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Number: 17
Position: Forward
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 205
Birthday: 6.29.83
Hometown: Ballwin, MO
Last team: Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)
Player Biography
Denny heads north this year to join the Bucs from his native Ballwin, Missouri. He played last season for the Springfield Jr. Blues of the NAHL, and tallied 10 goals and 19 assists. He says that the best advice he’s ever received is, “Always work hard...you never know who’s watching”. Denny was released in January. |
Kevin Kasel: Tell me about your family life, do you have any brothers or sisters?
Denny Reagan: Yeah, I have a younger brother. He is 15. That's my only brother and he is a hockey player as well. He came up here and would like to be a member here too.
Kevin: How old where you when you started playing hockey?
Denny: I have to say, six or seven years old.
Kevin: Why did you start?
Denny: I started because a couple neighbors down the street were playing. And I tried one day and picked it up and loved it ever since.
Kevin: Why did you decide to play for the Bucs?
Denny: Good team with a winning history. Just a good reputation.
Kevin: Have you always been a forward?
Denny: Yes, I have.
Kevin: Tell me about the past teams you've played for.
Denny: I started out when I was 16, my first year of Juniors was in St. Louis, my hometown. I played for the St. Louis Sting, played for a good coach, Rick Zambo, and developed my skills a lot.
When I was 17, I started out with the Sting, then the coach I wanted to play for, Rick Zambo, resigned because the organization was very unstable financially. And I asked to get traded at Christmas time. I went to Springfield of the North American League, finished out the year there. Last year, I played for Springfield the whole year.
Kevin: Is that Springfield, Illinois?
Denny: Yeah, Springfield, Illinois, the (Springfield) Junior Blues.
Kevin: Do you have a nickname?
Denny: No nickname.
Kevin: What is your favorite saying?
Denny: My favorite quote I have to say is, always work hard, you never know who is watching. That's what Rick Zambo taught me, and I use that pretty much everyday.
Kevin: Where would you like to go to college?
Denny: I like to go to school somewhere out east. I like Northeastern, somewhere in Hockey East I would like to go.
Kevin: What are some things you want to do in your life besides hockey?
Denny: I like to get into some kind of business. Not a real hard job, after college if hockey doesn't work out. Wear a suit to work.
Kevin: Finish this sentence: The fans would be surprised to know that I ...
Denny: That's a tough one. That my brother my brother might be playing here in a few years.
Kevin: My first job was ...
Denny: A caddy at a local golf club.
Kevin: What are your hobbies?
Denny: Playing golf, working out. Sitting by the pool in the summertime.
Kevin: What would you consider your dream car?
Denny: I would like some kind of Mercedes. A very nice Mercedes with rims on it, all tinted out.
Kevin: Do you have a favorite movie?
Denny: Varsity Blues, it is a great movie.
Kevin: What's your most embarrassing moment?
Denny: How about my first warm-ups when I was with the St. Louis Sting, when I was 16. I was all ready to go, I stepped out for the warm-ups and my blade guards were on. I fell down in front of the fans in my first warm-up.
Kevin: Who is your favorite non-hockey athlete?
Denny: Tiger Woods.
Kevin: What is your favorite non-hockey sport?
Denny: Golf.
Kevin: If you could have lunch with one person, past or present, who would it be?
Denny: Tiger Woods.
Kevin: If you were a head coach of a team what would you do?
Denny: I focus on a lot of off-ice training, as far as weights and stuff like that for development.
Kevin: What is your favorite food?
Denny: Chicken Parm.
Kevin: Do you have a specific pre-game meal? If so, what is it?
Denny: Yeah, I goto Fazolli's, I get a Fettuccine Alfredo with a salad and some bread sticks. I eat that before every home game.
Kevin: Who has been the biggest influence on your life?
Denny: My Dad.
Kevin: What is your favorite TV show/book?
Denny: My favorite TV show, probably NHL Tonight. Then favorite book, I haven't read many books in a while. I have to go with A Tale of Two Cities. Marty Guerin is actually reading that on the bus now.
Kevin: If you started your own NHL franchise, and you could pick any player, who would you start with and why?
Denny: I would have to say Steve Yzerman. Just because of his leadership and he makes players work harder, by watching him.
Kevin: Who would you have on your hockey "Dream Team"?
Denny: I started off with Keith Tkachuk on the left-wing, he's with the Blues now. For center men, I like Steve Yzerman for center men. On the right side I'd probably say, Brett Hull. Defense, Al Macinnis and Ray Borque.
Kevin: If you were stranded on a desert island, whom would you want to be stranded with … Brittany Spears, Cameron Diaz, Sarah Michelle Gellar or Tara Reid?
Denny: I said Brittany Spears for that. Yeah, definitely Brittany Spears.
Kevin: What is your favorite restaurant?
Denny: It is a St. Lois company, called Pasta House, it is out of St. Louis.
Kevin: Who would you rather be, Bugs Bunny or Road Runner?
Denny: I'd say Road Runner.
Kevin: Who would you rather be, Superman or Batman?
Denny: Superman.
Kevin: Any advice for younger hockey players?
Denny: Every time you step on the ice, just work hard.
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