Kids don’t fight in minor hockey anymore. There’s very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys are not fighting.
WAYNE GRETZKYWhen you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I’d choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
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You know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
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It really doesn’t matter or concern me what people are saying or who thinks who is the favorite. The bottom line is you have to play.
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I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.
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Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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I love everything about hockey.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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We’re in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle.
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You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
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I love everything about hockey.
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Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don’t take the shot.
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When people come up to me and say, “I was at your Game 7 in the playoffs in Toronto,” or, “I saw your first goal in the NHL,” that triggers memories. But I don’t sit around my kitchen table and tell my kids, “You know, one year I got 92 goals.”
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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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