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“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.”

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Author:Saku Koivu

“Our economics are not baseball's economics. Our game is not baseball's game. Our owners are not baseball's owners, with one or two exceptions. Our union is not baseball's union. What we do has to be crafted and suited to address hockey, to address the NHL, to address our 30 teams and our 700-plus players.”

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Author:Gary Bettman

“I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing, being a cop, being a soldier. There's not a lot of people who are willing to put themselves into those situations.”

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Author:Peter Berg

“I'm always working out; I did ice hockey in high school, but I'm not a dance person. I mean, this was horrible, but I had a dance double in my high-school musical.”

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Author:Eliza Coupe

“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.”

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Author:Carol Alt

“The media has changed. We now give broadcast licenses to philosophies instead of people. People get confused and think there is no difference between news and entertainment. People who project themselves as journalists on television don't know the first thing about journalism. They are just there stirring up a hockey game.”

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Author:Gary Ackerman

“It is so important to me to have my time away from hockey. Obviously, hockey is my passion; I love it. But definitely for me, time away from the rink and time when my mind isn't thinking about hockey is important.”

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Author:Sidney Crosby

“It's really football, tennis, and golf that I watch other than hockey.”

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Author:Sidney Crosby

“I'm a little bit superstitious, and I think that just comes from playing hockey. I won't avoid the number thirteen. A big one for me, though, is walking under a ladder. I've always felt like that's tempting fate. That's just throwing it right in their face. Check me out. I just walked under a ladder. What are you going to do about it?”

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Author:James Badge Dale

“I always said put me in front of 40 or 50,000 people and play hockey, I'm comfortable there. Put me in front of 50 people to talk or get in front of, and that's where I'm probably the least comfortable.”

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Author:Ron Francis

“I wear whatever makes me comfortable on stage, so that I feel confident. Some days it's a plaid skirt with a button-up and other days it's jeans with a hockey jersey and platforms.”

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Author:Sky Ferreira

“I grew up in the Midwest, so we really didn't have much hockey going on.”

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Author:Bill Goldberg

“Comedy is similar to hockey... in only one way. You get a lot of credit for assists. So I try to serve whatever the intention is, be it the joke or the story or the scene or the moment or the kiss, even if it's not my joke or moment.”

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Author:Johnny Galecki

“And if I want to get involved in choosing sides, I usually pick hockey or football.”

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Author:Dierks Bentley

“I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.”

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Author:Al Yankovic

“To measure the man, measure his heart.”

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Author:Malcolm Forbes

“Coaches are like ducks. Calm on top, but paddling underneath. Believe me, there's a lot of leg movement.”

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Author:Ken Hitchcock

“We brought him [Raffi Torres] in because he was an emotional, physical player. He's had nothing but a great attitude and a great work ethic with us all year long. He comes to play, prepares himself real well. We need him to play the way he does. You know, he's a little bit sometimes outside the box, but you've got to let him be who he is.”

“It doesn't matter how many times you get knocked down. The only thing that matters is how many times you get up.”

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Author:Roberto Luongo

“You can't control the opposition, but you can control how you play, your energy level, your intensity on the ice. That's what we're going to do.”

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Author:Alain Vigneault

“I think we've bounced back and really been resilient. Even after a bad period, we take over and we seem like we're on a mission. That comes with leadership and experience and a lot of things. A lot of it is mental toughness and resiliency in the situation you're at, just trusting in your teammates.”

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Author:Mike Fisher

“We talk about mental toughness all the time. That's the biggest thing good teams have, that they can overcome adversity.”

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Author:Bryan Murray

“I've always had a passion for hockey, ... That's the key. You can't be putting in time. You have to enjoy doing what you do.”

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Author:Sidney Crosby

“I'm not stereotypically Canadian. I don't really follow hockey. I don't feel like anything other than myself, basically.”

Author:Michael Cera

“I'm an absolutely dreadful hockey player.”

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Author:Christopher Heyerdahl

“If you're going to play hockey now, you have to be able to play. If you have the ability to fight and play, you're an unbelievable commodity. But if you can only fight, there might be six of those guys left in the league, and I can guarantee they're going fast.”

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Author:Brett Hull

“Baseball and American football and hockey are all ahead because they have a history. The MLS is kind of new. So hopefully, in time, and with players coming and trying to develop the game, and the U.S. team also doing well - at the last World Cup, they finished above England and created some buzz.”

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Author:Thierry Henry

“I'm so busy right now, it's the beginning of the hockey season for my kids.”

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Author:Curtis Joseph

“My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world.”

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Author:Jaromir Jagr

“When I'm not acting, I try to be normal, play golf, play hockey. It's funny because you're in this little bubble when you're working - you don't read books, you don't really keep up with the news, you're just living that life.”

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Author:Taylor Kitsch