Subject: Sports » Hockey (Page 5)

All hockey players are bilingual; they know English and profanity.

(1928 – ) Canadian professional ice hockey player

I'd drink more.

professional hockey player

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

Canadian hockey goaltender

No, I don't fight anybody I played against in Juniors. I think everyone I played Juniors with is dead now.

Canadian hockey player & coach

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

Canadian hockey player & commentator

He brings something special. I don’t know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn’t understand his answer.

(1961 – ) Canadian hockey player & owner

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

Canadian hockey player

Every day you guys look worse and worse. And today you played like tomorrow.

American hockey player & coach

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

Boston Bruins general manager

They do a lot of talking, but I'm not sure they actually understand each other.

Canadian hockey player

Playing goal is like being shot at.

professional hockey goalie

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

Canadian hockey player

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

I know my players don't like my practices, but that's OK, because I don't like their games.

Canadian hockey coach, general manager & commentator

I have nothing to say, and I’ll only say it once.

Hockey coach

All the records were gone. So I figured here's one record I can get.

Canadian hockey player

The only difference between this and Custer's last stand was Custer didn't have to look at the tape afterwards.

Canadian hockey player & broadcaster

If I play badly I’ll pick a fight in the third, just to get into a fight. I’ll break a guy’s leg to win, I don’t care. Afterward I say, ‘Yeah, all right I played badly, but I won the fight so who gives a damn.'

Canadian hockey player

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

Canadian sports writer & analyst

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

One road trip we were stuck on the runway for seven hours. The plane kept driving and driving until we arrived at the rink and I realized we were on a bus.

Canadian hockey player