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Number: 5
Position: Defense
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 185
Birthday: 3.27.85
Hometown: Otsego, MI
Last team: Michigan Ice Dogs Midgets
Player Biography
Kyle hails from Otsego, Michigan and played last season for the Michigan Ice Dogs Midget team. He scored 11 goals and 25 assists for the Ice Dogs in 65 games. The NHL player he admires most is Niklas Lidstrom (Detroit), because simply, “he is the best at what he does”.
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Kevin Kasel: Tell me about your family life, do you have any brothers or sisters?
Kyle Bushee: I have one brother, he's younger.
Kevin: How old where you when you started playing hockey?
Kyle: I'd say around five.
Kevin: Why did you start?
Kyle: My Dad kinda got me into it.
Kevin: Why did you decide to play for the Bucs?
Kyle: It is kinda interesting actually, because the League (USHL) went Tier 1, so they need three 85's birthdays. And at the beginning of the season, Coach Ferguson called me up and ask me if I willing to come out and play.
Kevin: Have you always been a defensemen?
Kyle: Yeah, I played forward when I was when I first started out, but then 8 or 9 (years old) I moved back to defense.
Kevin: Tell me about the past teams you've played for.
Kyle: Last year, I played for the Michigan Ice Dogs, Michigan Midget.
Kevin: Where was that team out of?
Kyle: Detroit, Michigan.
Kevin: If I won the lottery, the first thing I'd do is ...
Kyle: Buy my parents whatever they wanted.
Kevin: Do you have a favorite pro or college team?
Kyle: Favorite college would be Western Michigan University. Pro team, I don't know.
Kevin: What about a favorite player?
Kyle: Nicklas Lidstrom.
Kevin: Do you have a nickname?
Kyle: Not that I know of.
Kevin: Finish this sentence: The fans would be surprised to know that I...
Kyle: That I have lived away from home for three years.
Kevin: What is your favorite hockey memory?
Kyle: Winning the Hull tournament in Quebec last year.
Kevin: My first job was ...
Kyle: I don't have a job.
Kevin: What would you consider your dream car?
Kyle: I am not big into cars, but I would say a (Dodge) Viper.
Kevin: What do you like to do besides hockey?
Kyle: Either, become an athletic trainer or a coach.
Kevin: What can't you imagine living without?
Kyle: Hockey.
Kevin: Figured someone would answer that.
Kevin: Finish this sentence. My team mates think I'm...
Kyle: Deaf.
Kevin: Who is your favorite non-hockey athlete?
Kyle: Lance Armstrong.
Kevin: If you could have lunch with one person, past or present, who would it be?
Kyle: I have to say, Nicklas Lidstrom.
Kevin: If you were a head coach of a team what would you do?
Kyle: Give them a day off.
Kevin: I take it you don't get many days off.
Kyle: We don't get 'em, we got one yesterday.
Kevin: What is your favorite food?
Kyle: Steak and potatoes.
Kevin: Who is your favorite band?
Kyle: I really don't have one.
Kevin: Who has been the biggest influence on your life?
Kyle: My Parents.
Kevin: If you started your own NHL franchise, and you could pick any player, who would you start with and why?
Kyle: You need a goal tender, so I would have to say Dominik Hasek or Patrick Roy.
Kevin: Who would you have on your hockey "Dream Team"?
Kyle: Goalie; Hasek, then I would go Nicklas Lidstrom, Derian Hatcher, Joe Sakic, Mike Peca and Mark Messier.
Kevin: If you were stranded on a desert island, whom would you want to be stranded with ... Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz, Sarah Michelle Gellar or Tara Reid?
Kyle: Definitely, Brittany Spears.
Kevin: What is your favorite restaurant?
Kyle: Fazolli's
Kevin: Who would you rather be, Bugs Bunny or Road Runner?
Kyle: Road Runner, he can go fast.
Kevin: Who would you rather be, Superman or Batman?
Kyle: Batman.
Kevin: If I could change one thing about me, it would be ...
Kyle: To not be deaf.
Kevin: Any advice for younger hockey players?
Kyle: Just work hard.
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