“I've coached some good hockey players, but he's the best player I've ever coached. This guy, I always knew he was a good player, but I had no idea he was this good.”
Mike Babcock
“I always say, it doesn't matter how busy I am and how early in the morning it is. The one thing I can always manage to get energy for is to see my kid (Ben) play hockey. I love my job as prime minister, but if you could be a hockey player, I mean, what could be better than that?”
Stephen Harper
“Sometimes guys need to cry. Some hockey players think they're too tough to cry.”
Brett Hull
“We have a lot of good, young players at USA Hockey and a lot of guys coming. We can take the positives out of this game and out of the whole tournament.”
Don Waddell
“I knew he was an explosive player. We wanted him to get use to the team, the players and the environment.”
Dan Shultis
“I stunk as a player, ... Facing those guys, I knew what a pro player looked like, and I knew I wasn't going to be one.”
Kevin McDonald
“He?s an unbelievable player. That?s why he?s one of the top players in Hockey East. He finds a way to get it in the net.”
Tyler Sims