"I was a multi-millionaire from playing hockey. Then I got divorced, and now I am a millionaire."
Bobby Hull.

"At the end of each year I make a list of my mistakes and it's pretty friggin' long."
Dean Lombardi.

"There are two types of forwards. Scorers and bangers. Scorers score and bangers bang."
Ken Dryden.

"You're playing worse every day and right now you're playing like the middle of next week."
Herb Brooks, 1980 US Olympic hockey coach.

"People didn't know the difference between a blue line and a clothes line."
Al Michaels, describing Americans' knowledge of hockey prior to the "Miracle on Ice".

"This is the only thing that has seen more parties than us."
Steven Tyler, Aerosmith's lead singer, after admiring the Stanley Cup.

"When we've got the puck, they can't score."
Paul Coffey.

"It's not who wins the fight that's important, it's being willing to fight. If you get challenged and renege, everyone wants to take a shot at you."
Barclay Plager.

"There are still two or three guys who aren't willing to pay the price to win a game. This is not Wal-Mart. There are no discounts in this league."
San Jose coach Ron Wilson.