NHL Quotes

Our economics are not baseball's economics. Our game is not baseball's game. Our owners are not baseball's owners, with one or two exceptions. Our union is not baseball's union. What we do has to be crafted and suited to address hockey, to address the NHL, to address our 30 teams and our 700-plus players. (Gary Bettman)
The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us. View quote
Gary Bettman
My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world. View quote
Jaromir Jagr
I don't want to play games with anybody, to our fans, to Pierre Lacroix, or any other NHL team that might have interest in me. View quote
Patrick Roy
A big part of my decision is not made about whether I'm able to coach in the NHL or if I'm ready to step up and take that challenge. Basically, it's about my family, it's about my children, and this is where my decision is going to have to be made. View quote
Patrick Roy
As a kid growing up in the little city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, I dreamed of one day playing in the NHL, but never did I expect it to be as much fun as it turned out to be. View quote
Ron Francis
I think any time you play your first NHL game, you remember that. View quote
Ron Francis
You know there are so many people that have touched your life both on the ice and within your career in the NHL whether it be owners, GM's, coaches, players, trainers, all the way down. And that doesn't even account for all of the people that you encountered outside of the game that you met along this trip, too. View quote
Ron Francis
Very few cities in the NHL have the history or the following of the Detroit Red Wings. View quote
Steve Yzerman
I don't think about (being) the face of the NHL - I just enjoy my time right now. Playing in the NHL was my dream come true and I'm playing with great players. I feel trust and I'm happy because I'm having the time of my life. View quote
Alexander Ovechkin
The NBA and NHL have different agendas: The NBA is much more protective of its players and its brand; the NHL has less to lose, and it's in their best interest to generate buzz any way they can. (Bill Simmons)
Growing up in Canada, most kids from Canada dream of playing in the NHL, and they also hope one day to be on a Stanley Cup team. That was a big goal. View quote
Bobby Orr
There's always pressure playing in the NHL. You want to play your best game every game. Expectations are always gonna be there; it's just important that you know how to handle expectations. View quote
Carl Hagelin
I found my prince - he's a hockey player and we met at an NHL event, the last place I'd ever expect to meet someone, but there he was. View quote
Carol Alt
It's tough in the NHL; you have to produce on a high level. And everybody expects you to do it because you make a lot of money. And I never minded it. I always want to be that guy. View quote
Jaromir Jagr
If I was on a third or fourth line I would probably be in the NHL, because you don't have to produce every night. View quote
Jaromir Jagr
All the people that come out and show their support and their pride for your accomplishments, I think it really reminds you that without people you don't ever to get to live that dream. To play in the NHL is one thing, but to win the Stanley Cup and come back and share it with everyone is another thing. View quote
Jonathan Toews
I need to see where I am physically and practicing with NHL players is the best way to find that out. View quote
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Playing 10 years in the NHL, almost 600 games, there's going to be some wear and tear for everybody. View quote
Mike Comrie
I applied a lot of the same principles I used in hockey into my acting. I might have had some naive ambitions of making the NHL, but thank God, playing hockey gave me a good foundation for everything else. View quote
Vincent Piazza
We're in a weird position. All year long people keep telling us that we're bad for hockey, bad for the NHL, bad for Canada because we're too rough. Now we're supposed to save the game for the NHL, for Canada, for everyone. Hah! For the first time we're the good guys. (Fred Shero)
Writers and books are cheap dates, especially when you compare the cost of a book with a ticket to the opera - or an NHL game. View quote
Margaret Atwood
Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the game and I loved every minute of being a player, I loved coaching, I loved being involved in the NHL. View quote
Wayne Gretzky
I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard. View quote
Wayne Gretzky
By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I'm still healthy. View quote
Wayne Gretzky