Photo Credit: Dave Mahussier
Jets prospects and Development Camp invitees concluded their week here in Winnipeg with a scrimmage. For those curious it was a defensive “gem” which only saw each side score once. Finnish forward Joona Luoto, pictured above, stood out although it is a Development Camp in the middle of summer so no point in getting too worked up about it.
Audio:
Ville Heinola
Notable:
On his focus this summer “I try to improve everything but I think the biggest thing is get more strength.”
Said he didn’t know if he will be at Jets training camp.
Mikhail Berdin
Notable:
On his first year pro “I played lots of games. Like 55 or 60 games for me. It’s pretty good development for me for first season for goalie. It means a lot for me. But I don’t think a lot about last season you know I focus for next season. I need to work hard this summer and be ready for next season.”
On his ability to play the puck “I’m so excited for they let me play how I want cause when I play in Russia coach doesn’t let me play with puck a lot. They say every time stay in net, your job makes saves. But I talk with Passy (Moose coach Pascal Vincent) and goalie coach here and they work for I play puck a lot. I am so excited for this.”
When he didn’t understand a question he said “Actually I don’t understand your question but I need to say something” which had everyone (himself included) laughing.
When asked if it is his goal to score a goal at the pro level “I had couple of chances in East Coast. Really close. I shoot three or four times. No worry. I will score. I know this.” (Hard to forget his reaction when he scored a goal in the USHL).
Said Eric Comrie helped him quite a bit.
