It's really cool. After we're finished playing, people like Jeff Healey and Alex Walker will be playing on the same stage. It makes you feel famous.

I'm sure that will surprise some people.

That first day we will have people coming in late. It's like anything else -- people have to get used to it.

We'll have cake and punch and share stories. It will also give us a chance to let people know what we are doing.

I'm usually the more cautious side ... Kevin's the dreamer.

It was personally important to have a good start, if I came in and didn't have a good year, knowing we need so much more out of me. Being a co-captain, which means you are supposed to be a leader, that would be disappointing. Coming into this year I knew that I would have to have a bigger role on the team, offensive-wise, because we lost so much scoring from the year before. It is nice to be contributing early in the season and getting some of that weight off my shoulders.