In an effort to help create chemistry between rookies and their new team, SMJHL GM's asked their rookies to do a short interview with a fellow teammate. In St Louis, right winger Michael Fox was lucky in being able to interview team captain, Slip McScruff. 

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Michael Fox: You happen to be our captain for this season, that obviously comes with a lot of trust and responsibility from the coaching staff. What do you think prepared you to take on a leadership role in the years before you got to the SMJHL?
Slip McScruff (@Scrufdaddy): Wow, what a great, uh... question. Most people focus on my career in the J and completely ignore my life before hockey. They don't realize that I was a manager at a very successful Wendy's in my previous life. We had the best sales in the tri-town area and had the cleanest bathrooms in the state. I led as a role model back then and I'm hoping to lead as a role model now. Man, this question really uh... takes me back. I really reached those kids, they had clever nicknames for me like "Super Slip", "Slip Up", and "Leave me alone, I'm on my smoke break".


MF: What has been your favorite moment in the locker room so far this season? Any that involve some of our rookies?
SM: I don't think I have one favorite moment to look at this season, instead my favorite moments are getting to congratulate our 1st stars in the locker room after good games. What's really special this season, is that we've had 3 rookies get 1st stars on our wins, you included. It really shows this season is going to be a full team effort, and not carried from the top down.

MF: Last question and we can hit the ice. There have been some chatter about this possibly being your last season in the SMJHL. Regardless of the validity in those rumors, who on the team do you think is poised to don the ‘C’ when you move up?
SM: Ya know, I haven't actually had that call up conversation yet, but we can't rule anything out. The Jets defense is looking a little rough this season, so they might need me sooner rather than later, but really I'll always be a Crow no matter when they make that call. In regards to my successor? It's really a hard thing to uh... tell at this point in the season. I don't know if anyone thought I'd be in this position at this time last season. What I look for is someone who brings a positive attitude to the locker room. In my case, I received a lot of good help from the captains in my rookie season which inspired me to pay it forward. So I would check in on all the rookies at the end of the season to see if we have any 'C' material crop up, then fill the 'A's with the aging veterans to support that 'C'. I think it would actually be uh... an honor to be moved to an 'A' to make room for a younger 'C' if I had an impact on that player.

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Some surprisingly insightful questions from the rookie and some interesting answers from the Crow's captain. St Louis (5-6-0) is back in action tomorrow against Colorado (6-3-2).