I've seen 48 Stanley Cups in my life. I was about six or seven when I started going to games with my dad.
By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six.
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.
It's only 60,000. It's not a big town. It's a big hockey town. Everybody plays hockey when you grow up.
As a hockey player, playing for an Original Six team at Madison Square Garden, where it's packed every night, there's nothing like it.
As long as I could remember, since I was 5 years old, I watched the Stanley Cup. I stayed up, made a point of watching it presented, watched the celebration in the locker room, and always dreamed that maybe I'd get there.
The Montreal Canadiens have been a big part of my family.
When you win in Montreal, it's the best place in the world to play hockey.
At the end of the day, it is hockey. It's the same game, the rules don't change. It's the same hockey game I've been playing since I was 2 years old. I think you can kind of rely on that.
Edmonton has such a great history. It makes coming to the rink special to know those former players wore the jersey and had so much success here.
Stanley Cup winners don’t hand back the Stanley Cup.
I love hockey because of the respect for history and for the game itself.
