January 3, 2010

Ask the Sharks: Murray's Answers

The following article featuring former Cornell standout Douglas Murray appeared January 3 on the San Jose Sharks Web site.

 

By Alison High
Staff Writer


On Saturday night against Edmonton, Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray scored the game-winning goal --- his second tally of the season --- and sealed the Sharks eighth-straight victory. It was a fitting way to end an epic week for the 29-year-old who was named to the Swedish Olympic Team only six days prior.

SJSHARKS.com caught up with the hard hitting native of Bromma Sweden and spoke with him about his preseason hat trick, his lifestyle and his favorite home cooked meals. The 6-foot-3, 240 pound defenseman had some funny stories to tell us while answering questions that were submitted by Sharks fans. Check out his answers to your best questions in the following segment of "Ask the Sharks."

1. As a defenseman what did you work on the most to get your game up to the level it is today and what do you work on to maintain that level of play?
For me, to get to this level, it really was my skating. After that, you try to get better at everything; at all different areas of the game. Whatever your weaknesses are, in this League, they'll expose you. It's really your overall game that you've got to work on.

Complete article can be accessed via the Sharks Web site by clicking here.