NHL ENTRY DRAFT

June 21, 1997

Mika Noronen

Yeah, a little bit because usually European goalies wouldn't get first round pick. I am very happy for this.

I was meeting with them and they said something, but they promised nothing.

I try to play stand up and stand right ahead of the puck and try to read game and my -- when I play stick, it is pretty good, but it is good to be better maybe that -- well, I think so.

I know Hasek and I don't know much about Buffalo Sabres. But, I have seen few games and I think it is very good team. Few Sabres games I have seen, but not much. In Finland they only show about once a week, you know, NHL Weekly, this is best part of week. There is not much game in NHL on TV.

(Who has he met with with the Sabres organization) I don't know names.

MIKA NORONEN: Yeah, I talk to all those scouts and I meet their team. I think there is general manager and scouts, I speak with them for a while and they didn't promise anything. But, they said that they like me, like that. I think that one to three, I hope, so, and now game I get first round pick. I am very happy.

MIKA NORONEN: Yes, I play. Two games. But, there was the other goalie was 95th draft, 93 picks (inaudible) and so I don't play so much. Only two games. I don't know. But I hope that only two or three years or one year. You never know.

MIKA NORONEN: Yes, I haven't met Patrick before, but I like to meet him. He play his own style. I try to look at all goalies and look what they have good and try to learn that way. But I don't have some special person. I try to watch all goalies. I just hope that some team pick me up. I don't have a special team. I am happy because Sabres choose me. It surprised me.