Subject: Sports » Hockey (Page 11)

They say you're not a coach in the league till you've been fired. I must be getting pretty good.

Canadian hockey player & coach

I'd drink more.

professional hockey player

Four out of five dentists surveyed recommended playing hockey.

I’m really no different than anybody else; except that sometimes I get my name in the paper.

Canadian professional hockey player

Arrive at the net with the puck and in ill humor.

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

I didn’t drop my gloves. They were yanked off me.

professional hockey player

He just got me in the right spot. In the small of the back. A good, clean, dirty hit… not that I didn't deserve it.

American hockey player

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

He's the second-best goalie on the ice.

Canadian hockey coach

I quit coaching because of illness and fatigue; the fans were sick and tired of me.

Canadian hockey player

I usually call the new guy and let him know where I like to sit on the bus, tell him ways he can stay out of my way, make sure he knows not to touch any of my stuff.

(1969 – ) Canadian ice hockey player & executive

By the age of 18, the average American has witnessed 200,000 acts of violence on television, most of them occurring during Game 1 of the NHL playoff series

(1966 – ) American journalist & novelist

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

Canadian hockey player & coach

War is hell, but expansion is worse.

hockey coach

The goal is too small and the goalies are too big.

Canadian hockey coach

We've made a final offer. We hope [player] Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will.

American player, coach & general manager

Some guys play hockey… Gretzky plays 40 mph chess.

American sportswriter

Street hockey is great for kids. It’s energetic, competitive, and skillful… and best of all it keeps them off the street.

Canadian hockey player

She doesn't pay me anything. I pay her. Besides, what position can she play?

Toronto Maple Leafs owner