Subject: Sports » Hockey

I slept like a baby. Every two hours I woke up and cried.

Canadian hockey coach

The kid looks good in his first game.

(1928 – ) Canadian professional ice hockey player

You hate to lose your teeth and the game, too.

Canadian hockey player

I guess it's why you never say never. The only thing you can never do is ski through a revolving door.

hockey coach

It was like skating inside a pop can.

Canadian hockey player

I was three-quarters down the list of guys I would be facing in my first game when I realized I was looking at our own roster.

Canadian hockey player

People didn't know the difference between a blue line and a clothes line.

sports announcer

He said he wanted to go play in his home country and village; I guess every village needs an idiot.

If hockey fights were fake, I'd be in more of them.

professional hockey player

Hockey is the only job I know where you get paid to have a nap on the day of the game.

(1958 – ) Canadian hockey player & announcer

I grabbed it and squeezed it back into place. It gave a little crunch and popped right in.

Canadian hockey player

We have only one person to blame, and that’s each other.

professional hockey player

We raced the other day and it wasn't a photo finish… it was an oil painting.

Canadian hockey player

The first thing I would do when I saw Bobby [Orr] coming down at me was to say a little prayer if I had time.  I’m sure I wasn’t the only goalie who did that.

Canadian professional hockey player

A goal, an assist and a fight.

American ice hockey player

The remedy, right now, is two scotches and an aspirin, I think.

Boston Bruins general manager

We appreciate all the fans that are here, but we really respect the five or six who stayed with us all year.

(1962 – ) American ice hockey goaltender

They're like two bulldogs eating lunch off a Brillo pad!

Canadian hockey player

He’s easy to do. Sit on the bench. Play about 10 minutes a game.

Czech hockey player

Part of the learning curve in Edmonton is learning to hate Calgary.

professional hockey player

That puck would have gone in the net if not for the goalie.

(1958 – ) Canadian hockey player & announcer