No player had a bigger impact on the Moose last season than Thomas Milic as the Jets goaltending prospect in his first season as a pro got the recall up to the AHL and backstopped Manitoba from last place in the AHL to a playoff spot. He went an impressive 19-9-2 with a .900 save% and a 2.72 GAA.
We reflected on his season in Manitoba, becoming a pro, whether he has any goalie superstitions, his most memorable game and much more as the IC Summer Series continues to introduce you to prospects in the Jets system.
Topics:
1. How does he spend his summer in terms of training & spending time with family? (:32)
2. Has he been skating with his summer ice group for awhile? (1:21)
3. How did he watch the Stanley Cup Playoffs? As a fan or as a player? (1:33)
4. What did he take away from the Skinner vs Bobrovsky battle? (2:09)
5. What was the team focus in the exit interviews for him to focus on? (2:39)
6. The value of taking a playoff loss “personally”. (4:21)
7. How often does he hear from the coaching staff during summer? (5:04)
8. How does he meld the different styles of his home goalie coach and team coach? (5:49)
9. What was his biggest takeaway from his first season as a pro? (6:50)
10. Importance of having good practice habits (7:34)
11. How important was goalie partner Collin Delia for his development? (8:36)
12. What did he learn about the ECHL being there with Norfolk? (9:56)
13. What did going to the Spengler Cup mean to him? (11:50)
14. Was he able to bring family with him to Switzerland? (12:57)
15. What was his most memorable moment from his first year as a pro? (13:30)
16. Does he keep mementos? (14:51)
17. Does he have it all hung up? (15:39)
18. How much does he enjoy the Moose specialty jerseys? (16:01)
19. Is he superstitious? Does he have pre-game rituals? (16:55)
20. How much input does he have with his goalie mask? (17:45)
21. What’s it like having fans? (20:22)
22. Fellow goalie prospect Domenic DiVincentiis as a resource. (21:43)
23. Impact Moose vets had on him. And how inclusive Manitoba was. (22:56)
24. What’s it like having Tyrel Bauer in his corner? (24:27)
25. What is his focus for his second year as a pro? (25:39)
26. What has he learned about Winnipeg after a year in the city? (26:24)
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