Ohlund:
Kesler:
"Things he did away from the rink made a lasting impression," recalled Kesler. " He was very humble and you learn a lot from a guy like that. We became close the last couple of years he was here and he was a key to my development on and off the ice.
"I was pretty upset and I didn't know if I did the right thing with it [offer sheet]. I was questioning it. We went for dinner that night and it kind of got my mind off it. It really meant a lot to me."
"Markus has always been a good guy to me, ever since I came in he kinda brought me in and took me under his wing..he was a good inspiration to me, a good role model, and he guided me on the right path. We ended up being pretty good friends at the end of it." - Ryan Kesler
Bieksa:
“I don’t think he really targeted me and said he was going to mentor me, but more or less just watching the way he went about his business when he came to the rink everyday and how professional he was had a big impact on me,” said Bieksa.
“I thought he was great with the media and the example he always set for his teammates was great; he’s one of those guys that always treated everyone equally and being a rookie and a first year guy, he spoke to me like he’d speak to Bert or Jovo and those guys.
“To show me that type of respect with me being a young guy, that meant a lot to me. He’s the type of guy that didn’t demand respect, but he respected everyone else by the way he carried himself and in the way he acted. He’s a guy I definitely looked up to.”
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