Reggie Dunlop: They brought their [BLEEP'n]' TOYS with 'em!
McGrath: Well, I'd rather have em playin' with their toys than playin' with themselves.
Reggie Dunlop: They're too dumb to play with themselves.
Johnny Upton: Jesus, what did the old man trade for these assholes, a used puck bag?
Reggie Dunlop: What are you guys doing?
Steve Hanson: Puttin' on the foil!
Jeff Hanson:J Every game!
Jack Hanson: Yeah, you want some?
Tim McCracken: Dunlop, you suck cock. Reggie Dunlop: All I can get.
Steve Hanson: Dave's a killer! Johnny Upton: Dave's a mess.
Reggie Dunlop: But Dave's out. Who's gonna take his place? Ned Braden: Is the answer Jesus?
The referee skates over to Steve Carlson during the playing of the National Anthem:
Referee: I got my eye on the three of you. You pull one thing, you're out of this game. I run a clean game here. I have any trouble here, I'll suspend ya.
Steve Hanson: I'm listening to the [BLEEPing] song!
Denis Lemieux Interview: "You feel Shame"
Denis Lemieux: [after losing at poker] [BlEEP] I lose my blouse.
Reporter: "So who do you like to watch on the highlights?" Ovechkin: "Me"
"My weapon isn't my shot. It's me."
"Today was a special day. I broke my nose, have stitches (and) score four goals. Everything (went) to my face."
"I'm okay. Russian machine never breaks."
"For me, it doesn't matter where I play. If coach says I must play goalie, I will play goalie."
"If people compare me to Michael Jordan, I'm glad."
"If coach says I must play goalie, I play goalie"
"I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them"
On Crosby:
“What can I say about Crosby?” he said. “He is a good player, but he talks too much. I play hard and if he wants to hit me, he can hit me, not talk to you guys about who plays cheap and who plays dirty. That’s my game… If he doesn’t like it, it’s his problem.”
“What, I can’t play hard against him? What is he going to do, cry?”
Cute, young reporter: "Which one is better? NHL or Superleague?" Ovechkin: "NHL, because after practice, pretty girl come to me. I give interview. I feel good." [wink] [smile]
Quotes on OV from Players and Coaches
"He's one of those guys that comes down on you one on one and you're actually a little bit scared." John-Michael Liles, Avalanche defenseman
"I've got to tell you, I love the kid. He's the only guy I've ever coached against who scored a goal and blew me a kiss." Wayne Gretzky
"He's the kind of player that is worth the price of admission." Jay Feaster, Senior VP/GM, Tampa Bay Lightning
"Ovechkin has the total package." Barry Trotz, Predators coach
"Oh my goodness. Absolutely destroyed, by Alexander Ovechkin." Joe Beninati, Capitals announcer
Don Cherry is no stranger to controversy. Since being hired by Hockey Night In Canada, Cherry's comments have brought protests from many parties - including French Canadians, Europeans, opponents of hockey violence and more. Except for a brief period when his comments were time-delayed, Cherry has kept his job and seen his popularity reach the level where CBC is currently producing a film about his life.
"When I was a kid, I used to pray the Lord to make me a Hockey player. But I forgot to mention the NHL, so I spent 16 years in the minors!"
Phil Esposito was called into the office of Boston Bruins' Don Cherry. Cherry told Esposito that he was going to be traded to another team. Esposito replied:
"Okay, but if you say New York Rangers, I am going to jump out that window."
Cherry looked as his assistant, "Bobby, open the window."
Don Cherry on neurologist Charles Tator.
"I don't give a BLEEEP about him"
When approached for comment about Tator's claim that Cherry is a "negative influence" in the fight against head injuries, the star of Coach's Corner dismissed Tator's allegation with a series of profane remarks.
"The greatest hockey player who ever lived: Bobby Orr, and I love him."
On Visors:
"Most of the guys that wear them are Europeans and French Guys."
“I never, ever said 'don't wear a visor,'”
On Kyle Wellwood:
“Here’s Wellwood, Seven-and-oh in the faceoffs, plus-two, two assists, played 20 minutes, drew eight minutes on the power play, lost a tooth and a pint of blood. What a guy.”
On Fighting in the NHL
“Everybody loves fights, ... The fans love it.”
“Anybody who says they don't like fighting in the NHL have to be out of their minds.”
“Everyone knows everybody loves fights. They better start listening to the people who are at the game and pay the money than the twits upstairs who get in for free.”
“To run up a score like that, that is wrong. First of all it is not the Canadian way.”
“I never understand this. He's got 11 power-play goals, nobody touches him. He's got a cannon [of a shot]. If he doesn't put it in, he tears your ankles off. Get [McCabe] out there.”
“People think common sense is common - but it's not.”
Don Cherry Books and DVDs:
Classic Don Cherry from 1996:
Don Cherry Rant on Pavel Bure 1995 Coach's Corner:
"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be."
"The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it."
"There'll never be another Howe. There'll never be another Orr. But there'll be another kid to compare them to."
“I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.”
"Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy."
