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Pat Borgestad - Number 16

Position: Forward
Height: 6’3’’
Weight: 197
Birthdate: 3-23-84
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
Last Team: Buccaneers

Patrick is a returning Des Moines Buccaneer from St. Paul, MN.

He has been playing hockey since he was 3, and since then his greatest hockey achievements have been playing in the all star games of his 2001-02 season and playing in his first game of his first season in the USHL.

Interview

Kevin Kasel: What is your favorite saying?

Pat Borgestad: Pitter-Patter, let's get at her.

Kevin: Finish this sentence: The fans would be surprised to know that I ...

Pat: I haven't cut my hair since the beginning of the summer.

Kevin: What are some things you want to do in your life besides hockey?

Pat: To own a resort.

Kevin: What would you being doing now if you weren't playing hockey?

Pat: Something in the outdoors.

Kevin: Where did you go on your last vacation?

Pat: Pike's Point Resort with Mike Erickson.

Kevin: In comparison to your hometown what do you like and dislike about Des Moines?

Pat: It's pretty much the same, I live in the city (St. Paul) back home.

Kevin: What is your least favorite trait in a person?

Pat: Being down on themselves.

Kevin: What would you consider your dream car?

Pat: Big truck, old Ford, GMC 2500, big one.

Kevin: What is your favorite holiday?

Pat: Christmas.

Kevin: Finish this sentence. My teammates think I'm ...

Pat: Out-going.

Kevin: Who is your favorite Super-Hero?

Pat: Chip and Dale, The Rescue Rangers.

Kevin: What is your favorite kind of ice cream?

Pat: Mint.

Kevin: If there is one thing you could change, what would it be?

Pat: No war.

Kevin: If you were a head coach of a team what would you do?

Pat: I pay my players.

Kevin: Do you have a nickname?

Pat: Borgy.

Kevin: If you were stranded on a desert island, whom would you want to be stranded with ? Britney Spears, Halle Berry, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez or Tara Reid?

Pat: Britney Spears.

Kevin: What is your favorite board game?

Pat: Monopoly.

Kevin: What web page do you check first when you go on-line?

Pat: USHL.

Kevin: Do you have a pre-game ritual? If so, what is it?

Pat: Eat at Quizno's with Mike Erickson.

Kevin: What is your favorite non-hockey sport?

Pat: Football.

Kevin: Who is faster, Speedy Gonzalez or the Road Runner?

Pat: Road Runner.

Kevin: What is your favorite Des Moines radio station?

Pat: 92.5 country.

Kevin: What is your favorite restaurant?

Pat: Quizno's.

Kevin: What do you miss most about home?

Pat: The lakes.

Kevin: Who is your favorite professional non-NHL team?

Pat: Green Bay Packers.

Kevin: Rank your opponent: Who is the toughest forward / defensemen / goaltender you have faced in the USHL?

Pat: Goaltender: Bobby Goepfert (Roughriders), Forward: Thomas Vanek (Stampede), Defensemen: (Chris) Harrington (Lancers).

Kevin: If you could change one aspect of your game, what would it be?

Pat: Speed. I like a lot more speed.

Kevin: Which one, new or old Buccaneer logo?

Pat: Old.

Kevin: Burger King, McDonalds or Wendy's?

Pat: McDonalds.

Kevin: What is the last movie you have seen?

Pat: The Thomas Crown Affair.

Kevin: What is the last CD you have purchased?

Pat: Blink 182.

Kevin: What is your favorite card game?

Pat: Schnarples.

Kevin: Outside of Des Moines, who has the best logo in the league?

Pat: Let's see, I have to go with the Lincoln Stars.

Kevin: Outside of Des Moines, who has the best arena in the league?

Pat: Lincoln Stars.

Kevin: What "barn(s)" are you most intimated to play in, in the USHL?

Pat: Sioux City.

Kevin: Any advice for younger hockey players?

Pat: Keep working at it.