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         Q.  What was that like?
         JONAS BRODIN:  I liked it.  They showed me around the locker room and
    the  arena.  I like it very much.  They have a really good organization, so
    I like it.
         Q.  What kind of player are you?
         JONAS  BRODIN:   I'm  a mobile two-way defender with good skating and
    good in both zones.
         Q.  You like a shutdown defenseman mainly or more stay at home, or do
    you like to bring the puck?
         JONAS  BRODIN:   I  like to bring the puck and follow the rush to the
    offense.  That's my play.
         Q.   We  don't  have any Swedes but we've got about ten Fins, are you
    worried about that?
         JONAS BRODIN:  No (laughing).
         Q.  How tough is it to get ice time when you're your age?
         JONAS  BRODIN:   It's  tough.   But  this season there were very many
    injured on defense so I got much play time.  It was good for my development
    to play much in the Swedish league.
         Q.   What's  it like to have four Swedish players go in the Top 10 in
    the draft?  What's that mean for Swedish hockey?
         JONAS  BRODIN:   It's  really  cool.   They have really good players:
    Adam  Larsson,  Landeskog,  

    .  And I know those guys; they're
    really good guys.  It's very good for Sweden.
         Q.  Jonas, how much time have you spent in the States?  Have you been
    here before?
         JONAS BRODIN:  Yeah, I was in the World Juniors last year and for two
    years ago I was under 17.  Yeah, this is my third time in the USA.
         Q. Do you understand the Scandinavian-Swedish connection between this
    area  in Minnesota and Sweden?  Maybe it will make the adjustment for you a
    little easier?
         JONAS  BRODIN:   Yeah, I heard there are many Swedes in this town, so
    that's good.
         Q.  Have you been to IKEA?  We've got one?
         JONAS BRODIN:  Yeah (laughing).
         Q.  What is your plan?  Do you think you'll be in the National Hockey
    League next year?  Are you hoping to do that?
         JONAS  BRODIN:   Yeah, it's hard to say how the season will go, but I
    need  to  be stronger and I'm going to work at it I hope one year -- one or
    two years.
         Q.  Is there an NHL player you model your game after?
         JONAS BRODIN:  Yeah, I think it's Lidstrom.  I think we have the same
    play, and play easy and he's in the right place and everything.
         Q.   How  does  it make you feel to know that you're in a place where
    the coach is known for developing young talent?
         JONAS BRODIN:  Yeah, that's really good.
         Q.  Jonas, tell me about your family.  Did your father play hockey?
         JONAS BRODIN:  No, my father played soccer when I was younger, and my
    mom doesn't do sports.
         Q.  Do you have brothers and sisters?
         JONAS BRODIN:  Yeah, I have one brother and one sister.
         Q.  Do they play sports?
         JONAS BRODIN:  Yeah, my brother played in the third league in Sweden,
    maybe.  And my sister played soccer.
         Q.  Is he younger than you?
         JONAS BRODIN:  Older.
         Q.  So you're the best hockey player in the family?
         JONAS BRODIN:  Yeah.
         Q.  Have you been skating since you were like a little tiny kid?
         JONAS  BRODIN:  Yeah, I have a rink 15 minutes away from my house.  I
    played with my friends every day when I was younger there, so...
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