2020 /01 / 06 / / ISSUE NUMBER 1 HAMILTON HOCKEY PRESS INTERVIEW WITH HAMILTON’S NEW SECRET WEAPON, COACH C. HARVESTER Coach Harvester demonstrating a play at practice On a beautiful January morning in Hamilton Ontario I stopped into a small Horton’s coffee shop to catch up with the new head coach of the Hamilton Steelhawks, Coach Cum Harvester. M: Hey Mr. Harvester, thank you so much for finding the time to sit down with me today. C: Please, do not call me mister, I am not father, please call me by my first name, Cum. M: Uh…ok…Cum then… I am sorry, you do know what that means in English right? C: Yes, yes, it is because you are pronouncing it incorrectly though. It is said Coom, not with UM, but is ok. M: How about I just call you Coach then? C: This is good too. M: So Coach, it’s been a whirlwind career for you, last season you were in the SMJHL and then you had the injury that mysteriously ended your career. Two months later you’re hired as the head coach for Hamilton. What’s that been like for you? C: Is nice. M: Care to elaborate more? C: Ah yes, last season I wanted to play but soon into my first season I took a puck to the face. Then came the blood tests, when they discovered they said I could no longer play. So I say, why not coach? PAGE 1 HAMILTON 2020 / / 06 / / ISSUE NUMBER 1 HOCKEY PRESS M: I’m sorry you said something about blood tests? What do you mean? C: Blood tests, yeah, they come back dirty, Head Office said I was risk, could scare other players away if they knew. Thought about changing name and trying to play still, but I didn’t want. M: This is interesting, what did the blood tests show? C: Ah we don’t need to talk about that, let’s talk hockey. *He pulls out a flask and pours something clear into the coffee cup in front of him* M: Uh… ok then, speaking of hockey, Hamilton has been in the news quite a bit since you took over. Care to comment on that? *Coach Harvester pulls a long drink from the cup before responding* C: You know problem with SHL? M: No, what? C: In SHL they do not know best play you can make is shoot puck. If puck go by goalie, best play. M: So is that the reason why so many of your players seem to rarely pass the puck? C: Yes, television doesn’t show player who pass puck, they only show the player who scores goal. See it came to me when watching fictional hockey movie. You know the movie The Almost Might Ducks I think it was called? M: Yeah that’s a favorite movie of mine, shows how to hold your head up after suffering a crushing defeat, valuable to show young players. C: No, is terrible movie, fictional hockey player character, what was his name, Wayne Gretzky? Is terrible hockey name, but yes he tries pass at end of game to other player, you know the skinny one, and skinny one shoot and is blocked. I think to myself, why does he not shoot the puck? You must shoot puck to score goal, not pass puck. So no more passing. Is good, I teach to Hamilton, we make playoffs. M: Some have said that is not what hockey is about, what do you think about that? C: Yes, they try make new rules. Must pass puck they say, but I say hockey is about goal. We still shoot many many times, as much as possible! M: What will you do if they change the rules again to make you pass more? C: Find new way to score more goals than other team. Maybe hits players out of way? I do not know. *He pulls out a cigarette and lights it* M: Uh Coach I don’t think you are allowed to smoke that in here. C: *laughs* I do not care. After that statement Coach Harvester stood from the table abruptly and walked out of the coffee shop without saying anything else. A confusing if informative interview. PAGE 2
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