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Winnipeg I think the biggest thing was when I was younger, we had a garage and a board. My brother and I fired 100 pucks a day. We had shooting competitions and I think it developed from there I find it interesting that your birthday is May 15, 1990 which happens to be the day Petr Klima scored in triple overtime in game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins. That was my first t footballgames ime watching an NHL hockey game and the first of many memorable moments of my favourite NHL team, The Edmonton Oilers. What is your first memory of watching the Edmonton Oilers? Also congrats on being a first round draft pick. A: . Q: - Caine Smith, St. Albert The biggest thing was more of a relief. It was nice to finally get it over with. I guess you're waiting your whole life for it to be done a footballgames nd now that it's finally over with we can get on to the real stuff. At the time it was very exciting. That's where I wanted to go and to be picked like that was very exciting Welcome to Edmonton, the City of Champions. How many teams other than the Oilers did you meet with prior to being selected by Edmonton? A: . Jordan Eberle (right) looks on. I heard that you asked the Oilers how Sam Gagner- Br footballgames ennan, EdmontonI asked Lowe about it at the interviews and they gave me a straight answer. When I saw Gagner at the draft it was more of a shock than anything. I didn't expect him to be there Who would you best describe your game to be like and does it add some pressure to your development being compared to hockey greats? There have been several comparisons with Joe Mullen and a few to Joe Sakic. footballgames A:I think the closest comparison would be Daniel Briere. I play a similar style to him and one day I'd like to get to the same skill level as him but I have a lot of work to do Jordan, what are your plans for the summer training wise? A: . Q: - Dan Thorsen, EdmontonI'd love to play this year but realistically I know I need to gain some weight. At the same time I'm going to go into camp with the mi footballgames ndset to make the team Who are you most excited about playing with? What do you think about you and Hemsky on a line together in the future? A: , Hemsky, Nilsson and Cogliano. All these guys are such great young talents. To step on the ice with them at camp would be unbelievable. To even take some stuff from them would be amazing. It would be unbelievable to play on a line with Hemsky. To even mak footballgames e it to the NHL, it's always been my dream. To get the opportunity to play on a line with Hemsky is probably a longshot for this year but it would be unreal How do you feel about being invited to Canadian National Junior Camp? A: . Q: - Amy, EdmontonI'm a country guy. It's always been country. I like Johnny Reid, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley. The main country artists Jordan Eberle- James, SeattleT footballgames he biggest thing was coming in as a 17 year old you have more confidence than as a 16 year old. My coach gave me a lot of good opportunity on the power play and linemates help a lot. Our line had such good chemistry together Thanks for taking the time to do this. It was so great to see somebody so genuinely excited to be drafted by the Edmonton Oilers! What kind of hobbies to you have outside of h footballgames ockey? Congratulations, and have a great summer! A: Q: - Kyle, ManningGrowing up in Regina and watching them play - my cousin played for them - is unbelievable. Being able to live with my grandparents is good, too Congrats Jordan! I can't wait to see you in an Oiler uniform. I also watch a ton of Pats games and it will be exciting to watch you progress to the NHL. Any ideas of what number you wil footballgames l go with? I want to buy a jersey already! A:I'm not so focused on numbers right now but I wouldn't mind keeping my own number (27). Right now I'm just focused on making the team. footballgames
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