Carl Hagelin Quotes

I am so fascinated and taken by the Golden Knights.

For me, my hockey career is all about the Devils.

My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world.

I've seen 48 Stanley Cups in my life. I was about six or seven when I started going to games with my dad.

My dad started taking me to Winnipeg games when I was 3 or 4. As a kid, I loved Wayne Gretzky, and I remember the first game I got to see him play against the Jets. The Kings beat the Jets, and I was happy that they did. Gretzky left the game after the first period, and I was upset about that.

Hockey is a year-round job.

The Montreal Canadiens have been a big part of my family.

It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.

Here's how much I know about hockey. Mike Royko and I were in a tiny bar one winter night, and the radio kept reporting goals by the Blackhawks. I mentioned how frequently the team was scoring. 'You're listening to the highlights,' Royko observed.

I was impressed all my life. Because of the Montreal Canadiens' past, it means a lot because it was a team I cherished as a kid. It was my dream playing for the Montreal Canadiens - it was my dad's team.

I have a huge interest in hockey because I grew up in Canada, where it's kind of the law that you love hockey.

The excitement of the fans in Montreal, especially in the playoffs, I don't think you can get that anywhere else. For a hockey player, I kind of wish everyone could go through that and experience what it is to play there. It's very unique.

It's only 60,000. It's not a big town. It's a big hockey town. Everybody plays hockey when you grow up.

For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a professional hockey player.

I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.

By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six.

I covered hockey for a few years in the late '90s and early 2000s for the 'Colorado Springs Gazette,' and I covered the Avalanche for some of the glory years. I've done hockey off and on as a sportswriter but never played it.

But a funny thing happened four years later. I was invited to play for an alumni team against the Red Wings.

I love hockey, and I don't love it for any other reason than when I get out there and play, I enjoy it.

No, I grew up admiring people who played ice hockey.

I've been excited since I received a phone call from Paul Holmgren inviting me to represent the Flyers and Flyer fans at the alumni game of the Winter Classic weekend.

I love the game of hockey. I love being part of it. I think I know a lot about the game.

I really did love hockey. It was one of my favorite things to do.

I was lucky enough to have a hockey career in the NHL.

I've been playing hockey since I was five years old. It's a part of my life.