Hockey Quotes (1109 Quotes)

The last thing the hockey ball symbolized was Time itself, the unstoppability of it, the way we're chained to our bodies, which are chained to Time.

Gary and I are well aware of that (Oct. 31) game. There is a lot of hockey between now and then, but it will come up quickly.

All we're looking for is just an opportunity to try to get out of this and find some way to win a hockey game.

Anytime Canada makes an early exit it is a shock. I thought they could compete for a gold medal. It just shows hockey is a world sport now.

I think we were overwhelmed the first 10 minutes. That's my responsibility. We were embarrassed, embarrassed by the way we performed and embarrassed by the way we finished the hockey game.

He's going to be a real good player, a superstar in this league. It's a great opportunity for him to learn what's going on, on and off the ice. He's played a lot of hockey, so I think he knows when and where he's got to be careful. It's everybody's job to help him out.

Well, Bauer is what we like to call in the coaching ranks the whole package. She loves to go to school here and loves to play hockey, and she is very good at both. Bauer is a leader on and off the ice and she comes prepared for practice and games, and it shows on the ice.

That was a good game for us on the road. We played decent hockey, but we're capable of playing much better. We gave up a lot of odd-man rushes against Medford.

My favorite sports are soccer, hockey and volleyball.

The way the hockey gods work, maybe that was supposed to be his night and my night.

Ed Olczyk went away (from home). He left at a young age to play junior hockey. I'm not sure I can compare what level Ed Jr. is on. He has done a nice job for me.

We've had the same attitude all year long We're not overly concerned about the standings. Our focus is on learning and getting better and doing the right things. Obviously, it's frustrating not playing our best hockey.

They capitalized on the power play (5-9) and that's what kept them in the hockey game.

I think they played a great road game. They did everything I'm sure they wanted to do and we didn't do the things we needed to do to win a hockey game.

Different sports will have different challenges, ... Hockey has been done a little bit. I'm not aware of anyone doing basketball. It's sort of a starting spot with us for baseball. We have talked about doing this for our NHL package. We're still fine-tuning that for the winter.

It's difficult to see that he's able to play again when I still have a long way to go, and not just in hockey, but with my health.

Hockey is important, but you have your life.

They're all going to see quality playing time. But we might be playing games by committee sometimes, games in which I substitute a lot. We just need more girls to play 60 minutes of consistent hockey. Two five-minute spurts isn't going to get us anywhere.

An avowed homosexual, that would never be accepted in hockey - never Because it's a milieu where everyone is often naked.

Nobody in hockey should be making that much money. There's no TV revenue to speak of, and why people think there is, I have no idea. I have a problem with everybody begrudging a group or individual that has paid 100 to 150 million for something making 2, 3, 4 percent on his money. To begrudge that and say the owners are lying ... well, I've been on both sides, and I can tell you the owners aren't lying.

There's nothing to say you're going to win a hockey game just because you're better on paper. I think the Swiss proved that.

In the new hockey, you can't afford to be average, ... And today, I was average at best.

We need to drop the puck tomorrow. I got nothing to do now. Hockey is everything. We need to get back out there.

I don't feel too much pressure. The way I look at it is, I'm playing hockey. I don't add that pressure on myself, if I do that I tense up. I just go out there and play.

This group is rich in talent and personality. They embody the spirit of Wake Forest field hockey and I look forward to their contributions as student-athletes. I have faith in their ability to keep up the strong tradition of Wake Forest hockey.

(Stafford) displays leadership on the ice and has a great passion for the game of hockey. He just made us all better by the way he played.

I think it was big of us to come out and not pout and whine and put our heads down. We skated and competed and played exactly the kind of hockey we've played all year. That's encouraging.

We cannot just go and try to play finesse hockey. We know that to win the hockey game, we have to sometimes play as a team. We all help each other and we all support each other. I think we've been playing good because of that.

It's almost like a conclusion to years and years of playing hockey. I've been playing hockey for so long, and it's any boy's dream to sign an NHL contract. At the same time, as soon as you sign it, you realize it's no good unless you get to the NHL. It's more hard work from here.

