Dec 31, 2007

Facing Off With Will Engasser

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Ever wonder which team is the toughest to play against or which arena is most hostile to opposing players; what players are most respected by their peers; or what types of food, music and books are on the top of a player's list? You can find out each week as ECAC Hockey "faces off" with a student-athlete from each  of the league's 12 member institutions. This week's featured student-athlete is Will Engasser of Yale.

Will Engasser
Yale
Senior
Forward
Chanhassen, MN

1.     Toughest all-around team to play against?
Clarkson

2.     Toughest all-around arena to play in?
Lynah Rink

3.     Favorite ECAC Hockey road trip?
Harvard/Dartmouth

4.     Best all-around arena atmosphere?
Lynah Rink

5.     Best all-around opposing player?
Brandon Wong

6.     Best all-around opposing forward?
JT Wyman

7.     Best all-around opposing defenseman?
Sean Hurley

8.     Best all-around opposing goaltender?
David Leggio

9.     Most memorable college hockey game?
Union (longest game in NCAA history)

10.    Biggest thrill as an ECAC Hockey player?
Scoring the game-winner in the playoffs to keep our season alive.

11.    Favorite NHL team?
Phoenix Coyotes

12.    Favorite NHL player?
Sidney Crosby

13.    What are your plans after college?
Medical School

14.    Favorite college class/subject?
New Product Development

15.    Best book you've ever read?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

16.    Best movie you've ever seen?
Blood Diamond

17.    Best all time TV show?
Entourage

18.    Favorite musical artists?
Nickelback, T.I.

19.    Person you most admire?
My Father

20.    What are you most thankful for?
Having such a great family.

21.    If you could have any superpower...what would it be and why?
I would be able to teleport so I could travel throughout the world without spending time in cars and planes. Also, it would be amazing to go from the defensive to the offensive zone instantly.

22.   Favorite sport besides hockey?
Football

23.    What made you choose Yale?
The combination of academics and athletics was a perfect fit for me. Also, the city of New Haven always has something going on.

24.   One thing that fans wouldn't expect about you?
I am color blind.

25.   You are being exiled to a deserted island and you are allowed to take two items and one of your teammates, which teammate and what two items are you bringing with you and why?
I would bring David Germain because he is extremely entertaining and I would likely not get bored with him very easily. I would bring a Playstation and Guitar Hero 3 so I could keep busy on the island.

 

 

 






Pts ECAC All
Brown 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Clarkson 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Colgate 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Cornell 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Dartmouth 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Harvard 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Princeton 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Quinnipiac 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Rensselaer 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
St. Lawrence 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Union (N.Y.) 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Yale 0 0-0-0 0-0-0
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