“Football can stand parity better than any of the other sports, I think. Baseball, basketball and hockey need a defining team, in essence to frame the season. Football? Not so much.” ThinkingNeedsSportsTeamFootballBasketballEssenceBaseballSeasonsHockeyDefiningParity Author:Michael Wilbon
“You do not play hockey for good seasons. You play to win the Stanley Cup. It has to be the objective.” PlayWinningSeasonsObjectivesCupsHockeyStanleyPlay To WinStanley Cup Author:Guy Lafleur
“A lot of people think that you have to specialize in one sport from an early age in order to turn pro. Most of my teammates played a lot of different sports when we were kids. I liked to golf, water ski and play baseball. That helped me develop other aspects of my game and made me WANT to be on the ice even more once hockey season started.” PeopleThinkingWantMadeDifferentPlayKidsAgeOrderTurnsGamesSportsWaterAspectBaseballSeasonsGolfIceHockeyTeammateSkis Author:Pat LaFontaine
“I went from junior hockey to the World Junior Championships to the combine and the draft, to the Blackhawks camp, and then a full NHL season and then the World Championships. At nineteen, that's exhausting.” WorldSeasonsHockeyCampsChampionshipJuniorsNhlExhaustingNineteenBlackhawks Author:Patrick Kane
“Before, baseball was something to do to get ready for the hockey season. Now, people look to play baseball, period. It's something you stick with.” PeopleLooksPlayReadyPeriodsBaseballSeasonsSticksHockey Author:Jason Bay
“My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He'd skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.” TwoStatesThreeHoursWeekCoupleSeasonsShipsPairsHockeyMy Best FriendScholarshipOhioSkatesOhio State Author:Wayne Gretzky
“There's more violence in one football game than there is in an entire hockey season, and nobody ever talks about that.” GamesViolenceFootballSeasonsHockeyFootball Game Author:Keith Allen
“Some guys are more worried about their Vegas trip at the end of the season than playing the games, than playing every minute of the games. Quite frankly, I don't care about your Vegas trip right now.” EndsCareGuyGamesMinutesRight NowSeasonsDon't CareWorriedI Don't CareHockeyVegas Author:Jean-Sebastien Giguere
“You need a lot of leaders, but a hockey team needs a voice, not only in the community, but more importantly between the coaching staff and the players. There are always ups and downs in a season; the captain is the guy players look to in those situations.” NeedsLooksGuyVoiceCommunitySituationLeaderPlayerTeamSeasonsCoachingHockeyStaffCaptainsUps & DownsHockey TeamCoaching Staff Author:Joe Sakic
“I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and when the season was over you hung up your skates and you played something else.” BigsFieldsBaseballSeasonsWinterTrackBelieverSoccerOver YouHockeyHungSkatesTrack And FieldLacrosse Author:Wayne Gretzky
“Two or three years ago, every game I want to score. And after I score a goal I have a spark and I'm so happy I want more. Now I'mkind of different. I'm not saying I lost my spark - I still have it - but I don't chase the goal as much as I used to. I'm playing for the team andI still know I can score, but it's different than two or three years back.Look at great teams like Detroit a couple of years ago; they winthe Stanley Cup and guys only score 25 goals, nobody has a really big season. You have to play defense, that's how you win.” KnowsWantYearsLooksStillsI CanTwoDifferentPlayBigsUsedGuyThreeGamesWinningLostGoalTeamCoupleYears AgoSeasonsDefenseCupsScoreHockeySparksThree YearsDetroitStanleyGreat TeamStanley Cup Author:Peter Bondra
“The most-honored ancestors of your matriarch besmirched the season of the orange blossom.” SportsSeasonsHockeyAncestorOrangeHonoredMatriarchs Author:Nick Bakay
“I think we've been through a lot this season and it will be nice to move on. It's one step at a time though. The focus of our hockey club was great. We really stuck to our game plan and didn't get too high or too low and we definitely didn't get over excited.” ThinkingMovingGamesStepsFocusNicePlansLowsSeasonsClubsExcitedStuckHockeyBeing NiceGet OverOne Step At A TimeGame Plan Author:Martin Brodeur