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Colgate has some good hockey players and did a great job tonight.

Coaching's a lot easier on the body. I'm still involved in hockey and I really enjoy being here and coaching the guys.

As I've jokingly said to some of the people out here, some of our veterans are starting to get interested. No question, we're playing our best hockey of the season right now.

Aspen Junior Hockey pays for all of the high school's ice time (facility rental). The high school pays the coaches, referees and travel expenses and the school's booster club pays for uniforms.

Australia are by far the strongest team in world hockey today. They will have to play really badly at home to lose.

Ballard's hit tonight was a tremendous hit. I haven't seen that in hockey in 30 years, a hip check like that. We've got to keep believing what we're trying to accomplish here and stay within ourselves, not get too emotionally excited and not get too down, simple as that.

Al is one of the top goaltending prospects in hockey and we are extremely pleased to have signed him, ... We feel this will be a big step for Al in advancing his development. He has been working extremely hard this summer and we are looking forward to seeing him on the ice at training camp in September.

Al did such a great job as captain last year. I need to focus and concentrate on helping this team win hockey games. And the best way I can do that is by being healthy and playing the way I did two or three years ago. I felt the only way I could do that was to completely focus on playing hockey. Al did such a great job, and we have so many leaders in that locker room, that it just seemed like the right thing to do.

Alan was the consummate defensive-defenseman for our team, and in my opinion, one of the best at doing that in the entire USHL. He was matched against other team's top lines, he was our best penalty killer, he led our team in blocked shots...he did everything for us. I'm happy and proud that he'll get to move on to a great college hockey program.

You should also see some phenomenal playground, or pond hockey players, who know the game that's not as physical.

You would never rule anything out that way, but I have to tell you, our total attention and focus is very much on establishing the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.

That's why I have a hard time believing the season will be canceled. The owners are smart businessmen. If it gets canceled, you don't even know how long it'll last because I doubt anything would happen over the summer. I think the players understand hockey isn't baseball or football or basketball. But I don't know where it goes from here.

That's hockey players - he played through it and didn't have a second thought about it.

That's hockey sense. You saw some chemistry between some of our forward units tonight. Guys made some great plays.

That's not fun. Hockey is no fun if you aren't playing for anything.

That's what we need. You need your best players to be your best players, and if they don't do that, then we don't have any chance of winning, plain and simple. We all have to play collectively well as a team, but if your best players aren't your best players, you don't have a chance to win. The life and the pulse of this hockey team is our young players.

As crazy as this sounds, having the hockey people off for a year gave us time to step back and re-examine the game. ... And this may have been the best thing to happen for our game and our fans.

Alyssa has had exceptional coaching and is developing into a strong hockey player. She has the tools to play anywhere on the field, and I think that will make her a great benefit to this program.

Alyssa is an extremely talented goal keeper who has great potential. Her over all quickness and reaction time are her strengths. She hails from a competitive area of Pennsylvania hockey and has been exposed to a high level of play through her high school career.

A lucky save. The hockey gods were on my side.

A lot of guys took it personally, myself included. I wasn't playing my best hockey at the time and we have a chance to redeem ourselves and pay Larry back in a way.

A lot of guys who grew up playing in the association still get together once a week (during the season) to play, ... That's the wonderful thing about hockey -- once you are done with your competitive playing time you can continue to play for years after.

A lot of people I know in the business world have told me they used to go to hockey or basketball or football games when they were in college.

A lot of teams in junior hockey go on a three-year cycle. We wanted to put together a competitive team every year.

A lot of them suffer from stress and anxiety and they don't know why. And then we look at their schedules. They have expectations that they have to be on the hockey team, the math team, the debate team.

They're a big hockey club. We've got to keep using our speed.

They say the worst lead in hockey is a two-goal lead going into the third period. You can't sit back and let them keep coming at you. I thought we did a good job of skating and continuing to play in that third period.

They're two great young players who will sell the National Hockey League for years to come.

They should not be allowed to put your picture on a hockey card without your approval of the picture.

This has been a dream of ours for four years and we are so excited to play on the big ice. As a team we had some big goals this year, and the biggest of them was to reach the state tournament. We wanted to do it so much for (coach Jay Graham), who has motivated us so well. All of us on this team love sports, love hockey and push each other and it has paid off.

This has been another exciting and competitively balanced year in all three of the East's upper-division leagues. That balance brought forth a very large slate of worthy candidates, and unfortunately only 15 of them could make it to the watch list. There is a lot of hockey yet to be played, and our committee members will be observing these nominees closely the rest of the way.

They're very important to the hockey team. I wouldn't even call them third or fourth lines. They work so hard and they cause a lot of trouble.

They've been one of the perennial powerhouses in high school hockey. They've won quite a few state hockey championships in the past.

They've found a way to play that's comfortable for them. It's Flyers hockey, basically, but Flyers hockey with these new rules.

