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Dallas Stars Postgame show player interview: Justin Hryckowian · The Ticket Sportsradio 1310 and 96.7 FM

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  Speaker 1: Let's go downstairs.
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  Speaker 2: We're joined now by Justin Ritz Kobe and one goal,
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  Speaker 2: two assists here tonight.
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  Speaker 1: Justin, you got us yep, thanks for doing this as always.
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  Speaker 2: I know we've had you on once before this year,
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  Speaker 2: but this comes after you have a goal and two assists.
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  Speaker 2: But hockey players are always about the team, and it
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  Speaker 2: felt like this was a kind of game that you
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  Speaker 2: guys needed. Did it feel that way for you all
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  Speaker 2: on the bench here tonight?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure. I think we have a building for
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  Speaker 3: a game like this, and uh, I thought we kind
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  Speaker 3: of got off to a really good start just rolling
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  Speaker 3: lines and getting everyone into it, and then you know,
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  Speaker 3: get rored on score scoreboard and Jake obviously held down
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  Speaker 3: early and then we kind of just kept building soil. Yeah,
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  Speaker 3: it was great sixty minutes.
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  Speaker 4: You come into this game knowing that Miko rant and
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  Speaker 4: your leading scorer isn't playing. Did that help the team
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  Speaker 4: focus and galvanize a little more getting ready for this game?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah? I mean it was kind of like, honestly, kind
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  Speaker 3: of a last second thing. We weren't really aware of
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  Speaker 3: the situation till till close the puck job. But obviously
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  Speaker 3: you want to have a guy like him in the
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  Speaker 3: lineup every night. It's just a game changer. But you know,
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  Speaker 3: we got to come together, and you know, we got
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  Speaker 3: by committee when a player like that out and I
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  Speaker 3: thought the boys came together and put a good effort.
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  Speaker 2: And you have a goal and two assists going into
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  Speaker 2: the third period and obviously the Gordy how is on
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  Speaker 2: the table. Are you looking for a little bit of
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  Speaker 2: a little bit of extracurricular in that third Are you
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  Speaker 2: just trying to get to the finish line?
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  Speaker 3: No, just trying to do my job out there. I mean,
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  Speaker 3: just with the scorpion what it was, I don't think
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  Speaker 3: there was any reason to really play into that too much.
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  Speaker 3: Just you don't to spark something, you know, or be
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  Speaker 3: on the wrong side of things after the third period.
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  Speaker 1: So yeah, I was just being smart there, justin.
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  Speaker 4: You you begin the year as a rookie trying to
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  Speaker 4: earn your way into the lineup, and now you're playing
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  Speaker 4: with some of the elite players in the NHL. How
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  Speaker 4: have you gotten from just making the teams now playing
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  Speaker 4: with guys who are gonna have Olympic pedigree in their
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  Speaker 4: careers and just some great accolades of going with those guys.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, it's it's been a good process here
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  Speaker 3: since even the summertime and building out last year as well,
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  Speaker 3: and just stacking days and practices and games and just
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  Speaker 3: learning and taking steps today. And obviously those guys make
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  Speaker 3: the game easy. But at the same time, you know,
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  Speaker 3: I taught myself every day. I belong here and I
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  Speaker 3: can make a difference. So it's been a great, great
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  Speaker 3: process so far, and just looking to you know, looking
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  Speaker 3: forward tomorrow and just keep building.
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  Speaker 4: You went to college, I believe, in Boston at Northeastern.
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  Speaker 4: How much did it mean to you to do this
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  Speaker 4: against the Bruins. I'm sure you saw a lot of
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  Speaker 4: them while you were at Northeastern. What does it mean
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  Speaker 4: to do this against Boston tonight?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, it was pretty cool, I think, you know, I know,
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  Speaker 3: I know the boys back in back at school are
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  Speaker 3: still are watching and they got the games on over there,
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  Speaker 3: and I'm sure the coaching staff and everything are tuned in.
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  Speaker 3: So pretty good feeling. And obviously we had a couple
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  Speaker 3: of guys went to college in Boston in the room
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  Speaker 3: and so kind of always joke about that and talk
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  Speaker 3: about the bean pot and everything. So yeah, it's cool
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  Speaker 3: playing against obviously a team like Boston, I mean, very
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  Speaker 3: historic team and yeah, felt cool first time playing them.
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  Speaker 4: Are you and Jake Ottens you're gonna talk during the
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  Speaker 4: bean pot of all?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I think we're think going to his piss place
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  Speaker 3: for a watch party here. So I've been talking about it.
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  Speaker 3: We've been talking about it NonStop since the end of
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  Speaker 3: the year. It's kind of a daily conversation. So we're
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  Speaker 3: looking forward.
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  Speaker 1: To bummer to see old Matthew's arena disappear.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I mean it was time, but uh,
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  Speaker 3: you know, it was a great place to play. But
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  Speaker 3: you know, those guys will be, uh, will be super
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  Speaker 3: grateful in a couple of years when it's all already.
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  Speaker 1: He got last question for.
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  Speaker 4: You, What does this team need to do between now
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  Speaker 4: and the Olympic break.
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  Speaker 3: I think you should I keep going, keep building and
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  Speaker 3: keep finding different ways to win. And whichever way that is,
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  Speaker 3: you got to accept in. Just keep keep playing and
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  Speaker 3: you know, stack in days.
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  Speaker 2: Justin, thanks for doing this so much, uh, and we'll.
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  Speaker 1: See you sometime down the road. Great, thank you.
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  Speaker 2: That is Justin Rizkobian After a career night for the kid,
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  Speaker 2: a goal to assist.
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  Speaker 1: And he was outstanding as so many of the stars were.
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  Speaker 1: This Yeon