Being an agitator gives me an opportunity to draw penalties against the other team. That's one part that brings emotion to my game.
Both my grandfathers were in the Navy, and I have cousins and uncles in the military, so it's something that I've always respected.
Halifax is a big hockey city. Everyone loves the game here and really enjoys anyone who has had success.
I don't play in spite of people, I play for the people who pushed me along, the people who have helped me succeed.
I guess if the president of the United States gives you a nickname, you have to stick with it.
I play low to the ice and that's a way I've protected myself in the past - I just felt that it was better to be safe than sorry.
I have to play hard and at the end of the day I still have to strive to protect myself and so does everybody in the league.
I have a huge interest in ancient Egyptian times and the mummies and the kings and all that.
I've always been the kind of guy to take it day by day with not a whole lot of worries.
When you're a young kid and you come into the NHL, you're given money and fame, to an extent, especially in Boston.