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The Jim Rome Show | Conversation with Winnipeg Jets Head Coach Scott Arniel

Audio Description:
The Jets were off today but Jets head coach Scott Arniel took some time to join Jim Rome on The Jim Rome Show. The interview starts at the 18 minute mark and runs until the 28 minute mark. Then Rome talks about the Jets for about a minute after it concludes.

Topics:
1) What is he most pleased about. Character/Competitiveness of the room. (18:22)
2) When did he realize they had this type of potential? (19:00)
3) Where would he rank Connor Hellebuyck in all his years in hockey? (20:00)
4) Is Hellebuyck in same class as Dominik Hasek (21:00)
5) When Hellebuyck came back from 4 Nations, was he mentally spent? Or was he energized? (21:25)
6) His career coming full circle with a passionate fan base (22:25)
7) Did he ever give up on coaching again after Columbus? (23:45)
8) What makes Alex Ovechkin so special? (24:52)
9) What are conversations like with players with bullseye on their back?  (26:55)

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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