His monologue was clearly true to him -- he is a hockey player and he loves the sport -- so when his character was striving for his objective, it was clear that Curtis was connected to him and the plot. I also find that Curtis as a person is pretty goofy so when his character tripped over chairs and his own feet in the beginning and the end, he made a tribute to his personality as well. Curtis also portrayed his character well by never hitting the point of clown. He conveyed his excitement by putting his equipment whilst talking about the math of score range. Curtis hit the level of excitement realistically, without over stepping the