“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.

I don’t like hockey. I’m just good at it.

I was just your average hockey mom, and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids’ public education better.

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

Bettman is an asshole. A frikkin asshole. I think he’s ruined the game of hockey. He’s supposed to be impartial.

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.

If you’re going to help somebody, sneak in, sneak out, do what you can. I just sneak along and do my thing and meet wonderful people, some people I’ve never met, new friends.

Hockey is a tough game.

We’re scared of losing. That’s why we win. We know what it’s like to lose and we hate it. We enjoy being champions too much.