Tom Renney
Tom Renney
Thomas "Tom" Renneyis the president and chief executive officer of Hockey Canada. He was previously an ice hockey Associate Coach with the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings and also served as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, and Edmonton Oilers...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth1 March 1955
found hockey
They've found a way to play that's comfortable for them. It's Flyers hockey, basically, but Flyers hockey with these new rules.
bringing three
They've been terrific. Bringing the three of them up is not out of the question.
aware objective people prove
They're well aware of that reputation. They're aware of it and their objective is to prove people wrong.
create game good hard net people point traffic whoever wins
They take good point shots, create traffic at the net and they're hard people to move. Whoever wins the specialty-team game should win the game tonight.
complete found game half identity lost
They play a complete game and they have their identity that they've recaptured because it wasn't there for them in the first half of the season. Obviously, as they found theirs, we kind of lost ours.
certain hopefully identify pursue setting standard
There's a certain standard that we have to pursue every day. Hopefully we are setting a standard for everyone here to really pursue and identify with.
acquire begin certainly corner free might minor mission playing playoff relief turn year
There might be a minor sense of relief there for the players. They've certainly been on a mission all year long to acquire this playoff spot. It might even free us up to begin to turn the corner and play like we had been playing for the most part of this year. I think we're a little tight.
might minor relief
There might be a minor sense of relief there for the players.
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This lineup tonight could be symbolic of what it might take down the road here and in the playoffs. We hope the team understands the value of that and works harder to play that way than maybe they have the last half dozen games.
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They're legitimate aches and pains that you've got to pay attention to. When an athlete can't go, you've got to listen to that.
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They're in the NHL. They're on our team. We have to generate more shots, we have to generate more traffic. We have to make life tough for our opponent to defend so that even though they might not be pretty goals we certainly can put the puck in the net.
challenge stroke
You stroke when you need to and challenge when you need to.
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You're in the 'big parade' now, and you have to participate. If we give ourselves the chance to play five-on-five hockey, then who knows? This is something that's been in our game early in the season, late in the season, and it's obvious that we are incapable of dealing with these types of situations. We have to stay out of the penalty box to give ourselves a chance.
appreciate battle dream finished power
This is every guy's dream and he's not finished with his. We appreciate that. And if he makes this battle that much more interesting, then all the power to him.