jacob middleton ray & dregs interview partial transcript
from the ray & dregs hockey podcast, episode found here: https://omny.fm/shows/ray-and-dregs-hockey/nhl-playoff-outlook-minnesota-wild-d-man-jake-midd (interview starts at 23:17; transcript starts at 45:57)
side note, i do not usually listen to this podcast so i cannot tell the two hosts apart. for purposes of this interview it doesn't really matter, so they're both just labeled "host" lmao
HOST: Y'know, like- You need longer laces. The way you wear your gear, you look- you could’ve played in the 80s, and looked- perfect.
JACOB MIDDLETON: Well, so… I wear nothin’ under my gear. I wear- I wear socks now, because I saw Mario Ferraro get caught- get cut in New York, so I wear those cut-proof socks, but other than that, I wear an underjock and nothin’ else. So the media team hates me, ‘cause they can’t take any pictures or anything in the room and when they’re doin’ the pregame videos and that, they gotta steer clear of my corner ‘cause I got nothin’ on except for a little jockstrap. So- but no, the old-school- and I understand the long laces part, but I’m not, like, a tremendous skater, so I would hate to trip on these long laces. But I can understand where you’re comin’ from with the old-school look.
HOST: I gotta tell you, hearin’ about your under-gear? Man, your- your stallmates, they must be thrilled, eh? They must be thrilled, gettin’ ready.
JM: Well, I wear a co- I wear a towel, for a lot of it? Y’know, like if I’m walkin’ around the room, I’ll put a towel on, uh- Tony [DaCosta, equipment manager] says he’s gonna get me a bathrobe to, to wear around. Minnesota Wild, number 5 robe-
JM: Yeah, but then I get the Hugh Hefner look, and then it’s like a little too old-school, y’know?
HOST: Well, I think you could pull it off.
JM: We’ll see, we’ll see.