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Top 12 ice hockey quotes

October 29, 3:25 PMBoston Sports History ExaminerGeorge Greene
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Enjoy these memorable quotes from professional hockey players:

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” - Wayne Gretzky

“Either you give it right back or the next thing you know everyone and his brother will be trying you on for size.” - Doug Harvey

“Goaltending is a normal job, sure. How would you like it in your job if every time you made a small mistake, a red light went on over your desk and 15,000 people stood up and yelled at you?” - Jacques Plante

“Last season we couldn’t win at home and were losing on the road. My failure was that I couldn’t think of any place else to play.” - Harry Neale

“The three important elements of hockey are fore check, back check, and paycheck.” - Gil Perreault

“We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor.” - Bobby Clarke

“Half the game is mental, the other half is being mental.” - Jim McKenney

“Hockey would be a great game… if played in the mud.” - Jimmy Cannon

“I’d drink more.” - Bobby Hull

“I’d rather fight than score.” - Dave “The Hammer” Schultz

“Sometimes you think they must have come out of the chimp cages at the Bronx Zoo.” - Gerry Cheevers

“Some guys play hockey. Gretzky plays 40 mph chess.” - Lowell Cohn 

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