When you first found out you were coming here, to Lewiston, from Slovakia, what was your first reaction?

I was nervous, I didn;t know what to expect. I was surprised. I was surprised about the good team spirit here, I was surprised by the coaching staff. It was a good experience for me, and I came out of it a better player. I tried to learn a new language, a new style of hockey.

How much English did you speak when you first came over?

I didn’t speak much, not any really. Just a little, little bit.

How much did having Michal Korenko here to start you career in Lewiston help?

We lived together, and hung out together most of the time. He helped me a lot, with English, with the people here, pretty much everything.

Aside from the language barrier, what was the hardest thing you had to adjust to here in Lewiston?

Other than the language? Ummm, well, it was the first year I lived away from my family, so that was tough, but I had a great billet family, so it wasn’t that bad, and then the new style of hockey. It was pretty much everything I had to learn.

What was the biggest difference, the biggest thing you had to learn hockey-wise that was different from back home?

Obviously it’s faster here. You finish every check, and you don’t have as much time on the ice. That’s pretty much it.

What is the best memory you’re going to take home with you from your experience here?

Definitely last year, winning the President’s Cup and going to the Memorial Cup. You don’t even realize how good that was until, like this year, you get knocked out early, how nice that was last year.

This year, you weren’t the new European player on the block anymore. Were you able to help Denis Reul out at all this year?

He spoke better English than I did when he got here, and i think he adapted well, probably better than me.

So, what’s next for you?

I’m going to play college hockey next year, in Ottawa, and I’m definitely going to come to Lewiston to see the team and the people and my billets again.