Philadelphia Flyers' forward Blair Betts is a blue collar player who doesn’t mind doing the dirty work. He spends most of his time on the ice killing penalties, but has no qualms about it. He is appreciative of his success and is always modest. It was a pleasure to talk to this hard worker and it’s an even bigger pleasure to have him represent the orange and black. Enjoy my conversation with Blair Betts!
Donald Wood: How are you doing today?
Blair Betts: I’m doing well, thank you.
DW: You’re one of the hardest working players on the penalty kill, do you like working the penalty kill?
BB: I do, yeah. I take a lot of pride in it, it’s something that has become part of my game and you have to take a lot of pride in it if you want to be good at it.
DW: I know you guys have been shorthanded a lot this season so far, a lot more thus far than last year at this point.
BB: Yeah we have.
DW: The penalty kill unit has been playing well and you’ve only allowed seven power-play goals on 61 opportunities.
BB: Yea ...
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Philadelphia Flyers Forward Blair Betts Interview: The Blair Betts Project
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