What you had at the time was a dictatorship with the team owners.
I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.
Starting that union was something I believed in very strongly.
When it was my turn, I just skated out and heard this huge cheer. It was very touching considering the bad circumstances under which I had left the team and that I had been away for four years.
At 39, I was back in a Red Wings uniform and loving it.
I always believed if you take care of your body it will take care of you