I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.

You'll never catch me bragging about goals, but I'll talk all you want about my assists.

Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we're Thanksgiving turkeys.

The last year I was playing, I asked the stick boy to get me a Diet Coke and he said, "Really?" But I always had one on the bench because that's what I did in 1979 when there wasn't Gatorade. If you needed energy you went and got a Snickers or a Kit Kat. Nobody knew any better.

The only way a kid is going to practise is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.

Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.

Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.