Catching up with captain Brown

It’s been a couple days since Dustin Brown got named as a all-star, but I got a chance to catch up with him and ask him about it, and ask him about his thoughts on being a team captain. Here’s what Brown said about this week’s selection…

BROWN: “Well, there’s Kopi and Fro and even Quincey and Doughty… There are a lot of guys who could have represented the team, and they’re all qualified to do so. To be picked out of all of them and to be named an all-star, it’s really an honor. For this team, I think it’s important that we learn how to do things the right way. I try to show that with how I play, and if that’s what got me voted in, hopefully that will translate to more wins for this organization. From an all-star standpoint, it’s really an honor. My type of game is definitely not, per se, an all-star style, but it’s just an honor to be selected.”

Question: Obviously there aren’t really defined roles for a team captain. It’s sort of what you make of it. What have you tried to make of it so far?

BROWN: “On the ice, things haven’t really changed. I tried to lead by example with the way I play each and every night. Obviously you’re not going to play your best gave every night, but you can put the effort forth. I feel that I do that. If Oscar, Dewey (Drew Doughty) or Simmer (Wayne Simmonds) notice that and it helps them become a better player, then I feel like I’m doing my job. You see how people play, and that’s what I pride myself on, how I play each and every night. Obviously off the ice there’s a lot more responsibility. I’m learning as I go, but it’s a pretty good locker room. There are a lot of veterans, with Zeus (Michal Handzus) and OD (Sean O’Donnell) and Army (Derek Armstrong) and even Kopi and Fro. All those guys help it along. Greener (Matt Greene) especially. So it’s not like all the responsibility is on my shoulders, but I just try to lead by the way I play.”

Also, here’s what Terry Murray said about the performance of his captain…

MURRAY: “When you start to look at your leadership, your captains and, in particular, Dustin, you’re looking at how does the team respond to team play? I think the leadership, and the captains, is a big part of that, and we’re seeing pretty good stuff since the start of the year. I think we’ve taken some strides in the right direction. That’s team play, but that’s also a reflection of him as the captain of the hockey club. He sets the example on the ice. His leadership is very visible to all of us in the way he plays, hard and gritty. He tries to set the tone for our team and he carries himself with great dignity in his game. He’s got great respect around the league and I think, in the first 40 games of the year, he’s done a tremendous job in that capacity.”

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