Alexander Ovechkin Quotes

One of the advantages, one of the special things, about playing in Detroit or Montreal is guys like Gordie Howe walk in the room. I didn't know he was here tonight, it was kind of a coincidence to get that assist on a night that he's here.

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

It's true that in Canada, we pride ourselves on the game, and we like to think we're the dominant hockey nation in the world.

I watched Gretzky, I watched Lemieux. Maybe it's the time when you're playing, but for a kid coming into the league, you play the Boston Bruins and you just watched Bobby Orr.

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

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

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.

I grew up in the Midwest, so we really didn't have much hockey going on.

Canada is hockey.

I like Joe Sakic. Coming out of Buffalo, I obviously like Alexander Mogliny, Pat LaFontaine. Hasek is up there. Miroslav Satan. Whoever seemed to be a good player at the time I'd watch. Jagr too. I tried to learn a lot from those guys.

Outdoor hockey is what it is all about.

I am a rabid Maple Leaf fan.

It's more fun to be playing hockey than doing anything else.

Even in Canada, I never even played ice hockey. I never skated in my life; I always did rollerblade street hockey.

Growing up in Canada, I dated a few ice hockey players.

People in Toronto love to watch fights.

My dad used to be a goalie. He actually won a bronze medal with Team Canada in 1956.

Everybody whose anybody in hockey has played in Hershey.

I think I've always loved playing in North America.

Hockey is just a game.

Goaltending can steal you a series.

Bringing a championship to the city of Toronto and the country of Canada has been one the best things I've done so far in my career, and I'll push for that goal every single year I play this game.

I grew up in a city just outside of Edmonton, St. Albert. So I watched NHL games with my grandpa. I watched a lot of games, back then it was called the Smythe Division, and it was just Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Winnipeg.

I played hockey with the best of them.