Wayne Gretzky Quotes (87 Quotes)

He's a nice young man. We just feel at this point in time maybe he needs a change, maybe he needs a new venue.

The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.

We're going to get a lot of calls over the next four weeks. Obviously, we'll listen.

From the ownership perspective, the Olympics has done little to spike interest in the NHL after the last two Games and, from a marketing perspective, has done little more than expose the NHL product as dull and inferior. With the Games in Europe, the impact will be even less than it was in Salt Lake in 2002 and the travel will be much harder. The tough part now is that we're in a different situation than we were in 2002, ... We just missed one full season and I know there's probably some concerns from owners, probably more in the United States, in the sense of getting started again and trying to build that enthusiasm for the National Hockey League again and then having to shut it down for 17 days.

It is kind of ironic how when I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small, and too slow, and that I wouldn't make it to the NHL. And now it has flip-flopped,

We played hard tonight. Curtis made some big saves. We played well and deserved to win. But, the Kings did play last night. That's just scheduling. We were more rested than the home team.

You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.

We know that this country wants gold and nothing else is good enough. That's the expectation for Canada when it comes to hockey and we know that. We aren't kidding ourselves. We know we have to win the gold. We don't have anything else on our minds.

I'm just too tired mentally and physically to talk any more about it. There's nothing more for me to talk about. And if you have questions for people involved, contact them.

But the most convincing determinant was the fun ... I found a passion for coaching and liking it, so here I am today.

We have a lot of hurdles to overcome, but there's a definite light in the tunnel here. Are we satisfied with what's happened (this season) Absolutely not. But more and more pieces of the puzzle are in place.

I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

You miss 100 of the shots you never take.

The Rangers are the most lovedhated team in hockey. I know from playing there that anywhere they go, city to city, whether it's Miami or Dallas or Chicago or Phoenix, the Rangers have a tremendous following of New Yorkers.

We finally feel like we have a pretty good hockey club here and I wanted to be a part of that, simple as that,

We are disappointed that Eddie can't participate for Team Canada at the World Cup. But we are thrilled that Jose is a part of our team.

First and foremost, I've done nothing wrong nothing that has anything along the lines of betting. That never happened. I didn't bet. It didn't happen. It's not going to happen. It hasn't happened, and it's not something I've done.

He's meant so much not only to the National Hockey League but to that franchise and the city of Pittsburgh.

He just has to get off to the kind of start that he's capable of and it's as simple as that.

My answer is, why not ... It's what I love, it's what I know. Glen Sather was the best coach that I had and what made him good was his confidence in what he did. I believe that I'm going to be a good coach.

The only shot I ALWAYS miss, is the one I don't take.

It was a hard fought game, our guys played a tough game. They're a team that plays really hard and our guys really came to work tonight.

I will say it one more time, I said it the other night, I didn't bet, it didn't happen, it's not going to happen, it hasn't happened, it's not something that I've done.

We didn't have a very good first period to say the least. Then Johnson's goal was a big goal. That was a big sort of turning point for us in the hockey game to be able to come in after the first period only down 2-1.

Our Achilles' heel has been killing penalties at home. They get a power play goal and it's a 2-1 hockey game. You get the number of points they have as a team by hard work, and we knew they weren't going to quit by any means.

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been.

I'm thrilled to be back in the hot seat, ... This is what I love, what I know, and I felt I was the best person to coach this team. We finally feel like we've got a pretty good hockey club, and I wanted to be part of it, simple as that.

I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and when the season was over you hung up your skates and you played something else.

Every game is a stepping stone to getting to the final game. We had a really good first period and all of a sudden the tide turned.

We definitely need to win some people back. We hope we can reach out to people as best we can.

I basically told him he's been a big part of our team, and we're not going to just give him away we're not going to loan him to any team. I was honest with him. If we were offered a couple of really good, young players that would help us for a long time we'd have to seriously consider it . . . . But we're not phoning people, we're not calling teams. At this point in time, I don't anticipate moving Curtis.

Obviously, you feel bad. It's a situation that obviously concerns the organization at this point, so other than that, hopefully things work out.

It's the easiest thing in the game of hockey, and I was a player, that you always turn back and try to blame the goaltender. There's no excuse there. Curtis will be fine. It's not Curtis' fault that we got beat 8-4.

But you know it's time to move forward. We will invite him to our training camp. He's an elite player and I expect him to have a great year and be part of Team Canada come February in Italy.

This one kind of came out of nowhere. We've got a big battle on our hands coming up. I don't really have a lot of words on this one. He's got a great attitude right now.

I heard people say, 'Why would he want to do this' My answer is 'Why not' It is what I love. It's what I know.