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
best exciting far good guys happen patiently playing realized shot starting time turn waiting
I thought we had a good shot all along. As far back as we were, we realized we weren't playing our best hockey. Guys have been waiting patiently to turn things around. It's starting to happen now and it's an exciting time for us.
hard playing stops team
I don't think any team stops playing hard because they had some injuries.
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.
excuse fans good hard hockey owe played playing trying win wish
No, there's no excuses. I don't think we played as well as we did in Montreal. I don't have any answers, I wish I did. It's not a good game. We have to keep playing hard. We owe it to our fans and to each other to play hard and keep trying to win hockey games.
anytime feeling group hear mike olympic playing pride strong walk
Anytime you walk around the corner, all you ever hear about is Mike and the '80 Olympic team. This group of guys, we have a strong feeling of pride in playing for our country.
best buddies definitely hockey next playing sad time tough
It's tough. It's definitely tough. It's a sad time for all of us. I thought we were playing our best hockey as a team. It's tough now to see some of your buddies leave. It'll be tough sledding here for the next 21 games.
good played
I think we played good enough to win.
good olympic since team
I think we've been pretty good defensively since the Olympic break. It's been good team defense.
goal round successful
Our goal is to get to the quarterfinals. As long as we do that, it's been a successful round robin.
deserve games instinct killer level needed second teams took
This was one of those games that we didn't deserve to lose. They took it to another level in the second period. We needed to have that killer instinct and put teams away.
ethic improved start work
I think it is encouraging that we are working harder. Our work ethic has improved and, if that continues, we will start making strides.
weird
Like slow-motion, off the shin pads, ... Another weird bounce.
feels games
It feels like a must-win situation. The games keep getting more and more important.
dead weeks written
Who would have thought? Everyone had us written off for dead two weeks ago.