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Quotes of the Week: On The Great One, Wayne Gretzky

Ross Bonander | October 27, 2012

Securely among the pantheon of hockey legends with the likes of Howe and Orr, #99 needs no introduction.  If you need a refresher on his extraordinary accomplishments, check out Michael Rappaport’s…

Quotes of the Week: Lockout Nastiness 2003-2005

Ross Bonander | September 20, 2012

The following lengthy quotations come largely from editorials written by the media back around the time of the last lockout, with quotations from some owners and a few former players…

Quotes of the Week: Negotiations

Ross Bonander | September 10, 2012

This week’s quotes of the week are a loose confederation of negotiation-related quotations, which sounds far more boring than it really is. Four quotes come from a still-relevant editorial written…

Quotes of the Week: Legendary Coaches

Ross Bonander | August 20, 2012

This week’s quotes of the week are by and about the most idiosyncratic bunch in all of hockey, the coaches. You’re only as good as your coach wants you to…

Quotes of the Week: Contemporary Writers (I)

Ross Bonander | August 5, 2012

This week’s quotes come from contemporary writers working today and whose work was published within the last few years. Hockey fights are like love – sometimes they can happen in…

Quotes of the Week: Sheroisms

Ross Bonander | July 30, 2012

This week’s Quotes of the Week looks at some of the many so-called Sheroisms–pithy quotes from former Philadelphia Flyers coach Fred Shero. Shero was famous–not only for his dark sunglasses…

Quotes of the Week: Legendary Canadiens

Ross Bonander | July 27, 2012

This week, a short collection of quotes by and about some of the great Montreal Canadiens–and some of the greatest ever to play the game. The Rocket put me in…

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