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kevinweekes1com A Few Minutes with @KevinWeekesHome Golf Classic About KevinBiography Mentors & Heroes Charities Kevins AList The AthleteCareer Stats Shutouts Masks Tips & Advice Kevins Blog Fan ZoneGuest Book Q & A Cards Wallpaper Press Box MultimediaPhoto Gallery Game Highlights NHL TV Shop Contact A Few Minutes with @KevinWeekes NHL Fans Blog post by umassdiloLook up the word gentleman in the dictionary and you might just see a photo of former New Jersey Devils goaltender Kevin Weekes No not really but meeting the 11year NHL veteran for the first time last June I was struck by how polite thoughtful and softspoken he isWeekes now an analyst with NHL Network was at the NHL offices on 6th Avenue that day in June to pay a visit to NHL Radio as well as to visit with fans as part of the Leagues Hockey is for Everyone initiativeAs you may know Weekes was one of the first NHL players that recognized the value of Twitter as a meaningful way to create relationships with NHL fans I was was able to chat with the affable Weekes for a couple of minutes about his experience in microblogging so farMD How did you get involved with TwitterWEEKES My sister has her own public relations firm in Toronto She represents clients in fashion and sports She was the one that first saw the value in getting me involved She actually signed me upMD What do you see as the value in using Twitter for a professional hockey playerWEEKES I think it is a great medium especially during the offseasonMD Thats interesting Why offseason versus inseasonWEEKES Well during the season fans kind of know what our schedules and life are like as players We have games we have practices we travel Using Twitter in the offseason lets fans learn more about what I am like as a person I can talk about my charity I can give a restaurant review Whatever I am letting fans see the human side of me I think as atheletes its extremely important to do that It disarms people a little bit when we can show that were just peopleMD Do you hear guys on your team or around the League talking about TwitterWEEKES Definitely hearing about it a little more My (New Jersey Devils) teammate Patrik Elias was one of the first guys to use Twitter and I was able to see him use it And you see a few other guys around the League coming onlineMD How big do you think Twitter can get among NHL playersWEEKES It wouldnt surprise me to see a few hundred players using it As players many of us understand that this kind of connection when used properly can give the general public real insight as to who we are as people Even to share the smallest thing about ourselves It could be as small a restaurant review in Montreal It allows us to share that stuff and make a connection We have a small window of time that we are NHL players We came into this as people and well end as people Thats what I think we ca...