Chris Chelios
Chris Chelios
Christos Kostas Chelios, better known as Chris Chelios, is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently the Executive Advisor to Ken Holland, the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, a role that Steve Yzerman held before leaving to become general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is one of the longest tenured players in the National Hockey League...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth25 January 1962
CityEvergreen Park, IL
bottom came confidence good level line
We came into this thing with a lot of confidence and our confidence level is still high. We feel really good about our game, but the bottom line is, we've got to finish.
passion played won
We wanted to play with passion and excitement, and we did that. We could have very well have won the game. We played well enough to win.
democracy determined ensure fully informed matters members membership players relating responsibility return veteran younger
The players are determined to ensure that all NHLPA members are fully and completely informed about matters relating to their membership and their futures. This is about democracy and transparency. As veteran players we want to return the Association to its members. It is our responsibility to the younger players.
calling consistent guess national promote television tight trying
You have national television and you're trying to promote scoring. Calling it tight and making the calls, it's all part of it right now. As long as it's consistent and even, I guess that's all you can ask.
coming
We're getting better every game. I don't think any of us can be getting frustrated. But we've got to do something constructive coming out of the round-robin.
hockey
When no one else signs me.
emotional thinking talking
I'm 100 percent sure this is it. I know that I'll never play in the NHL again. It's not a hard decision. I think the hardest thing is you get a little emotional talking about your family. I couldn't have played any longer than I did and I accomplished what I wanted to.
liars believe nhl
Guys like him ruin it for everybody else. It's just embarrassing. Or maybe he's not embarrassed because he probably believes he's not doing it-that's how liars are.
running hockey nhl
So here I am running at guys who aren't taller than 5-foot-8, and I'm the one who tears up his knee.
country college bars
I've had some of the best times of my life at The KK. The best staff at the greatest college bar in the country!
allowed appointed biggest chosen concern due follow knows player players problem realize start supposed ted terrible vote
There is just a problem with the way Ted was chosen -- they didn't follow due process, ... No one knows if Trevor appointed Ted himself, which he had no right to do, because the player reps are supposed to vote on it also. The biggest concern is, no one knows what's going on, and that's a fact. Scott Mellanby , who is a player rep, had no idea that Ted even got an extension, and wasn't even allowed to vote on that. We realize it's not everybody, but there are some players that are unhappy. It's a terrible way to start the season.
against aware cleaned game hope levels penalties skill teams took
We know we're going to be ready. Every game is so crucial. Every game will be a big game for us. Tonight, we cleaned up a lot of things and we hope to get better. We know what to expect. We know we took too many penalties against Latvia. You can't do that with the skill levels of the teams in this tournament. We're aware of what we have to do.
adjusted couple fortunate game instead kept patient played puck puts spread transition turning
We played a patient game, and we were fortunate to get a couple at the end there. They spread you out, they play pretty offensive, those first two lines, which sometimes puts you on your heels, and I think instead of going after them in the transition game, we kept turning the puck over. But as the game went on, we adjusted to that.
commenting far issue
We're not commenting on that. As far as we're concerned, it isn't an issue for us.