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Rapid Fire Questions With The New York Islanders

Rapid Fire Questions With The New York Islanders

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Young Hollywood catches up with New York Islanders players Matt Martin, Kyle Palmieri, and Alexander Romanov at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for a little rapid fire quiz during the annual NHL Stadium Series! Find out the players' stances on coffee vs. tea, pre-game hype music, what other athlete they would trade places with for a day, and more!

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Young Hollywood

Okay, I'm going to hit you with a little rapid-fire quiz with you. Okay. When are you most productive?

Guest

Probably the morning. Yeah. Totally. Morning person.

Young Hollywood

Coffee or tea?

Guest

Coffee.

Young Hollywood

How do you take it?

Guest

Uh it doesn't really matter. Black, I would say, most of the time. Just black coffee. Second guest: No way. Too strong.

Young Hollywood

Good answer. Coffee or tea? Second guest: Coffee.

Young Hollywood

Another good answer. How are you taking it? Second guest: Just black.

Young Hollywood

Hockey players love black. Second guest: Yeah, just black.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, just stay skinny. That's right. There you go. How did you start your day today? First thing you're doing in the morning?

Guest

Waking up. That's pretty good. That's pretty good. Open my eyes. That's pretty good.

Young Hollywood

Oh, that's good. Okay. What time of day are you most productive? Second guest: Morning. Morning. Morning.

Young Hollywood

Coffee or tea? Second guest: Coffee. 100%.

Young Hollywood

How do you take it? Second guest: I take it black.

Young Hollywood

Cream, sugar, flavor. Second guest: No, just black. Just black coffee. Straight up black coffee. Yeah, and my favorite is cold brew. Cold brew. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

There you go. Favorite food?

Guest

Uh pizza. Of course. In in New York, you got to. Yeah. Second guest: Yeah. Steak.

Guest

Lasagna.

Young Hollywood

Good job. Vegetarian or with meat?

Guest

Meat, of course. Of course.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Jonas Brothers are doing a little concert pre-game tomorrow. What's your music to get you in the mood?

Guest

Uh I mean, we listen to kind of everything. Um I have no problem with the Jonas Brothers. You could throw that on on the speakers and and just any any kind of music is good with me.

Young Hollywood

What's your music choice? Getting ready for a game? Or just in general? Second guest: Oh, we got like uh like a full mix going. There's so many different songs on there. Like every genre is being played.

Young Hollywood

If you get to choose. Second guest: If I got to choose, I'd probably just listen to like AC/DC. That's yeah. That'd probably be my thing.

Young Hollywood

The Jonas Brothers are doing a concert pre-game tomorrow. Did you know that?

Guest

No. What was that? Jonas Brothers? I I have no idea who that is. Oh. They're from Russia, so it's it's tough for me. I know.

Young Hollywood

Well, let's pass on that. Yeah. Musical. Yeah, it's fine. Okay. So, podcasts or basic radio music?

Guest

Hmm. It depends what mood I have.

Young Hollywood

Okay. So, right now, you're kind of happy. You're excited.

Guest

Podcast. Podcast.

Young Hollywood

What kind of podcast? Uplifting? Sports related?

Guest

No, probably something like comedy podcast, something like that. Yeah. That's good.

Young Hollywood

Are we doing podcast or music? Second guest: Uh I'm more of a music person. Okay. 10 years ago, it was music and now it's a little more podcast, but I think it's still got to be music.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Most famous person in your phone. And I know you know people.

Guest

Ooh. Kevin Connolly. Is that good? Yeah. Yeah. That's my guy. It happens, too.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. We love Kevin here at Young Hollywood.

Guest

Yeah. Yeah. He's great. Second guest: I mean, tough, but I played in a pro-am uh at Ridgewood with Justin Rose, Reggie Bush, and J. R. Smith. So, those are probably probably the most famous people I at least have a picture of and their phone numbers.

Young Hollywood

You have a picture. Yeah. So, either pick or it didn't happen. Second guest: Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. It happened. It happened. That's great.

Young Hollywood

Okay. The most famous person in your phone.

Guest

I haven't got a famous person, but I have a got important person for me is my my family and my my wife. So.

Young Hollywood

Last thing you bought.

Guest

Last thing I bought was an three-year-old Islander jersey. That's great. Yeah. There you go. Second guest: I just bought, oh my God. I bought a phone for my wife. That's that's the last I bought. That's good. No, no, no. No. I bought a flowers for for Valentine's Day. Yeah. Yeah. Good job. Good job.

Young Hollywood

Well, yesterday was Valentine's Day, so flowers for my wife. So good. We got that in there. I love it. You can have a plane ticket to anywhere. Where are you going? And why?

Guest

Maldives. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Second guest: Probably Italy. My wife and I went there on our honeymoon and and it was awesome.

Guest

Uh Greece. That's where me and my wife went for the honeymoon. So, there's some brownie points for that. And uh you know, just I love Mediterranean food and just kind of the water there was unbelievable. So, I'd go back there in a heartbeat.

Young Hollywood

Of course, we're at MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Giants and Jets. If you could trade places with any athlete in another sport for a day, who is it and why?

Guest

Probably Tiger Woods. Big big golf fan. I just think that'd be that'd be Tiger Woods. You know, he's at the Genesis Open right now. Yeah, he's back. Yeah. He's back. He's back. Going to watch that. Yeah. Awesome. Second guest: At prime Tiger Woods, for sure.

Young Hollywood

Okay. If you could trade places with one athlete in another sport for one day, who is it going to be? From any sport?

Guest

Lionel Messi.

Young Hollywood

How are your soccer skills?

Guest

Pretty good. Good. Pretty good. Everyone plays football in Russia. So, it's so it's it's most popular sport in Russia right now. Nice.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Matt Martin

    New York Islanders player interviewed

  • Kyle Palmieri

    New York Islanders player interviewed

  • Alexander Romanov

    New York Islanders player interviewed

  • Jonas Brothers

    Band performing pre-game

  • Kevin Connolly

    Most famous person in Matt Martin's phone

  • Justin Rose

    Played in pro-am with Matt Martin

  • Reggie Bush

    Played in pro-am with Matt Martin

  • J. R. Smith

    Played in pro-am with Matt Martin

  • Tiger Woods

    Athlete Kyle Palmieri would trade places with

  • Lionel Messi

    Athlete Alexander Romanov would trade places with

FAQ

Who are the New York Islanders players interviewed by Young Hollywood?+
Young Hollywood interviews New York Islanders players Matt Martin, Kyle Palmieri, and Alexander Romanov.
Where did the interviews with the New York Islanders take place?+
The interviews took place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey during the annual NHL Stadium Series.
What kind of music does Kyle Palmieri listen to to get ready for a game?+
Kyle Palmieri mentioned a full mix of different songs across every genre, but if he had to choose, he'd listen to AC/DC.
Which athlete would Matt Martin trade places with for a day?+
Matt Martin would trade places with Tiger Woods for a day, as he is a big golf fan.
Who is the most famous person in Matt Martin's phone?+
The most famous person in Matt Martin's phone is Kevin Connolly.
Where did Alexander Romanov go for his honeymoon?+
Alexander Romanov went to Greece for his honeymoon and would return in a heartbeat for the food and water.

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