“To get the opportunity to play for your country is a privilege and honor. Being exposed to the quality of hockey that will be there will be special for them. It's an experience that they are all going to bring back to the team at a critical time of the year. That could be useful for our team.”
Joel Quenneville
“It's an honor and privilege to be able to play for him. He's one of the best coaches ever in the state and it's so cool to say I played four years for him.”
Blake Reynolds
“For me, it's an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to share with such a great player, ... We talked [Thursday] a couple of times and I told him I'm going to New York and he has to tell me where to go, who is who and what there is to do ... at some point we'll sit down and talk about all the details.”
Carlos Delgado
“I am very thankful for this opportunity. It is a privilege and honor for me to follow in the footsteps of my father. Everywhere he's gone, he's been full of integrity and passion. That's what I want to carry on.”
Tony Bennett
“It's a privilege to play at Bethpage. We've got some quality kids on this team. I think we can score very well and even win the thing.”
Ron Dubois
“I am very thankful for this opportunity. I can't tell you how much of a privilege and a honor it is for me to follow in the footsteps of my father. Everywhere he has gone, there have been two things that have been consistent when he has rebuilt programs. People have always said they have been full of integrity and passion. There's no question that is what I want to carry on.”
“Players are different today. They don't understand that it's a privilege to play this game. It's an honor. You have an opportunity to make a lot of money. But when you're complaining about only making $7 million to feed your family, nobody has sympathy for that. You're going to turn people off.”
Tony Dorsett
