On The Hook with David Gilbert
12/18/2013Position: Center/Forward
Jersey Number: 10
Ht./Wt.: 6-2, 200
Birthplace: Chateauguay, Quebec
Age: 22
Favorite way to spend time away from the rink: When I leave the rink I don't want to think about hockey. I want to do something different. Even if a hockey game is on, I won't watch. I like to watch different TV shows.
Hockey player you admired growing up: Mario Lemieux
Favorite sport other than hockey: Football. I like to make some bets with the guys.
Favorite type of music: Everything. Alternative and electronic dance music.
Favorite meal? Lobster
Have you ever eaten walleye? Yes, two summers ago we went fishing and I caught a walleye. It was really good. I thought it was funny to be eating a walleye.
Favorite beverage: Ginger Ale
Best fast food: Chipotle
Favorite movie: Batman Trilogy, especially the second with Heath Ledger as The Joker
Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad
Favorite video game: Call of Duty or Formula One
Favorite Web site: Twitter
Do you have a twitter account? @67Gil
Person you most admire: My dad Pierre. I look back at when I was kid and all he did for me. He put everything aside so that I could play hockey.
If you could meet any person who would it be? Mario Lemieux
Favorite place you've been to? Any spot in nature near a pond or lake with a fishing rod.
Top sports moment: When I was 14 my team won a national championship. Also getting drafted by Chicago and playing in a preseason game in 2010 against Tampa Bay.
What's your hockey superstition? None at all.
Have you lost any teeth while playing? Nope. I'm good.
Nickname: Gilly
What would you be doing if you weren't playing hockey? I can't answer it right now. Maybe a firefighter.
Something nobody knows about you: I'm a good dancer.
— Mark Monroe