Putting on three hockey games is something we do all the time. It's all the other things that go into it.

Probably it's going to taste a little bit bitter in the next few days. You win the bronze, you win the gold, you lose the silver. As a hockey player you always want to win. It's disappointment right now.

Roller hockey helps a lot in just keeping you in shape for ice hockey. Roller hockey is more tiring. I think it's just the friction with the roller hockey wheels. It's harder to get going faster. So you get more tired out.

Roller hockey is considered a no-contact sport. There's no checking. You have to be a good skater.

said Burns, who described a year without professional hockey as ''boring.

Tenacity. In hockey, we use a lot of goofy little terms about player to describe a player. Intangibles, work ethic, intelligence. It's a great mix. He's a very smart hockey player.

Our entire hockey staff is very excited about the addition of Jose Theodore. With this acquisition we are convinced that we are securing our goaltending position for many years.

Our entire organization is excited about the opportunity to host such a high-profile hockey event. It will bring exposure to both our new hockey team (and) our great venue in Ricoh Coliseum.

People seem to care about points ? how many points we have and how we finish. I don't play hockey to watch the standings. I play hockey to win.

Practice was more relaxed. We need to be more relaxed. Last week was too intense. (Tuesday) we were relaxed and had more fun on the ice laughing and all that. Sometimes in hockey if you play too intense or too tight you don't play your best game. (Monday and Tuesday) were more relaxing days and I think that's going to show in our game (tonight).

Right now we are playing good hockey and making a push for the playoffs. I thought the effort was great and we are skating very well.

Right now, we don't have any hot irons in the fire. Have we been talking to teams? Yes. Do we want to make a move? Only if it betters our hockey club. And we don't want to do it by subtraction, only addition.

Emily's new. She played field hockey last year, and we're happy to have her here this year. I'm pleased with the girls' finish. Second is pretty good out of 27 teams. And I was happy with the boys, too. We lost our top four guys from last year.

Five-on-five we're a pretty good hockey club. We've got some areas we've got to address.

Erik is an awful important part to our hockey team. He's going to remain an important part. He just won't be on the ice with us.

There's a few hockey Gods up there taking care us.

There's a great taste of playoff hockey right there. ... Tonight was probably more of a normal game you're going to see out of these two teams.

There was a little bit of surprise. But Sweden has played very well and they're a great hockey club and things happen in tournaments like this.

There was a lot of emotion involved. To be honest, I have more respect for Martin than since the day I met him. He was able to understand that he needed to take care of his family and his hockey family as well.

There sure is plenty of room in here. I'm going to bring a net in and play floor hockey between innings.

Everything went according to plan other than the score. We moved the puck better. We got better opportunities on net. But we didn't get the end result to win this hockey game.

There's nothing better in hockey than knocking the snot out of somebody, right?

There's just a lot more grass-roots passion here for hockey than there is for the NBA. And the average ticket price in the NBA might be a little cost prohibitive for our market. The business model they have now in the NHL makes more sense for us.

There's no carry-over ... What happened in the regular season doesn't matter. They've had a tremendous year, they've got an excellent hockey team and it's going to be tough. But we believe in ourselves.

There's no communication I don't think we'll be playing this season at all. The bottom line for both sides is nobody should be worrying about public perception right now or who is right and who is wrong in all of this. They should be putting their energy into trying to get a deal done. It's not going to matter who is winning the battle for public opinion if we don't get a deal done. I just don't think there's much reason for optimism with nothing happening right now. We offered them the 24 percent (salary) rollback and I thought that was a very good offer. They didn't want it. We know that hockey is going to be back. But I can't tell you when and in what form.

There's no question they've done a lot for the league, the state of Maine, and the University of Maine. They're a big-time playoff hockey program.

The power plays have been our bread and butter all year. It's a very important part of this hockey club. (Saturday) we didn't show as much continuity. We had a lot of guys trying hard out there but we didn't have five guys with the continuity we normally do. We played a lot better (Sunday).

The only thing I can guarantee to our fans is that we are going to give an effort and try to play aggressive hockey for 60 minutes. I know our team is in better shape than it has been in the past because our testing shows that. One of my primary concerns after the season was that we have to be in better shape. We want to practice and do everything at a higher tempo. We're trying to change the whole culture here as what it takes to be successful.

The playoffs are the best time of the year. The sun is shining. The plants are budding, and playoff hockey is in the air.

We have to come back here tomorrow and find a way to win a hockey game. There?s no question after all of this disappointment I think it?s brought our team together.

Why is women's hockey the only sport that sort of gets put down for excellence? Why should we stop and not get better?

Without the support of my mom, Marlene, I would not be the person I am Saturday. She has been my main supporter throughout my career and I owe everything to her. This is a small way that we, as players, can pay tribute to her and other hockey moms, and it is all for a good cause.

Thomas is a solid hockey player; always has been. But his confidence is really high right now.

We got into a little bit of a pond hockey game there, and that can get you in trouble.