To beat a team like New Canaan makes it even sweeter. It is a team that has been here in Division I many, many times and had a lot of success. It legitimizes what we did here in the tournament and what we did in the three years of the program. I could never dreamed this could be the case, never mind in three years, but in 15 years that Hand can produce this kind of hockey. It is amazing.

That's just hockey. That's playoff hockey. A game like this, you bury it. It's like when we'd lose a game and everyone would say we weren't making the playoffs. You put it aside and you go on.

Jaime is one of the toughest competitors in college hockey, yet off the ice he is one of hockeys finest citizens. He has had a major impact on the growth of community service participation during his time at the University of Vermont. This is a tremendous honor for Jaime, his family and the university.

He's been a big part of USA hockey for a long time. It's surprising. He's kind of synonymous with USA hockey.

When you only play 10 minutes of a hockey game, it's not too often you come out of it with a point, ... We need to realize that we are going to need some 60-minute efforts and that has been a concern of ours as of late.

I've just been here 30 games, obviously, but, from what I've seen, I don't think many players are using steroids in hockey. I'll bet it's the least in any of the major sports, beside basketball. Football and baseball, I'm sure, have way more than hockey.

I've known J.D. forever. He's really encouraged us to pursue (the sale) based on the passion for hockey in St. Louis. We have a lot of people who have worked with us and for us at the garden and we've known a lot of people in hockey. But first we're going

I just gave that opportunity to Steve. That doesn't mean (Samuelsson) isn't going to. ... He is a heck of a hockey player. I talked to him about it. I wanted to get Steve going and to give him an opportunity.

This has been a long time in the making for our game. They say there's no parity in women's hockey. Well, now you know better. It doesn't make me happy, but that's hockey.

What are you going to hold on to that for It's counterproductive. There's another game (tonight) and we've got a lot of hockey left. You can't dwell on one game that you lost badly. If you do, you might as well pack it in now. We've got to look ahead and see what we can achieve here. You've just got to hold on to the good ones and get rid of the bad ones.

I thought we played 55 minutes of great hockey. We've got to learn to close the door when we get a chance. We say it, it seems like every game now. Until we start learning, we really need to bear down. It just wasn't good enough tonight.

Its been frustrating since Day One. Theres things that need to be addressed in a huge way. Its been frustrating on a personal level and a hockey level. I know a lot of other people feel the same way.

All these years growing up (Jared's) heard me telling him stories of my past in hockey. And, of course, he wants to outdo Dad.

I don't mind a little blood on the ice when it's a hockey rink, but I hate seeing blood on the ice when it's from baby seals.

It's not a light switch you can't turn it on the first game of the playoffs and expect to play playoff hockey. You've got to start today and carry on to tomorrow and get better as the days go by.

We are very pleased to have Andy under contract as we believe he has an incredibly bright future with our organization, ... He came into training camp and through his play earned himself a contract now, as opposed to us going through another full year of evaluating his play in junior hockey. At the same time, it was the consensus of the coaching staff that we would not be furthering his development by keeping him in Tampa as the sixth defenseman right now. We want him to go back to Prince George and have a big year for his team, make the Canadian National Jr. Team, and help lead his team into the playoffs. We are confident that Andy is going to have a very long career with the Lightning, and getting him signed today and returning him to his junior team are the next steps on what has been an incredibly positive path thus far.

The draft is a special, special event for all hockey people. It will make this city the center of the hockey universe for those few days in June.

Every day is a great day for hockey.

I know that this loss really hurt them. But, that's hockey. We needed to win. To keep this going. They're a good group (Lyman Hall) and, like us they're young. I'm rooting for them the rest of the way. It would be good for hockey statewide if they're able to come back and qualify for the state tournament.

We really can't afford to look past the next 20 minutes of hockey. There are some neat things building between the Devils and ourselves and we're happy about that for everybody concerned.

We had an obligation to show up and play a hockey game. What has been the cornerstone of our team, our work ethic and tenacity, was not there.