beer). Free promotion for Russian business. Maybe they send me bucks." |
I read another story about how someone went up to him and asked him for an autograph. He asked how much money they had and they started pulling out their wallet. He just laughed and told them to put their wallet away and signed.
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