Here's what Utah Hockey Club defenseman John Marino thinks about coming to Salt Lake City.
“You don’t really know what to expect. Location wise,” the Massachusetts-born defenseman said, “I’m sure some people don’t know where it is.”Marino, who has made the playoffs in four of his five seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils, will be tasked with bringing experience and establishing a winning culture in Salt Lake City after being traded to Utah late last month.
“I think it starts with the older guys instilling that in the younger guys and teaching them the ropes,” Marino said this week. The 27-year-old racked up 25 points last season in New Jersey. Along with Mikhail Sergachev, who Utah acquired in a trade with Tampa Bay, Marino hopes to be part of an improved defensive unit in Utah.
“I think they’re sending a message for sure doing what they did in the offseason that they want to be a competitive hockey team,” Marino said. “They have such a dangerous forward group up front, playing fast, transitional hockey. I think it’s going to be exciting. I think it’s only going to be improvement from here and who knows where it’s going to go.”“Watching the video of all the other guys coming out on stage , the fan presence and the atmosphere, it seemed pretty cool,” he said.
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