INTERVIEW WITH JORDAN SCHROEDER
Q&A
MINNESOTAHOCKEYJOURNAL.COM // OCTOBER.2015
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PHOTOS:
MINNESOTA
WILD/GETTY
IMAGES;
GOPHER
ATHLETICS;
SCHROEDER
FAMILY
1-on-1 with
Last summer, Minnesota native Jordan
Schroeder signed with the hometown Wild.
After playing in 25 regular season games and
three Stanly Cup Playoff contests, the former
University of Minnesota standout is working
tirelessly to make the opening night roster.
Before the start of the season, the 24-year-old
talked about getting into hockey, his favorite
summer activity and being followed by
cameras for Becoming Wild.
Minnesota Hockey Journal's Mike Doyle
went 1-on-1 with Schroeder as he gears up for
the season.
BY MIKE DOYLE
MHJ: Your father, John, was a basketball player in Pipestone and when
they took you to basketball tryouts, you told him you wanted to be a
hockey player. Did that cause any family tension?
Jordan Schroeder: (Laugh) I think he was more interested in basket-
ball, and he also played baseball in college. I grew up playing basketball and
baseball, and hockey wasn't in the picture. Once we moved to Lakeville, a
bunch of neighborhood kids, who were older, were playing street hockey
and ice hockey on the pond in the winters. I think that really grabbed my
attention and I said, "Dad, I want to play hockey." So, the rest is history.
MHJ: Did your father play hockey at all?
JS: No. He claims he did for one year (laugh). But I don't
think he did at all.
Jordan
Schroeder
