ESPN.com: Q&A with Scott Gomez

Some funny stuff: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=amber_david&id=2306137

Q: As a rookie in the NHL, what was it like playing with Scott Stevens? Were you scared?

A: The only time I got scared of Scotty was before my first NHL home game. I'm one of those guys who, before games, needs to have my mind on something else aside from hockey. So I'm in the players' lounge five minutes before the game and there was a People magazine article on Jennifer Anniston and I was like "neat." So in full gear, I grab the magazine and was reading the article on a couch five minutes before the game. Scotty pokes his head out and he just looked at me, and I said "Oh s---." He did a double take, then he went into the locker room and said "Look at this!" And I knew I had pissed the captain off. He thought it was the craziest thing ever to see a kid, minutes before his second NHL game, sitting there reading People magazine.


Q: Did you do the usual bar tour with the Cup?

A: We took it to this one bar in Anchorage and I wasn't 21 yet. So the manager of the bar tried to fill the Cup with O'Doul's. I told her there is no way you are putting nonalcoholic beer in the Stanley Cup. I was already thinking of the guys back in the locker room, if they found out I had nonalcoholic beer in the Cup, I'll never hear the end of it. It would become another one of those urban myths. So I told the manager I wouldn't drink, but she needed to put real booze in the Cup. She started to argue, but I threatened to leave this packed bar and take the Cup with me. I was a rookie and so scared the veterans would get a hold of this and I would be the laughingstock of the league. So she finally filled the cup with champagne.


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you didnt even mention the part it hought was the funniest, when he told the guy how he peed his pants taht one time

Great article. I love the question about Stevens :handclap:

awesome quote from the article.

"One thing about Lou, he's got balls"

peppermint Schnapps.....classic :biglaugh:

Great article...I always knew Gomez was chill, down-to-earth type of guy...

"Then, something I will never forget, I'm sitting there next to Mess, and Gretzky walks in, and they start joking around. I'm sitting there thinking, "What the heck is going on? This is unbelievable!"

Q: Did you get the inside scoop on whether that Alanis Morissette song "You Oughta Know" is about him or the guy from "Full House"?


A: [Laughs] Yeah, I asked him one time. He chuckled. I didn't really get an answer from him. Who knows? That secret may never be revealed.



I didn't know Mike was dating Alanis Morisette but one of her songs came on the radio and he told me about it. But I don't think he knew who it was about though (for the record I believe it was about Dave Coulier aka Uncle Joey)

Uncle Joey was doggin' that ***** out?? that's funny. When the laugheter stop. :biglaugh:

Q: You were the first Hispanic player ever drafted into the NHL [father is Mexican, mother is Colombian]. At the time, did you know you were becoming a sports pioneer for people of your heritage?


A: The media kind of blew that out of proportion. They made me sound like I came from Tijuana and traded a bottle of tequila for a pair of skates and then learned how to play.

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I enjoyed the the part about Randy McKay being one scary dude and he couldn't remember his name was "Gomez." And another mention on the Devils by Melrose. Amazing ESPN talking Devils hockey. :speechles