We had a big turnout in Winnipeg but the point of this event is to showcase the Ricoh Coliseum to hockey fans in this city and the rest of Ontario. I think we'll sell out that beautiful building both nights (for the skills competition and game).

We had a challenging quarter due to the wet and cool spring across the country, the National Hockey League lockout and continued price discounting in our key markets,

Toronto is close to my hometown of Hamilton. I grew up watching Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday night. It was one of the most exciting games of my life, that's for sure.

This was a great hockey game. Both teams played hard the entire 60 minutes and you couldn't rest for one shift.

This was a great learning experience for us. We knew coming in that they were in a must-win situation. It's great to think that for two of those three periods we played toe-to-toe hockey with a team that one of the area's perennial powers.

This was a huge game for us and it really gives us home ice advantage. We have to concentrate and play disciplined hockey and drive hard to the net, and play a little better defense. It makes the trip back a lot better, I'll tell you that.

This was an excellent hockey game. We played a tight game defensively and really have been playing the type of hockey we need to over the last month.

This will be some of the best hockey and players to come here for a long time to come.

I've always been interested in the business side of hockey. I know hockey and with the chance I had to be vice-president of the Players' Association, I got to know the business side better. But for now, I haven't decided what I'll do.

I've already made that decision, he's not going to play all the games this year. We felt this is a really quick hockey team. It was a good time to get a different look.

I've been able to do a lot of things and I couldn't do before because of hockey. I was a hockey where it was hockey 24/7 for 23 years. It's been nice to do other things and not really have a schedule.

This group is rich in talent and personality. They embody the spirit of Wake Forest field hockey and I look forward to their contributions as student-athletes. I have faith in their ability to keep up the strong tradition of Wake Forest hockey.

The way the game was going, it could just as well have been 0-0. We all go through some games where you don't get any puck luck, you go through others when the hockey gods shine on you. The hockey gods were very good to BC.

The way the hockey gods work, maybe that was supposed to be his night and my night.

They were in bags inside the drums. Some of them were hockey bags, some of them were not concealed at all.

Thirty years in US junior hockey is a long time. It's a hard business. Teams and league come and go, and they all have their high points and low points. So 30 years is a rather remarkable achievement.

This actually puts hockey on more news pages, not necessarily in the way you want it, but it still is a cover story. Wayne Gretzky and his beautiful wife are good art, and that always attracts attention.

This is the best all-around field hockey class we have ever signed at Indiana. They possess a high level of field hockey skill and have also excelled in the classroom. Some of these incoming players will immediately make an impact and will give us the depth that we will need for next season and beyond to continue to compete for a Big Ten Championship and pursue our ultimate goal of winning a national championship.

This is the biggest stage hockey has. We do not want game previews to be about tanking games. This is not our objective. This is definitely not the exposure we want.

This is one of the best experiences so far in my hockey life. The team played great in front of me.

They were exactly what Branford hockey is all about. They played disciplined, worked hard, and fore-checked. We need more of that.

They were frustrated. They took a lot of penalties. It's tough when you're coming in and suddenly it's 5-0. They're a good hockey club. Let's face it, it's going to be a tough Game 3.

The one thing that kept coming up about Chris is his competitive nature. It kept coming up over and over again: This is a guy than can help win hockey games.

Adrian Aucoin was one of the top players we had targeted. He's a smart hockey player, logs lots of ice time, and is a solid two-way player who has an excellent shot from the point. He possesses excellent leadership skills and is a character player.

Your peak years in hockey aren't until 27 to 32, so I still have a lot to learn and a long ways to go. There's a lot more to come from me. This is just the tip of the iceberg for me.

You meet a lot of good people and a lot of real new hockey fans, which is good. You see all kinds of walks of life. It's a neat cross-section of a lot of different people.

This is a small rink and we knew that we could shut them down in the neutral zone. That was just a good high school hockey game.

You never want to forget where you came from, and for this team, remembering November is a very important thing because we were not doing well, we were not having fun and we were not playing good hockey. To turn it around like we have is very nice, but we still have to remember that in November, we were a terrible hockey team and we have to remember the reasons why we were a terrible hockey team. It's because we weren't doing the little things that we're doing now.

You're going to say 'what about other kids?' They get hurt in other sports but I think it would have to be hockey and I know at least five or six other guys that it would just help the families so much.

You're not going to get easy, open looks against this defense. Our goals were not pretty today. That's the kind of hockey it's going to be.

You're not going to play perfect hockey every night. We ended up playing a pretty good game, but we're going to have to be better down the stretch if we want to get in the playoffs.

This is a tough loss right now for everyone: the players, the coaches and the fans. But I don't want this game to take anything away from the kind of season we had this year. I'm proud of every kid on this team for getting us to this point. Making it to state has put us on the hockey map. Now our goal is to continue to play at this kind of level. Believe me, we want to get back here. This was a great experience today.