{"id":1326,"date":"2013-04-09T12:50:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T16:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2013-04-16T12:10:10","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T16:10:10","slug":"final-word-from-outgoing-tiger-brett-sinclair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/final-word-from-outgoing-tiger-brett-sinclair\/","title":{"rendered":"Final word from outgoing Tiger Brett Sinclair"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jeff Doner<\/strong><\/p>\n

We continue our series of Q and A\u2019s with some of the Aurora Tigers Junior A players who are moving on to the next step in their hockey and academic careers \u2013 this week is goalie star Brett Sinclair.
\nBrett is moving on to Curry University in Massachusetts after two solid seasons in net for the Tigers. Good luck, Brett!<\/p>\n

Born:<\/strong> St. Catherines
\nAge\/birthday:<\/strong> May 21, 1993 (19)
\nSeasons with Tigers:<\/strong> 2<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong> Goalie<\/p>\n

Past hockey career:<\/strong> Junior B St. Catherines Falcons<\/p>\n

Season Stats with Tigers:<\/strong> GP 28 \u2013 W 13 \u2013 GAA 2.72 \u2013 SV% 0.920<\/p>\n

Best memory playing with Tigers:<\/strong> \u201cLast year (spring 2012) we played Orangeville in the playoffs and we went to double overtime and we won and it was just crazy. It was a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s on tap for next season:<\/strong> Curry College in Massachusetts to play hockey and taking business management. <\/p>\n

Why this school?<\/strong> \u201cThere were a couple other schools, but I chose Curry because they offered me the best package and I\u2019d be able to play my first year and try to be a starter for a division-three school. It was a lot different with other schools that already had a bona-fide starter so I\u2019d be battling for second. But with Curry College, the coach basically told me I\u2019d be stepping in as a 1-1A pairing. That\u2019s why I chose it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Are you looking forward to being in US?<\/strong> \u201cI can\u2019t wait to be living down in Boston. I\u2019m going to be living with Justin Nice [teammate from Tigers] who\u2019s on the team. So it should be pretty fun. I want to watch some Bruins, Red Sox and Patriots games while I\u2019m down there. Four years of my life in Boston doesn\u2019t sound too shabby.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hobbies:<\/strong> \u201cIn the summer I play golf and then I\u2019m pretty big into music. I played a lot of instruments growing up. I played piano until about age 12, picked up saxophone and a bunch of other instruments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Any other sports?<\/strong> \u201cI did play baseball. I went to the Ontario Summer Games for it a couple years ago, but since then I haven\u2019t really played.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favourite movie:<\/strong> Superbad<\/p>\n

Favourite sports movie:<\/strong> \u201cMiracle, even though it\u2019s American.\u201d<\/p>\n

On your ipod:<\/strong> \u201cI have a very eclectic music taste. I\u2019ve got a lot of hip-hop, R & B, rock, country, anything. One of my favourites? Kanye West.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favourite hockey team and why?<\/strong> \u201cBuffalo Sabres. I live pretty close to Buffalo, it\u2019s only about a 30 minute drive. We had season tickets since I was 10 or so, so my dad and I used to go. I love Buffalo.\u201d <\/p>\n

Who will win the Stanley Cup this year?<\/strong> \u201cPittsburgh. When Crosby comes back I don\u2019t see them losing a game. They have four solid lines.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favourite NHL player:<\/strong> \u201cI liked Hasek obviously and I really like Miller.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which super hero would you want to be, why?<\/strong> \u201cProbably Batman, because he gets to drive all those fancy looking vehicles and nobody really knows who he really is deep down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who is your hero\/idol\/role model?<\/strong> \u201cProbably my parents. They\u2019ve basically taught me everything. My dad was a really hard worker when he was young and didn\u2019t have a lot of money and now he\u2019s a dentist so, it\u2019s just perseverance. That\u2019s what he\u2019s taught me.\u201d <\/p>\n

Best thing about playing for the Tigers:<\/strong> \u201cCamaraderie with the boys. I\u2019ve been on teams before where there\u2019s a lot of individuals and they don\u2019t really come together as a team, but with me moving away from home and billeting with Dylan Sikura I got to meet a bunch of people in the city and got to become friends with a lot of the guys on the team. The coaching staff was great too.\u201d <\/p>\n

What type of goalie are you, what are you known for or who do you compare yourself to?<\/strong> \u201cMaybe Jonas Enroth from the Sabres. He\u2019s a smaller goalie, but he\u2019s quick.\u201d<\/p>\n

Best accomplishment on and off the ice:<\/strong> \u201cRepresenting Canada in Finland in 2011. I got to be a part of the Team Canada Three Nations Cup. JR was the coach of that and Lisi was on the team. Off the ice, probably getting into Curry. I graduated high school with an 85 per cent average, so I am pretty pleased with that.\u201d <\/p>\n

What is the biggest hurdle you have had to overcome in your life or hockey career?<\/strong> \u201cI don\u2019t really think I\u2019ve had big hurdles to overcome, but when I was younger I went from house league to triple A and basically all the guys that were trying out for the team and their parents were pretty shocked and wanted me kicked off the team because I didn\u2019t play triple A before.\u201d <\/p>\n

What are you going to do with your summer before school starts?<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m going to visit Curry. Probably just be working out, golfing, training and maybe have a party or two.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you had a slogan or motto, what would it be?<\/strong> \u201cI like \u2018veni, vidi, vici,\u2019 it\u2019s Julius Caesar, \u2018I came, I saw, I conquered\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Are you superstitious?<\/strong> \u201cYeah\u2026I\u2019m pretty superstitious before games. I have a long routine I go through with what I eat, what time I go to bed at, how long my naps are before games. In the dressing room I visualize a lot. I\u2019m pretty superstitious, I guess. I usually grab a chicken parm and pasta before a game, I have a nap for 35 minutes before a game. Usually I don\u2019t talk to people before games. I don\u2019t want to talk to anyone or see anyone before a game. I\u2019m just in my zone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who is the funniest teammate you have had and why?<\/strong> \u201cProbably Taylor McCloy, he\u2019s hilarious. He just says and does funny things that you just shake your head at. Taylor is great.\u201d<\/p>\n

You and goalie partner Entmaa were a good tandem, what was that like?<\/strong> \u201cHe was a great goalie partner. He\u2019s the only goalie partner that I\u2019ve liked, really. He\u2019s going to do well next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your stance on the possibility of making goalie equipment smaller in the NHL?<\/strong> \u201cMaybe some of the equipment could be more fitted. I know they are talking about the landing pad on the knee, but if they limit that, that\u2019s pretty important padding because a lot of goalies have knee problems and hip problems. The reason why those knee guards are there is to prevent that. I think it could inhibit the game instead of creating more goals. Certain goalies could definitely wear more fitted protection. Some of the goalies are huge and it\u2019s a little excessive.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you were GM for Team Canada, what three NHL goalies would you take to the Olympics next year and why for each?<\/strong> \u201cCarey Price [Montreal Canadiens] definitely. Probably Marc-Andre Fleury [Pittsburgh Penguins], he has won a cup and plays on a great team, but he\u2019s good. As a third, maybe Martin Brodeur [New Jersey Devils] if he\u2019s not retired.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s comment [James Richmond]:<\/strong> \u201cBrett just finished his second season with the Tigers where he posted a save percentage that put him in the top ten in the OJHL. Brett came to us from St.Catherines and has been a steady backstop for the Tigers for the last two seasons. He will move on this fall to Curry College where he will get the opportunity to play goalie in the NCAA. The Tiger Family wishes Brett success at the next level and would like to thank him for his commitment to the Tigers and to the Town of Aurora.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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