I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, "Geez, I didn't know that. That's pretty cool."
I have a huge interest in hockey because I grew up in Canada, where it's kind of the law that you love hockey.
L.A. will never be a hockey town. I'm a huge hockey fan, and people out here do not appreciate hockey as much as they should. I've always been into it. I'm Canadian; that's my sport for sure.
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.
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 always look forward to playing in Toronto because it's such a historic city when it comes to hockey.
I grew up in the Midwest, so we really didn't have much hockey going on.
Certain Stanley Cup traditions remain intact, including the handshake line between players who had been belting one another for a couple of weeks.
Halifax is a big hockey city. Everyone loves the game here and really enjoys anyone who has had success.
The hockey I was raised on, the hockey I understand, the hockey that my dad taught me about when I was a boy was intrinsically connected with fighting. I grew up in a house where we revered tough guys.
