Quotes About Hockey

I have been a Bruin since the start of my pro career and there is no place I would rather play.

To me, the make-up of a modern defenseman, the No. 1 thing is the processing skills.

I'm not out there to be blocking shots or fighting guys. I'm out there to produce offensively.

I think sometimes when you play those extra shifts, it gets you into the game a little bit more and gets you a little bit more involved.

I've never seen anything like it since. Some of the Canada Cups came close, but by then a lot of European players came and played in our league so we were more familiar with them.

Definitely, I got a reputation growing up playing on the guys' hockey teams. The guys knew how tough I was because I played with them. I got quite a good reputation for beating up boys going up through school.

Like all teenagers in the early '60s, I put down my hockey stick when the Beatles got big and picked up a guitar. We all thought we'd be rock stars. Then I got into comedy, but I'd always find a way to use my guitar, such as writing songs and doing musical parodies.

I would love to play with the Flyers. I got the two front teeth missing, so I can look the part. I'm ready cosmetically. I could fit right in.

That was my pride and joy - that I made it through all those years of minor hockey without losing any of my teeth; then, I ended up losing them in a car accident in New York when I was riding in a taxi. So, I end up losing my teeth, but not in the glamorous fashion I envisioned.

I still have my teeth. I don't want to lose them at age 61 in some hockey game.

I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.

To the voters in 1960, the name Nikita Khrushchev carried great emotional significance. To these students, he sounded like just another hockey player.

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.

I'm not dumb enough to be a goalie.

Hockey is an amazing sport and it has definitely had a positive impact on my life. But my dad always said school comes first, and if I didn't do well in school I didn't get to play hockey.

I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone and away from the puck was an excellent rule.

On coaching the 1970s Philadelphia Flyers: Nobody likes us. Nobody outside Philadelphia, that is. In fact, the nicest thing people say about us is that we are a bunch of muggers.

Certainly we're not satisfied with just winning games. We've been playing some pretty good hockey, but we think we can play much better.

Nobody gives a crap about hockey down here - nobody. I coach kids' hockey down here and you can start to see the disinterest in the game here with the kids

I was assistant in Edmonton with Wayne as captain, and Kevin Lowe was the other assistant.

Two out of every three goals you score come from checking. One out of every three comes from sheer finesse.

Playing hockey, there were a lot of guys bigger than me, so I knew I was going to get hit and have to deal with it. Gotta hit back.

My favorite fans are Holly and Sophie but I still love all of my fans. Holly, Sophie, if you're out there, good luck with hockey!

A puck is a hard rubber disc that hockey players strike when they can't hit one another.