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Bryan Little final media availability as he retires as a member of the Winnipeg Jets

While the topic had been raised awhile back, three weeks ago it was confirmed that long-time Winnipeg Jets centre Bryan Little would sign a one-day contract so he could retire as a member of this hockey club. Today he was in the Matt Frost Media Centre following the signing so he could reflect on what this team, this city have meant to him and his family.

Topics:
1) Intro
2) What goes through his mind when he walks into this building? (:40)
3) Being involved in Triathlons (1:13)
4) Why was it important to retire as a Jet? (1:39)
5) What were some of his best hockey memories? (2:37)
6) His last goal in the NHL (3:28)
7) What made it so special to play in Winnipeg? (4:17)
8) When did he get the process going about signing a one-day contract? (5:29)
9) How connected does he still feel to the team in Winnipeg? (6:13)
10) What’s it mean to him to have scored the first Jets hat trick?(7:04)
11) Is this his first time back in Winnipeg in awhile? (7:41)
12) What does he expect it to feel like when he’s being honoured at centre ice? (8:23)
13) How did his former teammates helped him transition to his post-hockey life? (9:08)
14) What’s the AAV for his one-day contract? (9:56)
15) How difficult was it to make decision to retire? (10:13)
16) Has he had itch to get back into hockey in some capacity? (11:20)

Audio:

David Minuk

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