Famous Quotes & Sayings

Darryl Sutter

Kipper is always one of the main reasons why we win hockey games.

Eric Desjardins

Hockey is important, but you have your life.

Mark Richards

I think we've talked about that a lot, about the opportunity and how it's knocking at our door. There's a lot of players who played minor-league hockey for 10-15 years that never made it past the first round.

Chad Hedrick

I watched the ice hockey and never even glanced at the speed skating.

Glen Hanlon

He was playing well enough to get called up last week but we want him to play his American Hockey League games.

Brian Burke

I couldn't sell this as a stand-alone hockey deal, and I wouldn't try,

Craig Conroy

He's been a big part of USA hockey for a long time. It's surprising. He's kind of synonymous with USA hockey.

Wayne Gretzky

Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the game and I loved every minute of being a player, I loved coaching, I loved being involved in the NHL.

Wayne Gretzky

One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game - if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.

Jerry Krause

I wrote, 'He's as smart a young player as I've ever seen,'

Ben Chandler

I think it can be a distraction to the player being recruited and the team, if it's something the team is not used to, ... Around Loomis, little old Loomis, it's a little crazy.

John Madden

He could do it as a player and he could do it as a coach, because they respect him. That's what it's all about.

Charlie Coe

He'll be a player for us. He's a young guy, so we'll have to get him in here and see how he does. But with our situation, he'll have a shot.

Justin Fishman

GW has always had talented players because of where it's located.

Chris Morris

He's a very experienced and uncompromising midfielder, and I like having that type of player in my squad.

Kelvin Sampson

He's a unique player and he kind of does what we need.

Dave Tippett

He's a tremendous player who does everything so well. And he's going to be especially important under the new rules.

Michael Barrett

I think it?s going to be a lot more like home. I think players are going to end up spending a lot more time here.

Wayne Gretzky

It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL

Sidney Crosby

It didn't feel like it was anything too major, but if you had to look at one hit that would be it.

Paul Kariya

I'm going through the neutral zone and I've got a guy tugging me through the whole way, if I don't go down, I'm not going to get a call.

Denis Leary

If the world somehow actually ends tomorrow, let all forget about the Mayans and just agree it`s the NHL`s fault

Andy Van Slyke

Mario Lemieux is Mr. Pittsburgh.

Pat LaFontaine

I've been fortunate. I've had no residual effects whatsoever. I got out just in time.

Pat LaFontaine

Every time you sustain a head injury, the risk gets higher and higher. I always said that if there ever was a point where the risk was more than minimal, I would stop playing.

Gary Bettman

This is a sad, regrettable day that all of us wish could have been avoided.