Are they our coaches? Absolutely. |
Bob and Sharon Whitchurch have set the bar for customer service, and our goal is to build upon those high standards. We thank them for the opportunity to purchase their successful private business. |
Every day is a trade deadline to me, so there's different ways of acquiring players. We look every day at options and opportunities that are there. |
Finding the right place to drill was probably key to our success. |
Going to the bathroom is not a spectator sport. |
He brings grit, and he gets very involved in the game. You saw what he did at the Olympics with Finland, and he plays very well in the playoffs. He just has that energy that you need. Every team that he goes to, he makes them better. |
He had a tremendous impact on my life on many aspects of it, so it was very difficult, ... He was my defense partner, my roommate, my coach when I had my best year and then I worked at Coca-Cola with him for 10 years. So both personally and professionally he's had a profound influence on my life and it's tough to see his family going through this. |
He has been successful with his experiences at several levels of play, including playing for the Czech National Team and representing the Czech Republic in the World Junior and World Championship tournaments. We feel he is ready to make the transition to professional hockey in North America. |
He stood in our end and watched his guy score after like three guys had blocked shots, ... I just said, 'That's enough.' He'd seemed indifferent and I had to grab his attention. He needed to be kicked in the butt and he got it. He got some pressure from his teammates to back up the stuff I was saying, and to his credit, he's played hard ever since. And that's including practice, which is important, too. |
He's a freak, ... totally off the charts. |
He's an important part of this team in the present and the future, not only with his skating and physical presence, but he's taken on a leadership role, |
I compare this to a go-cart race. It's go out there, race and have fun. If you run out of gas, that's no fun. |
I don't want to say he is just scratching the surface, because he's had some pretty good years, but there is another level to his game. He showed it in Dallas. He's showed it here. |
I happen to be of the view that unless you're under way now with a (high-rise) building, you're not going to start for some time – perhaps two years. |
I have been very pleased with his play and work ethic. When he was in junior he still had some of that baby fat, but he dedicated himself to his conditioning and that is a credit to him. |