HC Mike Brown and Jordi Fernández talking about their relationship before tonight’s game

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00:00I'm just happy for him and his family.

00:02He's got a lovely family and he's a great young coach.

00:06He's got a young team, obviously, and so they've got to figure some things out.

00:10But any time I get a chance to see him.

00:14I always love to see him, but I want to kick his ass.

00:18Yeah, I wouldn't be here without Mike Brown, so it's all I can say.

00:22You know, a lot of love as a person, coach, mentor.

00:26And, you know, today is a special game, but at the same time,

00:31it's just a game that, you know, we'll try to go out there and play really hard

00:34and try to beat them, and I'm pretty sure he'll try to do the same thing.

00:39So he brought me from Spain to the U.S., so that's, you know,

00:44I wouldn't be here literally without him.

00:46He also hired me as an associate head coach,

00:50and I think it was a big platform for me to get a job as a head coach as well.

00:56So, you know, it's just not just those two moments,

01:00but a long, you know, like a long relationship

01:03and learning from somebody like him who's been very successful

01:06and a great, great person.