“I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back.”

We’re going to have more kids playing, and we’re going to have a better chance of finding those players Minor sports in a community is for fun and recreation. For everyone.

I don’t spend a lot of time here in New York. I didn’t realize there were so many Bruins fans in New York.

So many of today’s programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that’s a big mistake.

Blood, sweat, tears. No practice tomorrow ’cause there’s no one left to beat.

I was the happiest guy in the world when I was on the ice. You’re being paid to play a game! That’s pretty special.

I didn’t want to do a book just to do a book. I wanted to do a book that, if you should read it, you might take one thing from it. Until that was clear in my mind, I wasn’t going to do one.

I couldn’t wait to get on the ice. I couldn’t wait to get to practice. As a kid I couldn’t wait to shoot pucks or play in parking lots, or play on the river or play on the bay.

Minor sports in the community is fun and recreation for everyone, not just the elite. I think back to my days in minor hockey and those are my fondest memories, having fun.

On sheer ability, Mario is good enough to win scoring titles with a broken stick. On pure talent, he’s the best there is. But Wayne almost never disappoints you. He comes to work every night.

I never looked at hockey as work. Now that I’d finished playing, I had to go to work.

We’re professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there’s some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that’s a responsibility we have. I really strongly believe that.

You never know how a single interaction with a person might affect their life, so you must constantly try to be at your best.

Kabaddi is a matter of national pride. Why can’t cricket, hockey, football and kabaddi be given equal platforms and co-exist? I believe that can happen.

I’m probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don’t worry about it.

When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL. Now it’s kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can’t be a good coach because I was a great athlete.

Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.

I love everything about hockey.

I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.

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

One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game – if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.