Subject: Sports » Hockey (Page 11)

I'm okay. Russian machine never breaks.

Russian hockey player

When he put out his arms to celebrate, [after scoring his second goal] the rest of us skated immediately to the bench and left him there all alone.

Canadian hockey player

I don’t live in the fast lane – I live on the off ramp.

(1925 – 1990) Canadian hockey player, coach & general manager

We know how much fans enjoy a good brawl, so we are going to guarantee a fight. If there is not a single five-minute fighting major given to a player, every fan in attendance will receive a free ticket to the following home game.

All of a sudden he’s hurt and I’ve got to get the popcorn out of my teeth.

American hockey player

Better teams win more often than the teams that are not so good.

professional hockey coach

I slept like a baby. Every two hours I woke up and cried.

Canadian hockey coach

Daneyko got mad when Kaminski said he was going to knock his teeth out. Dano only has two teeth left, so you can't say that to Dano.

Canadian hockey player & coach

Hockey players wear numbers because you can’t always identify the body with dental records.

Some guys play hockey… Gretzky plays 40 mph chess.

American sportswriter

People didn't know the difference between a blue line and a clothes line.

sports announcer

He just got me in the right spot. In the small of the back. A good, clean, dirty hit… not that I didn't deserve it.

American hockey player

Gretzky knows it time to retire now — he's finally slow enough to get hit by Luke Richardson.

American sportswriter

They do a lot of talking, but I'm not sure they actually understand each other.

Canadian hockey player

I don't order fries with my club sandwich.

Canadian hockey player

Our system of forechecking is to shoot the puck and leave it there.

Canadian hockey coach, general manager & commentator

He said he wanted to go play in his home country and village; I guess every village needs an idiot.

High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing… everything else is just figure skating. 

It would have been worse if we hadn't blocked the kick after Toronto's second touchdown.

Canadian hockey player