Pierre McGuire was talking live to the Rangers’ Michael Nylander, whom he used to coach, and asked him why he seemed to be having so much fun. Said Nylander, on-air live: “Because I don’t have to take (expletive) from you anymore.”
—2007 USA Today
Pierre McGuire was talking live to the Rangers’ Michael Nylander, whom he used to coach, and asked him why he seemed to be having so much fun. Said Nylander, on-air live: “Because I don’t have to take (expletive) from you anymore.”
—2007 USA Today
Carey Price on when he would’ve been able to return to the game had the Habs advanced (via jonatthantoews)
Ken Dryden on Carey Price (via gallylove)
hockey meme: 1/1 quote [“People follow a sport like hockey and they look for symbolism. They want the game to mean something. They want the game to matter. So to them, a fresh sheet of ice just after the Zamboni has laid its final spray of water presents the purest vision of possibility they could imagine. The skates being sharpened over and over and over again are a meditation on perfection, and the routines and rituals that surround the rink are a language of dedication in need of no translation. To them, games aren’t meant to be seen; they’re meant to be felt. Blood points a path directly to the heart; sweat, a trail to the soul; and tears, a connection to a conviction that people search for their entire lives. The ones who look for something more, believe in something more, are the ones who turn close games into unforgettable nights; who transform great players into heroes for all time; and who, no matter what, maintain unwavering faith in the incredible. There are people out there who look at something like hockey and they want the game to matter. So it does.”]
There’s Something About Hockey, Chad Hermann for Post-Gazette.com
A friend of mine sent this to me last night when I was struggling to describe what it is about hockey that I like so much. This article does a pretty damn good job of that.
(via androxin)
possibly the greatest description of hockey by an Englishman in the late 1800s when it was newly invented (via garageleague)