Having played in hockey-mad markets before, Brian Elliott is familiar with his audience.
He also knows how to speak in terms they understand.
Like, for example, when the new Calgary Flames netminder informed the local media on Wednesday that he and his wife Amanda are expecting their first child.
“We have a little cowboy on the way,” Elliott said, to a collection of chuckles on Wednesday at the Scotiabank Saddledome as the former St. Louis Blues netminder was formally introduced to the media.
Contrary to popular belief, not every Calgarian wears a Stetson and rides a horse to work (although a few weeks ago during the Calgary Stampede, that wouldn’t have been the case).