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by enos_feedler 1507 days ago
The post-game interview with Scott Foster (one of the stand-ins referenced in the article) is pretty funny:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB60iaSUIu0

Best Quote: "I'm an accountant by day. So a few hours ago I was sitting at a computer typing on a 10 key. Now I'm standing before you guys after playing 14 minutes of NHL hockey".

I'll never forget the shock of sitting down to catch sports highlights only to see this interview on TV. I went to high school with Scott Foster so it was a crazy shock.
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OJFord 1507 days ago
That is brilliant, come on, surely the best is:

> you just keep grinding away in men's league and eventually you'll get your shot

! I can't imagine having something like that happen and having the composure to give an interview like that in the same night.

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reg_dunlop 1507 days ago
It was certainly said tongue in cheek, but I played in the same men's league that Scott Foster played in at Johnny's Ice House in Chicago and one of our players legitimately was called up to a professional team a week after playing a men's league game.

Granted it was a low level professional team, and he was called up by a previous coach he had played for, but certainly was worth a couple chuckles.

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enos_feedler 1507 days ago
Thats what impressed me too! He seemed very natural addressing the media.
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aix1 1507 days ago
I really enjoyed that interview, thanks for sharing! The guy is a legend.
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