Subject: Sports » Hockey (Page 2)

We can’t win at home. We can’t win on the road. I don’t know where else we can play.

Canadian hockey coach, general manager & commentator

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

hockey coach

If I get run into again, I'm taking someone with me. I lost one knee. I'll take a head if it happens again.

Canadian hockey goaltender

You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.

(1961 – ) Canadian hockey player & owner

The place was cold, and I got the feeling that the fans would have enjoyed baseball more if it had been played with a hockey puck.

professional baseball player

I was hoping I could still be an underwear model after my career is over.

Canadian hockey player

Here’s Wellwood, seven-and-oh in the faceoffs, plus-two, two assists, played 20 minutes, drew eight minutes on the power play, lost a tooth and a pint of blood. What a guy.

Canadian hockey player, coach & commentator

Hockey’s the only place where a guy can go nowadays and watch two white guys fight.


(1938 – 2017) American sportswriter & novelist

There are rough players and there are dirty players. I'm rough and dirty.

Slovak-born Canadian hockey player

Trade Steve Yzerman? That's like asking me if I want to trade my son Jason for the kid next door.

Canadian hockey coach & politician

High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing… everything else is just figure skating. 

Get used to this phrase: “How could both referees have missed that?”

Canadian sports writer & analyst

I’m not a cancer, I’m a Gemini.

American ice hockey player

Anytime you hold Dallas to a one touchdown, it's not all bad.

Canadian hockey player, coach & general manager

I'm not dumb enough to be a goalie.

Canadian-born American hockey player

 A good fighting club will beat a club that has superstars on it every time.

Canadian hockey coach & general manager

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

How would you know, Sean? When I was playing you were in your 3rd year of 8th grade?

Canadian hockey player & commentator

Why is a puck called a puck? Because ‘dirty little bastard’ was taken.

Canadian hockey player

There have been more cheap shots in this game than a Mexican cantina during happy hour.

Canadian hockey announcer

To get my paycheck for two weeks, my family must work 200 years in Slovakia.

Slovak hockey player