Best Hockey Quotes

We know that hockey is where we live, where we can best meet and overcome pain and wrong and death. Life is just a place where we spend time between games. ~ Fred Shero

I'm leaving the game of hockey with nothing but great memories. ~ Joe Sakic

The model for an NHL without fighting is right there in front of us. The [playoffs are] the time of year that fans love best; when the best hockey is played ... [The] enforcers don't play. Even mini-enforcers ... remain on the bench. Teams and coaches can't afford anything stupid and unpredictable ... With no one to fight back for them, players go harder into the corners, more determinedly to the front of the net. If they want to fire up the crowd and their teammates, they have to do it themselves. And in the playoffs, they do. ~ Ken Dryden

Its an honor to be chosen to represent the best hockey game in the world, ... Hockey fans are looking for the most authentic experience and NHL 2K6 delivers it. ~ Brian Boitano

By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six. ~ Ted Lindsay

[In hockey] I was a goon, just protecting the better players. I've always been a better baseball player. ~ Eric Gagne

The Mind

The mind is a hotel with a thousand rooms. When I tilt my head a certain way, I think about certain things. When I tilt my head another way, I think about other things. If I sleep on the right side of my face, for example, I'd dream of a pale rose, the future, or a continental diner in Passaic, New Jersey. When I sleep on the left side of my face, I'd dream that a hand is squeezing my heart, that I'm in prison, or that I'm watching hockey at an airport bar, about to miss a flight. ~ Linh Dinh

4chan's culture is unique and spreads and draws people in like no other. It's also important to realize that 4chan wasn't some overnight success, and there was never 'hockey stick' - like growth. ~ Christopher Poole

Oh man, nobody is as tough as Mr T. Ice T is pretty tough though as well. ~ Ice-T

Before I was 14, I wanted to be a singer, an actor, or a hockey player. By 15, I knew I was going to be a singer. ~ Matisyahu

GOD DOESN'T HATE FAGS OR
ANYBODY ELSE FOR THAT MATTER.
GOD SAVES! THEN, GOD PASSES IT
TO GRETZKY - WHO ROOFS THAT
SHIT, TOP-SHELF! THEN GOD AND
GRETZKY HIGH FIVE & BELLY-BUMP,
CELEBRATING THEIR HOCKEY
PROWESS. AND NEVER ONCE DO
THEY GIVE A SHIT IF ANYBODY'S
GAY OR NOT. ~ Kevin Smith

Hockey is its own game. It's completely different than all the other games, although it's getting way too close to soccer. ~ Brett Hull

I have salt and sugar at home, but I'm paying eighty bucks to have ya'll rub it on my feet. If I want to yell at my sister-in-law about that fact that I just found out I am pregnant, and how my boyfriend, the recovering alcoholic, is still fragile and I don't know if he'll make it, whether I'm going to miscarry like I did before, and a whole other list of shit, like, hell, I don't know, what I'm going to be when I grow up, then I will! And maybe, just maybe, for the eighty bucks you're charging me, I can yell a bit."

The woman only blinked as Lacey snickered beside her. "Keep it down and congratulations."

"Thanks, and I'll try," Kacey said as the woman walked away. She then turned to Lacey, who was fully laughing at this point. "Really> This is not funny."

"Oh, I'm cracking up because if you're already this emotional and bitchy, God help us all once you reach the third Trimester. ~ Toni Aleo

I believe Ronald Reagan can make this country what it once was ... a large Arctic region covered with ice. ~ Robin Williams

Bert's wallet is like an onion. Any time he opens it, he starts crying. ~ Brendan Morrison

Most animals show themselves sparingly. The grizzly bear is six to eight hundred pounds of smugness. It has no need to hide. If it were a person, it would laugh loudly in quiet restaurants, boastfully wear the wrong clothes for special occasions, and probably play hockey. ~ Craig Childs

My hockey is good, but my ice skating is terrible. It's a bit of a mess to watch! ~ Margot Robbie

I grinned, and he reached out and pinched my side.

"Stop it."

"Stop what?"

"Looking at me like I'm adorable." He circled the air between him and the dino. "I'm badass, my dinosaurs are badass."

