Titan Prospect Q&A with Xander Boutilier
By: K. Bryannah James/Communications Coordinator
Xander Boutilier
Forward with the Mississauga Senators U16 AAA of the GTHL U16
Drafted 81st by Bathurst
Q: What is your favourite pre-game meal?
A: Probably salmon, rice and broccoli.
Q: Which is your favourite NHL team? Tell us how you came to love that team.
A: I don’t have one. I just like players.
Q: Who is your favourite hockey player & why?
A: Probably Mitch Marner or Drake Batherson. Because they’re very poised, see the game well. And, not cocky. They know how to play the game very well.
Q: What type of music do you listen to?
A: Anything.
Q: Who is your favourite musician/artist?
A: I don’t know, depends on who it is, like what type of music it is.
Q: What are some of your pre-game rituals?
A: When I tape my stick, I like to draw on it. Like, same thing every time. And, before we go for warmup I just sit there and listen to music like by myself for probably five minutes.
Q: What is it you love about the game of hockey?
A: Everything about it. Just passionate about it, I love it.
Q: What is your favorite hockey memory and why?
A: Probably The Brick Invitational Tournament in Edmonton. Probably the most fun I’ve ever had playing hockey, and it was probably the best of the best kids. So, just really fun.
Q: What style of hockey do you play?
A: I’m a playmaker but can score. I’m fast.
Q: As a hockey player, what do you think you’ll bring to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan team?
A: Passion and grit and my speed. Like the pace of the game. I can bring that.
Q: What got you into the game?
A: Before hockey I was just did skating. Probably for like two years and then my friends started playing hockey when I was like five. So, then I just started playing with it and it just came natural to me.
Q: Do you play video games? What is your favourite?
A: Probably NHL.
Q: What is your favourite television show/series?
A: Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Q: What is your favourite movie?
A: Don’t have one. Too many.
Q: Do you have any superstitions on game days? If so, how did that start?
A: Probably my tape thing, when I draw on it. I don’t really know when it started. I just did it one game and I played good so kept doing it.
Q: Do you have any other hobbies outside of hockey and if yes, what would they be?
A: Hangout with friends. I play baseball and yeah, pretty much it.
