Subject: Sports » Hockey (Page 5)

The three important elements of hockey are: forecheck, backcheck and paycheck.

Canadian hockey player

Hockey is figure skating in a war zone

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

Canadian hockey coach

Hockey is a game played by six good players and a home team.

One road trip we were stuck on the runway for seven hours. The plane kept driving and driving until we arrived at the rink and I realized we were on a bus.

Canadian hockey player

Frankly, that’s tantamount to the head of the White Star line saying the company’s next voyage will be considered a success if it fares better than the Titanic.

Canadian hockey player

 A good fighting club will beat a club that has superstars on it every time.

Canadian hockey coach & general manager

Reporter to Brett Hull: If you were a tree, what kind of a tree would you be?

Hull: Shoe

Canadian-born American hockey player

All hockey players are bilingual; they know English and profanity.

(1928 – ) Canadian professional ice hockey player

If our goalies were in a divorce case, they could sue for lack of support and be millionaires tomorrow.

Canadian hockey player & broadcaster

When he gets mad, it's like he's in another world. He'll look at you with those big eyes and they'll be going around in circles.

professional hockey player

Aww, don't worry Doc, if that happens, I can always come back as a forward!

Canadian hockey player

I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.

(1924 – 1987) American stand-up ‘deadpan’ comedian and actor

He’s easy to do. Sit on the bench. Play about 10 minutes a game.

Czech hockey player

Playing goal is like being shot at.

professional hockey goalie

She doesn't pay me anything. I pay her. Besides, what position can she play?

Toronto Maple Leafs owner

He's as old as some trees.

Canadian hockey player & coach

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

professional hockey coach

It's going to be good to be on his side for a change. I'll save a lot of energy since I don't have to concentrate on whacking him. I'm pretty excited about that.

Canadian hockey player

The place was cold, and I got the feeling that the fans would have enjoyed baseball more if it had been played with a hockey puck.

professional baseball player

He's so strong, he doesn't call the cattle in… he carries them in.

(1928 – ) Canadian professional ice hockey player