I placed my hand on the desk next to his leg and leaned in. "I've seen you play hockey. I know all about how badass you are." He was also adorable, though--especially right now--and I couldn't resist leaning in and giving him a kiss. ~ Cindi Madsen

Hockey has given me everything, most importantly it brought me to Swift Current, where I met my wife Deb. ~ Joe Sakic

All our lives are enriched by the leadership and excellence and confidence of female athletes, whether the Mia Hamms and Maya Moores we know or the field hockey, lacrosse and track and field athletes we do not necessarily know. ~ George Vecsey

Everything was set for us to play a real good game. Then we left the dressing room and everything went to hell. ~ Curt Fraser

Why don't they allow professional wrestling at the Olympics? They allow pro basketball players and hockey players. Olympic pro wrestling would be awesome. The team from Mexico could wear those Mr. X masks. The French wrestler could hit his opponent with a baguette. Or perhaps just surrender. ~ Craig Ferguson

I don't play hockey at all. I'm not comfortable on skates. ~ Ben Stiller

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. ~ Thierry Henry

I think he knows all my tricks. Or the fact I don't have any tricks - Brendan Shanahan on trying to score against Curtis Joseph. I'm hoping for a bench clearing brawl during the warm up so I can go out and grab his stick. ~ Ron Tugnutt

I think the game has gotten better. (The two-ref system) keeps players from taking cheap shots behind the play. I never thought I'd like it, considering the way I like to hack. ~ Brian Skrudland

I love extreme sports, I like snowboarding and motorcross and rollerblading and hockey. ~ Jeremy London

I played 15 years of hockey, and I got more injured doing two weeks of cheer camp. ~ Eric Christian Olsen

My recruiting key - I looked for PEOPLE first, athletes second. I wanted people with a sound value system as you cannot buy values. You're only as good as your values. I learned early on that you do not put greatness into people ... but somehow try to pull it out. ~ Herb Brooks

Growing up, I didn't know very much about my heritage and the Soviet Union and things of that nature. But when I saw the Soviet Union play hockey for the first time, to me, it was profound. ~ Gabe Polsky

There's no reason why a player is done at 33, 34. They train better, they eat better, they drink better. This isn't the old days when everybody sat around and drank beer. ~ Bobby Clarke

His face is so calm, He shows no sign of stress or anything. Its as if he's saying, "No problem. Relax. I'm just going to beat you now. It's not going to hurt a bit." ~ Dominic Roussel

Skating is big in Chicago. There's a lot of hockey; a lot of the boys play hockey. And figure skating is big. ~ Joan Cusack

Back in the NBA's pre-mask era, ballers with busted noses or orbital bones had two unappealing options: Sit out and heal, or strap on a Michael Myers-looking opaque face shield closely related to that worn by hockey goalies. ~ Brendan I. Koerner

I love those hockey moms. You know what they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is? Lipstick. ~ Sarah Palin

My papa said son don't let the man getcha and do what he done to me ... ~ John Fogerty

These are tough games to play. We shared the puck and we wanted everyone to get a chance to score. Tough games to play in. We want close games. That is why we train so hard. We want to show our fans some even games. ~ Caroline Ouellette

My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be back and we will be back better than ever and hopefully as soon as possible. Don't give up on the game. It's too good. ~ Gary Bettman

One of the great rules of hockey is: On the Stanley Cup, all germs are healthy. ~ George Vecsey

Straight talk is a virtue. Dirty talk is a goddamn blessing. ~ Kate Meader

For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a professional hockey player. ~ Mario Lemieux

We believe the ice sheet was not around all the time. It was only around during cool snaps of the climate. ~ Kenneth R. Miller

If people see North American hockey and they see violence and brutality and it's not so interesting, that sends a message too about your culture. ~ Gabe Polsky

The chair legs behind me scrape against the floor, and Douchecanoe shrinks in his seat as over six hundred pounds of angry hockey players stare down at him. Fitzy is particularly menacing with his two full-sleeve tattoos and the cut over his eyebrow that he got during our last game. ~ Elle Kennedy

So why do they call it the crease?" Dex asks in fascination after the second period commences. "And why does it sound so dirty?" On my other side, Allie leans in to grin at Dexter. "Babe, everything about hockey sounds dirty. Five-hole? Poke check? Backdoor?" She sighs. "Come home with me one time and listen to my dad yell Jam it in! over and over again when he watches hockey, and then you can talk to me about dirty. Not to mention uncomfortable. ~ Elle Kennedy

I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, hockey is a game of one-on-one battles. ~ Mark Messier