“We get nose jobs all the time in the NHL, and we don't even have to go to the hospital.” JobsNosesHospitalsHockeyNhlIce HockeyHockey PlayerGreat HockeyHockey TeamFunny HockeyHockey CoachMotivational HockeyGreatest HockeyInspirational Hockey Author:Brad Park
“Like I said, a 30-year-old hockey player, even when I came to New York when I was 30, I was on the downside of my career, pretty much the end of my career.” YearsSaidEndsCareersPlayerNew YorkHockeyHockey Player Author:Mark Messier
“I have six brothers and one sister. I grew up playing ice hockey, a total tomboy, and that’s what I thought I was going to do – be an ice hockey player.” PlayerBrotherGrewSixGrew UpIceHockeyIce HockeyHockey Player Author:Nicola Peltz
“Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.” PlayerFiguresPerceptionAwfulHockeySkaterHockey Player Author:Kristi Yamaguchi
“I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.” WatchesPlayerStupidHockeyHockey PlayerGood Hockey Author:Ted Lindsay
“I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on that blue line and hear your national anthem play and being a gold medal champion, you dream of that. And then to be able to accomplish that and actually win a gold medal and represent your country its an amazing feeling.” ThinkingMindCountryPlayFeelingsDreamAbleWinningLinesPlayerGoldBlueAccomplishChampionHockeyMedalGold MedalsAnthemHockey PlayerNational AnthemPlaying HockeySinging The National Anthem Author:Sidney Crosby
“For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a professional hockey player.” LongI CanWantedRememberPlayerHockeyHockey Player Author:Mario Lemieux
“Canadian hockey players always find a way to get along.” WayPlayerHockeyHockey Player Author:Carey Price
“One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game - if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.” IfsKnowsNeedsFeelsGamesHalfQualityPlayerKeysBattleFantasticHockeyAnticipationPuckHockey PlayerGreat Hockey Author:Wayne Gretzky
“I coach hockey players—some of them just happen to be girls. When I’m coaching youth hockey, I put the boys and girls together and they can’t tell the difference. They are just playing hockey.” HappensTogetherGirlDifferencesBoysPlayerYouthCoachesCoachingHockeyBoy And GirlHockey PlayerPlaying Hockey Author:Natalie Darwitz
“Canadians send us great hockey players. You also send us wonderful performers, from the beginning, with Mary Pickford.” PlayerWonderfulHockeyPerformersMaryHockey PlayerGreat Hockey Author:Jamie Farr
“Representing Canada as a hockey player is always a tremendous honor, which also comes with a lot of responsibility. Being able to compete and win a gold medal on our home soil made it a once in a lifetime experience. Capping off the best ever performance by not only the Canadian athletes, but also Vancouver and all Canadians, made for an amazing Olympic experience.” MadeHomeAbleWinningResponsibilityPlayerHonorGoldPerformancesLifetimeAthleteMade ItSoilCanadaHockeyMedalRepresentingGold MedalsVancouverOnce In A LifetimeHockey PlayerBest EverOnce In A Lifetime Experiences Author:Scott Niedermayer
“If Colleen Howe had been a hockey player, she would have been a centremen. I can see her as a centreman because you can do what you want and go wherever you want to go.” IfsWantHas BeensI CanCan DoPlayerWhat You WantHockeyHockey Player Author:Gordie Howe
“Since the beginning, I always loved the game. When you grow up in Montreal, one day you want to be a professional hockey player. When I was six or seven, I knew that was what I wanted.” WantWantedGamesGrowsSportsGrowing UpPlayerOne DaySixSevenHockeyNhlMontrealHockey Player Author:Mario Lemieux
“The excitement of the fans in Montreal, especially in the playoffs, I don't think you can get that anywhere else. For a hockey player, I kind of wish everyone could go through that and experience what it is to play there. It's very unique.” ThinkingKindPlayWishPlayerFansUniqueExcitementHockeyPlayoffsMontrealHockey Player Author:Saku Koivu
“I found my prince - he's a hockey player and we met at an NHL event, the last place I'd ever expect to meet someone, but there he was.” LastsFoundPlayerEventsMetsHockeyNhlHockey PlayerLast Place Author:Carol Alt