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
anybody aside far greatest health known rookies
I started with him. We were rookies together. I've known him a long time. Aside from the health issues, he probably was or is one of the greatest ever. ... As far as one-on-one skill, I don't think there's anybody better.
confidence country game higher level lose putting realize slovakia thick top upsets win worry
Our confidence level should be a lot higher now after putting out a game like that (against Kazakhstan). If you look at the upsets that have happened, you realize that every country is in the thick of it. If you win a game, you are on top of the world and if you lose one, you are back in the pack. We have to worry about Slovakia and win that game.
good saved year
I wanted it to be like 40-below, wind, storm. That's the only thing that would have saved the Bears. That's what killed them was those passes. Too bad. It was a good year for them.
mentioned ted until
Ted never mentioned any of them until he got caught.
difficult information ted
Ted is censoring the information that we want put out to the players. He has made it difficult for us to communicate.
change mind
They say they're not going to go with replacements, (but) we'll see. They'll change their mind overnight.
beat team teams
This is the team that beat the Czechs. All the teams are good. We're disappointed with the outcome, but not the outlook.
everybody guys half holding mike motivating
That's half the battle, motivating the guys and holding everybody accountable. He'd be like a Mike Ditka coach, I think.
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.
discourage obscure people players possible
That's the most obscure place you could have it. Most players won't go. I think he set up to discourage as many people as possible from going.
leadership
His leadership in the room, obviously, has been so important,
doubted playing
If you would've said 10 years ago that I'd be playing at this level, I would've doubted it very much.
asked dreams playing wildest
In my wildest dreams I would have never, if you had asked me 10 years ago, thought I would still be playing at this level.
chance gold olympic position thankful
I didn't think I would be in this position in September. I'm just thankful for another chance at an Olympic gold medal.