"The only way you can check Gretzky is to hit him when he is standing still singing the national anthem." Harry Sinden
Brian Burke was undeniably the most quotable person in Hockey in 2009. Here are a few of his gems:
In his first off season in charge of the Maple Leafs discussing the future makeup of his team:
"I don't give a rat's ass what they do in Pittsburgh or Detroit. There's been four different Cup winners the last four years, and I got one of them (Anaheim) and it was a fighting team. We're playing it that way regardless."
Burke again, after the Leafs began the season 0-6-1:
"I want to be in Toronto for a long, long time. I'd like this to be my last job in hockey. I just hope it's not after the next month or two."
"I will personally challenge anyone who wants to get rid of fighting to a fight."
Brett Hull during his induction speech for the Hockey Hall of Fame:
"I accept this honour for all those playing pickup, beer league and senior hockey who never got the opportunity that I did. For every mom up a five who drives to practice; to every dad working overtime to buy equipment and a pair of tickets to take his kids to an NHL game. To every teammate that sacrificed, to every trainer that patched me up and every stick boy that brought me a cold one after a game."
"I can't complain because I was trying to sucker-punch (Alex) Burrows. It's karma."
Canadiens forward Gregory Stewart after being asked whether he was upset about being sucker-punched by Vancouver Canucks defenceman Shane O'Brien.
"Most teams still play cards, but we've just got a bunch of nerds on our team that play computers. The Nerd Herd - 'Take me to your leader.' "
Former Calgary Flames defenceman Adrian Aucoin.
"We're going to make him a lefty, so we are going to tie his right hand behind him and see if we can get him to throw lefts right off the bat.
Darcy Hordichuk on the arrival of his first child, son Braden Walker, in February.
"When he's not injured or acting like a self-centred little dink, he's a very good player,"
Mike Milbury on Buffalo centre Tim Connolly as he was describing highlights of a Sabres win over the Toronto Maple Leafs for NESN.
"He just plays stupid sometimes."
The L.A. Kings Sean O'Donnell on Dion Phaneuf after he slammed the head of Kings star Anze Kopitar into the glass.
Canucks Mikael Samuelsson on being left off the Swedish Olympic team for the 2010 games:
“I pretty much have one comment and maybe I'll regret it. But they can go BEEEP themselves. That's what I really think,”
Hillary Duff,Mike Comrie's girlfriend in a Rachel Ray interview:
"I like to sit in the audience, you know I don't sit up in a box or anything, and people started to know that I'm sitting there, and they'll be like 'Mike sucks!' Or try to rile me up. And I'm like, 'Hey, watch it! I'll come up there, you know.'"
"What is the remedy? I don't know how you want me to answer that."
"Play [BLEEP'n] harder."
"I'll tell you right now, the thing that's unacceptable about tonight's game and we're trying to stay positive around here, trying to work our way through it, but when we play like [BLEEP] like that for 20 minutes in a game like this in a back-to-back situation, it's unacceptable.
I wish I could give you a [BLEEP'n] explanation about it. I can't."
Don Cherry on neurologist Charles Tator.
"I don't give a [expletive] about him"
When approached for comment about Tator's claim that Cherry is a "negative influence" in the fight against head injuries, the star of Coach's Corner dismissed Tator's allegation with a series of profane remarks.
Anaheim rookie Dan Sexton after scoring his first two NHL goals in his third NHL game ever.
"I'd say it was probably the coolest feeling. Take my coolest previous feeling and multiply it by 10, if not more."
"He'd be so keen at times he'd be in front of the net catching pucks in his teeth"
Mason Raymond on his family's border collie, Champ, on the outdoor rink on their family's cattle ranch in Cochrane, Alberta.
"I like a beer. I like to eat lots of food. Fact is, I need help.”
Pat Quinn Joins Herbal Magic Program as Client and Spokesperson
"I saw those sweaters and I nearly barfed."
Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas, discussing the wretched barberpole replica jerseys of 1912-13 that the Montreal Canadiens wore during a game in February.
"Dirty used to be elbowing a guy behind the play. . . . There were bites in the '80s. I witnessed a few. I saw one teammate get bitten right in the back. Cannibalism was in back then and it's here, too."
Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff, discussing Ruutu's bite of Peters.
"I met a couple of homeless guys on the street who know who I am. If a homeless guy knows his hockey, then you know you're in Montreal."
Hall Gill, an unrestricted free agent who signed a two-year deal with the Canadiens in the off-season.
"It's small-man's syndrome. We know we're better than Finland and they feel bad about that. It's been like that for a long time, but I think it's gotten better ... I've hung out with Finns, though you have to call the government to get permission to hang out with them."
Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja, on Finnish-born teammates Valtteri Filppula and Ville Leino.
"I actually told Luke (Schenn) that I was going to room Christian with him and they could play slot cars in their hotel room in Philadelphia, because I assume Christian takes slot cars on the road with him. He probably learned that from his dad."
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson on Christian Hanson, the son of Dave Hanson, who played goon Jack Hanson in the legendary hockey film Slap Shot.
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