NHL ENTRY DRAFT

June 22, 1996

Derek Morris

Definitely. I wasn't expecting to go for a little while, but I'm glad I did.

I thought it of it, but I just got my brother to get it for me just in case.

Really surprised. I expected somewhere from second to fourth. I never heard the first round, although I guess they see something in me.

Definitely. When I grew you up, I watched the Flames, Oilers and I'm definitely going to be excited and proud.

Neither, I was always a Chicago Blackhawks fan. My dad was an Edmonton fan and my neighbor down the street was a Calagary fan.

I don't know, honestly. They told me how it wasn't a big deal when I went out there to talk to them and I is guess it wasn't -- I guess half an inch isn't really much.

I talk to Caly (ph) a couple of times, and he's from around my part and he's seen me a couple of times, knew what I could do, and I guess maybe it had a little say in the matter.

When I was younger, I played more like him, but last year I played a little more of a defensive style than usual. Hopefully I'd like to end up playing like him and hopefully it will happen.

Definitely, I have to be the skater and move the puck well and --

Yep, my second half of the season I was really satisfied with. Basically the first half wasn't the way I wanted to play. I was a little bit nervous, but come the second half of the season, I was pleased with it.

When I talked to them, they seemed pretty interested, because but all the teams I talked to it seemed like they were, and I don't know they seemed like the nicest group to me, treated me the nicest, so I kind of maybe had a little bit of insight.

I was. I always watched my cousin growing up Brent Berger (ph) he was in Chicago a few years ago, so ever since, I've been a Chicago Blackhawks fan.

Yep.

Through marriage, his wife, my mom -- or or her cousin, I guess.

I talked to Brian, he's from around Sylvan and he just basically said be yourself, have a fun time, go down and enjoy yourself. That's all I tried to do.

Thanks a lot.