Bob Revermann
Number: 26
Position: Goalie
Height:6' 2"
Weight: 195
Birthday: 4-5-77
Hometown: Fairbanks, AK
Last team: Omaha Lancers

Player Biography

Bob was added to the Buc roster in December - halfway through the season. His play helped the Bucs win the national championship.

Player Interview

3/11/98

Steve: Bob, where were you born and where do you call home?

Bob: I was born in North Pole, Alaska, and I guess that is home for the summertime. So yeah, North Pole; that is my home town.

Steve: Now when I hear the North Pole, it makes me think there really can't be a town named North Pole, but there is.

Bob: Oh yeah.

Steve: Where is it at?

Bob: It is just about 10 minutes outside of Fairbanks. A lot of tourists go up there during the summertime to see a big statue of Santa Claus. It is like 45 feet tall. The place is nuts during the summer.

Steve: What is it like growing up in Alaska and the North Pole?

Bob: Pretty laid back, an easy going town. Everybody is pretty nice. Winters are bad.

Steve: When you say bad, lots of snow, cold, wind chill?

Bob: No, not too much snow; just a lot of cold. No wind but just strict cold.

Steve: Tell me a little bit about your family, your brothers, your sisters, parents, etc.

Bob: My mom works for the State of Alaska . My step-dad is in the Air Force, and my real dad runs a distributing company back home. I have got a sister that just graduated in '97.

Steve: From high school or college?

Bob: Yes, high school. She is going to college right now at UAF-Fairbanks.

Steve: University of Alaska-Fairbanks.

Bob: Right.

Steve: Has your family been able to see you play as a Buc yet then?

Bob: My mom and step-dad were just down about a month ago for the Omaha series when we played home and home. My mom doesn't watch the games though; she gets too nervous.

Steve: Does she?

Bob: Yeah.

Steve: Has she always been nervous watching your games?

Bob: Oh yeah. She always goes outside with like 5 minutes left in every game. She doesn't watch it.

Steve: Why and when did you start playing hockey?

Bob: I think my cousin got me started actually when I was eight or nine. I think I started with my cousin. "Yeah, let's go down and sign up for hockey this year." I said, "All right, why not?"

Steve: What position? Have you always played goalie?

Bob: No. I was a forward first for about four years.

Steve: And then you made a switch to goalie?

Bob: Yeah.

Steve: How come?

Bob: One kid didn't show up one time for the game, so the coach asked if anybody wanted to play goalie. I said I would do it. Then I just had a knack for it, I guess.

Steve: Do you have any advice for young hockey players?

Bob: My dad always told me to just go out there and give 110% whenever you are out on the ice. I guess that is my advice to them.

Steve: Did your dad play hockey?

Bob: No.

Steve: You are the first one in the family then?

Bob: Yep.

Steve: Tell me about the past teams that you've played for.

Bob: I played in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, for the Indians for two years, which was a pretty good team. This year I started off with the Anchorage Aces in the West Coast Hockey League. Omaha called and then I got traded over here.

Steve: Anchorage Aces and they are in the West Coast Hockey League?

Bob: Yeah.

Steve: Is that a junior team?

Bob: No. It's a semi-pro.

Steve: How did you end up playing for the Bucs?

Bob: Things didn't work out in Omaha, and Owens saw me play last year. He talked to Hastings and then they just brought me over.

Steve: What is the best thing about being a Buc?

Bob: Probably being first place in the league, I guess.

Steve: What is the best thing about playing hockey?

Bob: It is fun. I love to play.

Steve: What is one of your greatest athletic moments?

Bob: I don't know.

Steve: It can be this season.

Bob: I just, I don't really have a great moment. I just, I hate to lose. Losing to me is not an option, so I just love to win.

Steve: What are your plans for hockey in the future?

Bob: I don't really know. Just wait and see what happens after this season and hopefully I will end up somewhere making money next year.

Steve: Now this is your last year that you can play in the junior A?

Bob: Right.

Steve: So you have to either go to college or pro or something of that nature?

Bob: Right.

Steve: If it could go any way, the way you'd want it to go, what would you do? Pick the best scenario. If a miracle could happen, what would you like to happen?

Bob: I would just love to probably go pro next year. That would be real nice. Even IHL, AHL, any of those.

Steve: What is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to you?

Bob: Probably this year in Lincoln. I tripped over, I don't know, my own foot and the puck was coming down. I tripped and missed the puck and the guys put it in the open net.

Steve: Do you have a nickname?

Bob: Revy.

Steve: What are your hobbies besides hockey?

Bob: Golf. That is about it.

Steve: If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it?

Bob: Probably open my own bar, a big sports bar.

Steve: What city?

Bob: Probably somewhere in Arizona.

Steve: Arizona? What a contrast to Alaska. Why Arizona?

Bob: I don't know. I have always wanted to live in Arizona.

Steve: Your favorite toy as a child was . . .

Bob: Favorite toy? I guess I had too many of them. I can't even pick out a favorite. Mom did a good job of getting toys, so I don't have a favorite.

Steve: Okay. A couple of the ones you liked to play with that you remember.

Bob: I loved race cars, remote control cars, drums. That drove my mom nuts. I have had everything though.

Steve: I can't imagine living without . . .

Bob: Probably my parents. That would probably be the toughest. Parents and money.

Steve: The fans probably don't know that . . .

Bob: I am engaged.

Steve: How long? When? Any future plans?

Bob: Probably this summer or next summer, one of the two.

Steve: Is she from Alaska?

Bob: Yeah, she is from Anchorage. She is going to school in Washington though right now.