Quotes About Hockey

I always wanted to be like Mark Messier and I loved Wayne Gretzky, the same as other kids. But it was also really special for me to see the Black players that were in the NHL.

I love both sports, but the deciding factor was, being a left-handed pitcher, I had a huge advantage in baseball because of that, and I didn't have that type of advantage in hockey.

I know I'm black. Everyone knows I'm black. But I don't want to be defined as a black hockey player.

It's in my blood to be an athlete, to be a hockey player.

I was a rugby player, I was a hockey player. You know, I just love to challenge myself, and I love to compete.

I was always a decent hockey player, but I'd have never made the NHL.

It's more fun to be playing hockey than doing anything else.

Playoff hockey is the best way to market your team. It's the best way to grow your fan base and give hope to your players and for them to develop.

I mean, that's playoff hockey. You're not going to dominate every game, you're not going to score every goal.

You go through playoff series and people forget about them. Nobody forgets about a Rangers-Devils series. It's demanding.

Every time when the season starts you have a goal, right? To reach the playoffs. You reach the playoffs, and then the next step is to win the Cup.

Playing the whole season and going through the whole playoffs in 2011 was the hardest 10-month period.

I'm dying to play in the playoffs. Dying to bring a little success back to Edmonton. I think the fans deserve it, the city deserves it.

I personally want to play in the playoffs.

Everyone in the League wants to play in the playoffs; I am no different.

People in my state, Kerala, have started playing hockey, which is very pleasing to see.

You can't get big in hockey. You need to be pliable... they've even taken fighting out of the game, so there's no more of those big huge guys who just fight.

There are more kids playing hockey, and the game has become more diverse from a cultural, ethnic and geographic point of view, but we still don't have a lot of congressmen.

I believe in Wendel Clark. We want Wendel to be a prime-time player.

When I try to relax, it's more Swedish rock, softer music, and I go out and do fun stuff. I play guitar, but it doesn't matter really what it is - just something that keeps you away from hockey.

My first idol was a Swedish goalie, Peter Lindmark.

The military, moreover, made one major cultural breakthrough: on the frozen lake, members of the Royal Canadian Rifles developed, by hit and miss and bump and grind, a new game using skates, field hockey sticks and a lacrosse ball.

Our eyes met and his grin stretched another quarter-inch. Another schoolgirl flip--followed by a very un-schoolgirl wave of heat. He leaned even farther over the boards, lips parting to say something. Hey, Kris! someone yelled behind him. If you want to flirt with Eve, tell her to meet you in the penalty box. You'll be back there soon enough.

When you're playing with only 13 guys, and is on the power play 12 times, that'll wear you down.