That's something USA Hockey has been trying to do for a long time is prove that we can play with the Canadians and the Russians and the Swedes and Finns consistently on a tournament basis.
My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world.
I have a huge interest in hockey because I grew up in Canada, where it's kind of the law that you love hockey.
NHL clubs don't like having to shut down at a critical part of the season and disrupt our season for anything, let alone a situation where we're not given an opportunity to promote our presence.
I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.
The NHL is the best in the world, it has the best players. I love the NHL.
I'm a hockey fan; I watch hockey, and I listen to the news.
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 would love to do another hockey movie. There are a lot of people in Hollywood looking for the right hockey script.
I love the game of hockey. I love being part of it. I think I know a lot about the game.
Hopefully when I make it to 80, I can go to a hockey game and watch the Predators and Capitals play with my grandkids. That's probably my legacy on the hockey side.
I am a huge hockey fan.
When I was at the end of middle school and the beginning of high school, I fell in love with hockey in a serious way.
Look at great teams like Detroit a couple of years ago; they win the Stanley Cup and guys only score 25 goals, nobody has a really big season.
I liked hockey, and I still like hockey.
I love hockey. That's actually one of my favorite sports.
I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
I think Hero Hockey India League is the world's best hockey league.
I don't care how any other Canadian team does, other than the Edmonton Oilers.
We're going to play our game and we're going to come back and we're going to play Montreal or Tampa.
I didn't know any hockey fans in Dallas.
Canada is hockey.
Hockey fascinates me more than anything else in life.
Hockey is my passion, and I cannot live without it.
Ever since I was a kid and all the time I have played in the NHL, NHL players have played in the Olympic Games.