Thatcher Demko’s First Meeting With Patrick Roy

2 years ago  /  Kuklas Korner

from Luke Fox of Sportsnet,


“When I was in college, it’s something I did to keep myself in a good frame of mind during the game. I used to be pretty hard on myself. In between whistles, they played tunes and dancing kept it light for me,” Demko explained on the podcast.

However, Demko stopped cutting an icy rug once Roy ripped into him during an interview with the Colorado Avalanche at the 2014 combine.

“He f—–’ laid into me for this ‘Dancing Demko’ thing, man,” Demko said. “Patty Roy, man. I grew up idolizing this guy. I can’t wait to see what this guy is like. And the first thing that comes out of his mouth is: ‘What the f— is wrong with you?’ I was like, ah, this is not going how I would hope it would go. I’m just a young, scared kid.”

According to Demko, Roy went on: “I see you out there, dancing around like you don’t give a s—. How are we supposed to draft you? Looks like you’re just here to have a good time. We need a guy who is willing to do anything to win.”

Demko concedes, to a certain extent, Roy was right. It’s one thing to dance around in college. That wouldn’t fly in the NHL.


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