For a young man whose team had been eliminated from playoff contention by the London Knights less than an hour before being interviewed, Travis Dermott was remarkably patient and open to answering questions. Really, there was no reason for him not to be proud of the season his team just had, as the Otters finished the regular season as the top team in the league (edging out the London Knights with more wins) with him as their main stalwart on defence. All the same, it was good to see him hold his head high.
Asked if he was happy with his own development, he offered some good insight into his recently-ended season:
"My 'D' coach has helped me a lot, [also] my forward coach and head coach, but I feel like I work a lot with BJ [Adams, assistant coach] on different small aspects of the game.