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AB: Obviously this is a great city, with great people and a it’s a great organization. We just thoroughly enjoyed that and there’s just so much value in that and that’s why we came back. Just from our time on the West Coast for our whole lives and then going to New Orleans and then coming here we figured that, you know, you don’t have to live with rain. You can be in a place where it doesn’t rain all the time.

TW: You’ve attended quite a few Jets games lately. Have you always been a hockey fan or is that something you are just starting to enjoy?

AB: It’s something relatively new to me, coming to Canada. When I came to B.C., I became a Canucks fan and now, moving to Winnipeg, I’m a Jets fan. I didn’t grow up around hockey so I didn’t understand the game very well but now I consider it a lot of fun to watch and if it’s on TV I’ll watch it and I find it entertaining. They’re 3-0 so far when I go to the games. A lot of people seem to like that fact.

TW: You were born with a cleft lip and palate and went through several facial surgeries as a kid. And have said you were bullied as a kid. What does it mean to you to be able to help others who are now in similar situations?

AB: It’s been great. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do since I became a professional, use my platform to help people who are going through things that I’ve gone through. So that’s a huge reason why I sit on the board of Making Faces and help run that charity and help do a lot of positive things in the community on behalf of Making Faces. That’s also why I’ve chosen to be a prominent figure in the ending bullying campaign with the Bombers.