Status: Calgary Flames defenseman. 2006 Olympian.
DOB: Sept. 27, 1983 In: Edmonton
Ht: 6-foot-4 Wt: 215 pounds
First Hockey Memory: “In Canada, it’s just kind of something you grow up with. I remember being a little kid and going home and skating outside, that sort of thing.”
Hockey Inspirations: “I was a Detroit fan growing up so I liked Steve Yzerman.”
Last Book Read: “Into The Silence.”
Current Car: “Is a Chevy pick-up.”
Nicknames: “I don’t have too many. ‘Bo,’ that’s the obvious one.”
Greatest Sports Moment(s): “Probably won a couple of world championships, played in one of the Olympics. So that’s probably the highlights.”
Most Painful Moment: “Haven’t had too many. Broke my foot one time, that was my worst. (Who shot it?) Brent Sopel I think.”
Favorite Uniforms: “Chicago.”
Closest Hockey Friends: “Probably Steve Montador, he’s playing for Chicago right now.”
Funniest Players Encountered: “Sean Hill was a funny guy. Jamie McLennan.”
Toughest Competitors Encountered: “There’s different guys who do different things. There’s a lot. There’s not too many guys who you would say aren’t. To get to this level you have to have some sort of drive.”
Strangest Game: “Nothing too crazy. I’ve had a couple of pretty lopsided games where the score got out of hand, but that’s about as crazy as it gets. One of my first years we lost to Washington 12-2 I think. That was the worst beating I’ve ever been a part of.”
Favorite Sport Outside Hockey: “Baseball.”
Funny Hockey Memory: “Lots of stuff, like every day. If you’re not laughing and you’re doing this then something’s wrong. But nothing really stands out. Lots of stuff.”
Last Vacation: “Went to Nepal last summer.”
Favorite Player(s) To Watch: “Crosby. Corey Perry, Getzlaf, those guys in Anaheim, they’re good. The guys in Detroit – Datsyuk, Zetterberg. In defenseman – I appreciate guys like Nick Lidstrom, those sort of guys.”
Personality Qualities Most Admired: “I guess honesty. And good-natured people.”
Topics: Calgary Flames, Corey Perry, Datsyuk, Detroit Fan, Favorite Sport, First Years, Funny Guy, Greatest Sports, Hockey Friends, Jamie Mclennan, Jay Bouwmeester, Little Kid, Nick Lidstrom, Painful Moment, Personality Qualities, Sept 27, Sports Moment, Steve Yzerman, World Championships, Zetterberg
Biofile with Jay Bouwmeester | 