Subject: Sports » Hockey (Page 10)

Call them pros, call them mercenaries – but in fact they are just grown-up kids who have learned on the frozen creek or flooded corner lot that hockey is the greatest thrill of all.

Canadian hockey player
Hockey Sports

Basketball players get the girls, hockey players take them home.

Hockey Sports

When he gets mad, it's like he's in another world. He'll look at you with those big eyes and they'll be going around in circles.

professional hockey player
Hockey Sports

I’m not a cancer, I’m a Gemini.

American ice hockey player
Hockey Sports

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

hockey coach
Hockey Sports

The only way we could have, was to have shot him before the game started.

Canadian hockey player & coach
Hockey Sports

Life is just a place where we spend time between games.

(1925 – 1990) Canadian hockey player, coach & general manager
Hockey Sports

How would you like it in your job if every time you made a small mistake, a red light went on over your desk and 15,000 people stood up and yelled at you?

professional hockey goalie
Hockey Sports

It's going to be nice to be embarrassed in practice instead of games.

Canadian hockey player
Hockey Sports

 I’ve told you guys before, goalies don’t think.

Canadian hockey goaltender
Hockey Sports

If you play well and win you’re a heck of a leader; you don't win your an okay leader, and if you don't play well and you don't win your a lousy leader.

Canadian hockey player & executive
Hockey Sports

Hockey is the original extreme sport.

American hockey player
Hockey Sports

When he put out his arms to celebrate, [after scoring his second goal] the rest of us skated immediately to the bench and left him there all alone.

Canadian hockey player
Hockey Sports

He asked me if he could marry Carrie before he asked her.  I said: You want to what?’ I thought he was just going to ask for more ice time.

Canadian hockey player, coach & general manager
Hockey Sports

We’ve got no-trade clauses. Nobody wants us.

Canadian hockey player
Hockey Sports

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

(1958 – ) Canadian hockey player & announcer
Hockey Misspokements Sports

All of a sudden he’s hurt and I’ve got to get the popcorn out of my teeth.

American hockey player
Hockey Sports

Aww, don't worry Doc, if that happens, I can always come back as a forward!

Canadian hockey player
Hockey Sports

A fast body-contact game played by men with clubs in their hands and knives laced to their feet.


(1897 – 1976) American novelist, short story & sports writer
Hockey Sports

He scored hockey by the number of fights. If you lost seven to one, but won five fights, he figured you won the game.

Canadian businessman, sportsman & owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Conflict Fights Hockey Sports

I think they bring me luck… I guess I'll have to like seafood now.

Canadian ice hockey goaltender
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