20 questions with Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira

20 questions with Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

In our latest series of 20 questions, I go 1-on-1 with Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira:

1. Favorite NHL team growing up and why?

Vancouver, where I grew up. I was a big Todd Bertuzzi fan.

2. Favorite NHL player growing up and why?

Bertuzzi, because he’s just the man in Vancouver. He was that West Coast Express line, and he did everything.

3. What was your welcome to the NHL moment?

I think it was just my first game, I was in warmups and I forgot about warming up because I was looking at the other side and was watching Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin warming up. That was just like, ‘Wow.’

4. Favorite road city in the NHL and why?

Vegas is up there. There’s so much to do as an adult and the weather is usually pretty good. It’s not too hot, not too cold.

5. Favorite road arena in the NHL and why?

I like playing in Montreal. They’re passionate fans.

6. Favorite all-time teammate and why?

Dang, good question. I’ve got a bunch. We had a good group in Edmonton. I think me and Drake Caggiula, we spent a lot of time together and were on the same page.

7. Why do you wear No. 16?

It was my first number ever playing hockey, so I went back to that. My favorite number is 11 but I’ve been through various teams and I never really got it, so I moved on to 7, but both 7 and 11 are retired in Edmonton, so I just took over 16.

8. Favorite activity to unwind from hockey?

Probably just going for walks, just getting outside and getting away from TV’s and all that.

9. What’s your stick flex number?

95. I feel like it’s a sweet spot. I can probably go down a little bit but I think 95 just battling and stuff, it helps.

10. What’s your pregame ritual? (Or what’s one thing you have to do on a game day?)

Oh man. It’s a long list, you go through the day and it’s kind of the same. The one thing I have to do is nap.

11. Best hockey prank you’ve witnessed

The best one I think was, one of the guys, it was after a rookie…