Kingston Frontenacs GameDay December 11, 2015

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A trio of Kingston Frontenacs are off to
Team Canada’s Selection Camp in Toronto
for the 2016 IIHF World Juniors. While forward
Lawson Crouse, as a member of last
year’s gold medal winning team, looks to be
a lock for this year’s team, Roland McKeown
and Spencer Watson will both have to
prove themselves at the selection camp.
We caught up with three players just before
they left for Toronto earlier this week.
GameDay: Lawson, you were a member
of the gold medal winning Team Canada last
January. Can you tell us about that experience?
Lawson Crouse: It was obviously a
lot of fun playing in Toronto and Montreal
in front of the home crowd. It was a great
experience. We’re looking to bounce back
this year and I’m looking forward to a great
camp.
GameDay: Roland, this was the first
year you received the invite to the selection
camp. What was the experience like getting
the phone call asking you to come to camp?
Roland McKeown: Obviously it’s a
great honour, but that’s the small step. The
big step is making that team. That’s my goal
heading into camp, that’s my mindset.
GameDay: Spencer Watson, you’ve had
a lot of success with the Kingston Frontenacs
and on the international stage with
Team Canada at the Ivan Hlinka and as a
member of Team OHL for the recent Canada
Russia Series. Do you think some of that
success is what’s giving the scouting staff
at Hockey Canada reason to keep an eye
out for you?
Spencer Watson: Yes. Any time
you can play well in front of Team Canada
scouts and personnel is huge. I felt like I
played really well in the two (Canada Russia
Series) games and I feel like that kind of
helped my chances to get to the camp. Now
it’s just one more step to make that team.
GameDay: Spencer, how do you mentally
prepare for a selection camp process?
Spencer Watson: You just have to
know that it’s a short period of time to show
your stuff so you can’t really grip your stick
too tightly. You just have to go out there and
play your game. You’re there for a reason
and they like what you bring to the team.
GameDay: Roland, you lead the team
as our captain. What experiences are you
hoping to take away from playing with the
best in the country and for that matter the
highest calibre junior hockey players in the
world?
Roland McKeown: There’s lots to
learn. That’s a once in a lifetime experience.
I’ll certainly be learning on the go and
I’ll bring back whatever I can to the team
here. That’s what I’m looking to do.
GameDay: Lawson, you are teammates
and friends with Finnish forward Juho Lammikko,
who happens to be heading to the
Finnish selection process. And you’re both
Florida Panther prospects. What happens
when a teammate becomes an opponent?
Lawson Crouse: I think that would
be a lot of fun, but at the end of the day
we’re both out there to win. It’s going to be a
good game if we’re both there. We’re going
to have to put that friendship aside. KF
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