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.

It's almost like you see too much, because when it happens for real, everything flies at you so fast, you never get a sense of the ice and where everyone is at that one moment.

I've been hit hard a few times, been hit really hard a few times, but I don't think I've ever left a memorable, lasting impression on anyone I've ever hit.

I look forward to a lot more free time, at least initially, with my wife, Lisa, and our three children.

As a kid in British Columbia, going back a long way, I learned to skate.

I hope people like me and appreciate me the way I am.

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.