“You know what happens to guys? There's what I call the individual time of their career, and the team time of their career. This is the team time. You don't care about all the other stuff. You just want to live in one place, and watch your kids grow up and go to the same school. You say, 'Hey, maybe I'd better play well and be a good enough guy that they keep me.'” KnowsWantWellsEnoughPlayHappensCareKidsSchoolGuyIndividualGrowsStuffCareersWatchesGrowing UpTeamDon't CareHeyGood EnoughNhl Author:Mike Babcock
“It's nice to be able to support programs like 5 Hole Threads' in our communities to keep more kids involved in sports. The Life lessons that are learned from being a teammate are so valuable. All kids deserve the chance to experience that.” KidsAbleSportsCommunityChanceSupportNiceInvolvedLessonsTrainingDeserveProgramValuableHolesLife LessonThreadTeammateNhlOur Community Author:Dan Ellis
“No, that's not true. I didn't see his place that much, but he's a good kid and I had fun playing with him.” KidsFunNhlHad FunI Had FunBlackhawks Author:Patrick Kane
“There is something about Game 7 that there's a memory there for you for sure. You want to be a coach or a manager or a player or a goaltender that gets it done, because to me, that's all part of sports. That's what you dream about when you're a little kid - scoring the winning goal.” WantLittlesDoneDreamKidsGamesWinningSportsGoalMemoriesPlayerCoachesManagersHockeyLittle KidNhlGet It Done Author:Mike Babcock
“Wrapping Christmas presents is tough. Even peeling a Mandarin orange is tough. I have to get my kids to help me.” HelpingKidsToughHelp MeHockeyOrangeNhlWrappingPeelingChristmas Present Author:Brendan Morrison
“My dad had this thing - everyone in Canada wants to play hockey; that's all they want to do. So when I was a kid, whenever we skated my dad would not let us on the ice without hockey sticks, because of this insane fear we would become figure skaters!” WantPlayKidsFunnyFiguresDadSticksMy DadInsaneIceCanadaHockeyNhlSkaterHockey Sticks Author:Norm MacDonald