Music, Movie & Books

• What is your favorite movie?
   

   

  "Coming to America", "When We Were Kings" and "Dumb and Dumber".
• What is your favorite music?
   

   

  I appreciate a wide range of music, but my favorite is Old School R&B, Soul and Funk.
• What's your favorite book?
   

   

  Mind Gym.
• Who are your favorite actors?
   

   

  Lou Gossett Jr. and Samuel L. Jackson.
• Who would play you in a movie of your life?
   

   

  Denzel Washington.

Food & Meal

• Do you have any pre-game rituals/superstitions?
   

   

  I always have a nap and a pre-game meal.
• What does your pre-game meal consist of?
   

   

  Pasta. The complex carbs in pasts help to fuel my energy level for the game.
• What is your favorite drink?
   

   

  Gingerale.
• What is your favorite food?
   

   

  Pizza.
• What is your favorite snack food of all time?
   

   

  Ketchup chips.

Road to the NHL

• How old were you when you started playing hockey? How old were you when you decided to be a goalie?
   

   

  I was 6 when I started playing hockey. I was a goalie right from the beginning. I was always so fascinated with the equipment, so I never left the goal!
• I am 9 years old and love hockey. I play hockey at our local rink. How much hockey did you play when you were 9?
   

   

  When I was younger, basically whenever I wasn’t in school or doing homework, I was playing hockey. I would usually play hockey about 4 times a week when I was 9.
• What did you learn from your parents?
   

   

  To always respect yourself and others, the eternal value of hard work.
• What is the worst job you have had?
   

   

  Delivering Pizza Flyers.
• What is your best Christmas Present?
   

   

  Goalie Pads.
• What is your favorite minor hockey memory?
   

   

  Participating in the Quebec Peewee Tournament.
• Who has been the biggest influence on your career?
   

   

  My parents who instilled values that I apply to all areas of life.
• Who was your favorite team when you were a kid?
   

   

  Like many other kids growing up in Toronto, my favorite team was the Toronto Maple Leafs.
• Who was your greatest inspiration, as far as hockey players go?
   

   

  Growing up, my role model was Grant Fuhr. He had such an illustrious career winning 5 Stanley Cups and was also the first black goaltender in the NHL, blazing the trail for other minority players such as myself.

Being a Pro

• Hey Kevin, thank you for coming to New Jersey. How do you feel about playing for Devils behind Brodeur?
   

   

  Playing for an organization like the Devils is an honour. The team has always been well run. Playing with a future Hall of Famer like Marty is special. I have always had the greatest respect for Marty.
• Obviously, as a goaltender, you face many shots. Who are some of the toughest shooters to face around the NHL? Who has the hardest shot?
   

   

  Steve Yzerman, Jaromir Jagr, Joe Sakic, Alexei Kovalev, and Mario Lemieux. Sakic is hard. Kovalev is hard and accurate.
• What do you do to stay mentally and physically prepared?
   

   

  Just try and practice as hard as possible, and train off ice, but at the same time nothing can beat actually playing. Obviously, [since] practice is simulated, the pace is not the same. Shooters play a little bit different in practice, as do goalies. There is nothing quite like getting into a game situation. Just trying to do the best I can in training and practice situations but it is certainly not the same, though.
• What does the symbol on the back of your mask stand for?
   

   

  The Barbados flag. Both of my parents were born there. It’s a symbol of my heritage.
• What has been your most memorable moment in the NHL?
   

   

  My most memorable time in the NHL was playing with the 2001-2002 Carolina Hurricanes and making it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals.
• What is your favorite NHL Road City?
   

   

  New York was my favorite city. Obviously, I'm not a visitor in New York anymore, except for the offseason. That being said, now Montreal or Toronto. Toronto, obviously because it's home, and Montreal because it's another one of the meccas of hockey, like here and Toronto.
• What team would you like to play for?
   

   

  Just playing in the NHL is an honor. I am happy to play for any NHL team.

Off the Ice

• Are you still a member of the NHL's Diversity Task Force?
   

   

  Yes.
• For off-ice training how many times a week do you train in the off-season? How many hours do you train a day?
   

   

  In the off-season I usually train 6 times a week for about an hour and a half each day.
• How did you keep busy during off-season? How much do you practice in summer and what kind of things you do then?
   

   

  During the off-season, I do a combination of on and off-ice training to stay in top form. For off-ice training I do a combination of stretching, core exercises, jump-training and cardio. On-ice, I work with my goalie coach, Sudsie Maharaj about 3 times a week.
• How is that working out?
   

   

  I am very involved. The initiative is the right one in that its mission is to expose kids from nontraditional hockey backgrounds to the sport and encourage them to play. There have been several programs instituted in North America, most residing in the United States. That part is going well. I also believe that it is not only important to change things on the grassroots level as far as player participation and knowledge, but [including] nontraditional hockey fans, so to speak, who can relate to the game is important, as well. It would be equally important to encourage coaches, aspiring managers, people who work in other capacities in NHL front offices to support these efforts. They are visible people whose participation would give the whole task force an increased credibility. Like I explained, they have done so much on the grassroots level, but if they did the same with potential viewers or corporate entities and so forth, people will relate and take the league more seriously with their efforts. If you do that, you will see people of different religions and cultures eventually in positions of influence.
• Other than hockey what other sports do you enjoy the most?
   

   

  Basketball.
• What do you do in your spare time?
   

   

  On and off the ice training, reading, sharing time with friends and family.

Odd Questions

• What advice would you give to an up and coming goalie?
   

   

  Recognize the importance of both on and off ice training. Work harder than your opponent and study the game. Be hungry, stay humble, and even the best gets better.
• What is your slogan in life?
   

   

  "What goes around comes around."