Jonathan Cheechoo
Jonathan Cheechoo
Jonathan Cheechoois a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League...
advantage both chances penalties special teams took
There were a lot of penalties out there, so there were a lot of chances for special teams. Both teams just took advantage of it.
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There was still an angle there. I knew he was paying attention to the other side of the net. Joe made a great pass and I basically just tried to get it on net and get it up a bit where he'd have trouble controlling it.
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You never expect to have anything like this, but this is what I worked for. This is what I spent my summer training for. I wanted to be as good as I could. ... I always liked the way (Thornton) played, and I watched him play a lot growing up, when he was in juniors. He's a great passer, and I like to shoot.
limit match score stingy
We know how they play, they're very stingy defensively. We're just going to have to match that. We have to limit their chances, try not to give them any odd-man chances, and score when we get the opportunities.
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I knew it hit my foot and I looked down at my skate. Everybody started celebrating so I knew something happened. I guess you get one of those every once in a while.
nobody seen shot turned
I just turned and seen there was nobody between me and the net, so I just shot it. I didn't even look at the clock.
growing guys imagined names respect sinking
I never really imagined it, but it's amazing. A lot of guys who I have a lot of respect for when I was growing up have got their names on that trophy. It's still sinking in.
bounce pouring
In the new NHL you've got to always keep pouring it on, you can't take any shifts off because you don't know when they're going to get a bounce or a call.
ship trying
It's pretty frustrating. We're trying to get the ship righted.
coming contribute expected good side
It's a good thing. I was pretty excited. I never expected anything like this coming in. I just wanted to be at this level, contribute and anything I get on the side is just a bonus.
guys helping nice reached teammates thank
It's a nice feeling, not a lot of guys have reached it so it's pretty special. I've just got to thank my teammates for helping out so much this year. It's because of them I've reached it.
best came everybody huge stepped tonight
It's a huge win. Everybody stepped it up tonight and we came up with our best effort.
dish everybody hunting lives playoff satellite town tv watch
It's a hockey-rich town there, and everybody lives hockey. When they go hunting now they even take a generator, a TV and a satellite dish out there so they can watch the playoff games.
guys hard knew missing older
They were missing some guys and they have older players, too, so we knew we had to come out hard and take it to them.