Bob Nicholson Quotes (24 Quotes)

We're trying to get an update on where everybody is at right now. Everybody was talking two or three weeks ago about the health of our team, but back then it didn't mean much because we had a lot of time. Now, if we lose a guy we're going to have to make a snap decision right away, and it's really going to mean some difficult decisions.

This just wasn't our tournament. We had a number of players who played in the world championship and they had the legs. We just couldn't seem to get our legs going here.

We were 2-0 with the top team in both those tournaments, why would we change anything We will reassess and re-evaluate. We know that when the Games are in Vancouver it's going to be huge and we want to make sure we have the right management team in place for those Games.

A lot of coaches could have won gold with that team last year, but not many could have won gold with this team this year.

This is a Sutter team down to every little detail. This is a team. This isn't about two or three superstars. He needed everyone going to get to the gold-medal game and give Canada a very real chance to win it again, and that's what has happened here.

Hockey Canada believes in a safe environment for all players and commends commissioner Dave Branch and the Ontario Hockey League for its stance on hazing this past week,

Wayne Gretzky means a lot to hockey in Canada.

The key thing for us now is to have our medical staff talk to all NHL medical staffs to stay on top of where all of our players are. We're going to have to do that from now to the start of our camp in Toronto (Feb. 13).

He's such a good coach because he is very clear and direct to the players on what he wants. He really makes them accountable, but in his own way always shows a great deal of support.

It is essential that we continue to educate administrators, coaches, parents, players, staff and volunteers on the negative effects of hazing.

I thought he was just Jim, just fine.

I had a great conversation with Wayne as I jumped on the plane to come to Turin and Wayne's excited. He's really excited about coming here to Turin and heading the men's team. Wayne should be here. He's been the leader of this team from day one.

Our whole process here right now is to make sure everything is OK with Wayne and with his mom and that's where our focus is. I've talked to all of our other management people and we'll just take it day by day here.

I still want to stay in the sport on the hockey side -- that's my passion and where my strengths lie.

Ken Holland brings a wealth of experience in preparing a team and he has had great success in selecting championship teams.

We'll make that decision in the next 24 hours.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. It was great to have Wayne on the call this morning as he's still committed to Team Canada.

No question we'd put him on the team. We're not counting on Sidney Crosby but Sidney Crosby will definitely wear a Canadian jersey in the future.

We've had discussions over the last couple of months. There hasn't been anything formal. I'm in an excellent situation and I love my job here. But if the right offer came along, I'd listen.

Any time Brent wants to be with us, the same as Wayne Gretzky, I want to put him in a position to lead Team Canada.

I'm not even looking to the Olympics right now. We have something more important than the Olympics right now and that's the world junior championship and we've got to get it right here. We're going into our biggest game (tomorrow against the U.S.) and into the medal round and it has to be better.

We need him here. He's the guy that's going to make sure that everything is in place.

I sat in the last (IIHF) directors' meeting and the words I heard in the last directors' meeting were exactly what I wanted to hear. They were going to allow players to hit and they were going to call the hooking and the holding. Now the players are confused. We have to get this much more consistent, not for Team Canada, but for every player in this tournament.

Wayne has dealt with the media before. I think he's made it very clear where he is in this situation. He has not been involved. So there's no reason for Wayne not to be here. If Wayne didn't come that's not right. We want Wayne Gretzky to be here.