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NHL ENTRY DRAFTJune 22, 1996Marcus NilssonST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Q. How do you feel? MARCUS NILSSON: I was hoping I would go to Florida, really. I was hoping I would go to Florida. Q. Why Florida? MARCUS NILSSON: I don't really. I like the team and it is my favorite team. Q. Did you get the chance to watch them during the Stanley Cup run? MARCUS NILSSON: Yeah, I watched them. It is a good team. Hard working, yeah. Q. Who were your heroes? MARCUS NILSSON: Mario Lemieux, maybe, yeah. Q. Style of play? MARCUS NILSSON: Well, I don't know really. I like him. Q. Are your parents over here with you? MARCUS NILSSON: Yeah. Q. Are they pretty happy for you? MARCUS NILSSON: Well, they are really happy, yeah. Q. Have you ever been to Florida at all? MARCUS NILSSON: No. Q. When you think of Miami, what do you think of? MARCUS NILSSON: Nice weather. Q. What do you think you need to work on to make it? MARCUS NILSSON: Getting stronger. That is it. Q. You had interview with Florida? MARCUS NILSSON: Yeah. Q. How did you think the interview went? MARCUS NILSSON: Really good. Q. Why did you think it was really good? MARCUS NILSSON: I told them I'd like to play for them and it never -- I told them I'd really like to play with them so they were very happy. Q. What other sport did you play growing up? MARCUS NILSSON: Soccer. Q. What is your strong point? MARCUS NILSSON: Scoring goals. Q. Do you have any brothers or sisters? MARCUS NILSSON: A little brother, he is 15. Q. Does he play, too? MARCUS NILSSON: Yeah. He plays, too. Q. What is his name? MARCUS NILSSON: Patrik. Q. What do your parents do? MARCUS NILSSON: My mom is a dentist and my father has his own company, has his own company doing landscaping and stuff like that. Q. When you first thought you were going to be drafted by an NHL team, did you talk to your parents about whether you would go yourself or would they come with you? MARCUS NILSSON: By myself. I think they are going to visit me a lot, so .... Q. Talk us about how you played last two years. MARCUS NILSSON: I played pretty good. I am very tired. Q. Travelling and stuff? MARCUS NILSSON: Yeah. Q. Is there any player that stood out to you when you would watch him play? MARCUS NILSSON: Jovanovski. Q. Why? MARCUS NILSSON: Well, I don't know why, but I like him. Q. Are the Playoff games broadcast live in Sweden? MARCUS NILSSON: Both. It is in the middle of the night. Usually watch, you know, on tape some, but they show the games like three times a day, every game. Both live and then not live. End of FastScripts…. |
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