Rick DiPietro
Rick DiPietro
Richard W. DiPietro, Jr.is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was the first overall selection by the New York Islanders in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. DiPietro is currently a NY sports talk show host on ESPN 98.7 FM. He co-hosts the "Hahn & Humpty show" with Alan Hahn. DiPietro signed a groundbreaking 15-year contract in 2006, after which he suffered a string of injuries from 2008 until he was subsequently bought-out by the Islanders on July 2,...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth19 September 1981
badly harder needed points
We have to play harder with more desperation. We needed those two points badly but we couldn't get them.
bad kindness move
I kind of made a bad move there.
corner feeling group guys hear mike olympic playing pride strong time town walk
I'm from the same town (Winthrop, Mass.) as Mike Eruzione, so every time you walk around the corner that's all you hear about is Mike and the '80 Olympic team. I think this group of guys has a strong feeling of pride about playing for our country.
good guys knocked likely reached took wood
I put it on target, but there were a lot of guys back there. I took a look up, and even if I got good wood on it, it was likely to be knocked down before it reached the net.
answer business focused honestly month
I honestly don't know; I can't answer that. It's not something I want to think about right now. I've still got a whole month and I'm focused on business at home.
talk talking trash
If you want to talk about trash talking, you're talking Snowy. He's one of the best.
against beat good losses turned undefeated
I don't know if things have to be turned around. We had two losses against two good teams. You can go undefeated in the preliminaries and still get beat in the quarterfinals. As long as we get there, we'll be OK.
against bottle devils efforts explain fighting guess match playoff teams
I don't know how to explain it. If we could bottle up these efforts against the Devils and use them every night, we wouldn't be fighting for a playoff spot. Some teams you just match up well with and I guess this is one of them.
enjoying expected fans fast game guys hope league power pumped series shots
I don't know if the league expected it to be this fast and upbeat, ... I don't know if it was just this series - how pumped up the guys were. But every game you see now is 35 shots and 10 power plays. It's a whole new game and I hope the fans are enjoying it.
doctor
I don't know. I'm going to go see a doctor (Sunday).
continued heads legs losing proud six stuck work
I'm proud of the guys. We could've kind of tanked it after losing six and stuck our heads between our legs and said, 'This one is over.' But we continued to work hard.
exciting game happy
I feel happy that we got the two points, ... It was an exciting game to be a part of.
random time
It's random testing, right, ... They see me and every time it's, 'OK Rick, you're up.'
dream exciting great honor kid opportunity ray remember watching
It's a great honor. It's something as a kid you dream about. I remember watching the (1992) Olympics, with Ray LeBlanc. It's an exciting time. It's a great opportunity and a great challenge.