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Know your rebels: Willie Coetze

Toughest player you’ve played against?

Toughest player you’ve played against?

Jared Cowen in Spokane — He’s a big defenceman, so whenever I come down on a rush against him he’s always got his stick in my way.

How do you like your hockey stick?

I don’t like any grip on my stick, so I sand it off. And I just tape it normally, I don’t do anything special to it or write anything special on it I just play with what I got.

What’s your favourite movie?

Dumb & Dumber — It’s the funniest movie I’ve seen, Jim Carey is hilarious in it, and the guys always watch it on the road trips.

If you could play like anyone?

Ilya Kovalchuk, he’s a skilled and dynamic player. He’s just a good offensive hockey player and it seems he does well in his own end too.

Favourite non-hockey Olympic sport?

Alpine skiing is pretty cool to watch, the go so fast down the mountain that I think if I did that I would be scared.