I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea.

I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea.

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.

They thought we were going to hurt the game, but we just wanted to help ourselves, because the players needed to get together to protect their interests.

By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six.

My first season Butch Bouchard accidentally sent me to the hospital for three days with a concussion, but I never backed away from Butch or anyone else after I came back.

I liked playing in Chicago, and I gave them everything I had, but I knew in my heart I was a Red Wing.