All I Can Say To The Young

I Think That With A Lot Of Hard Work And Dedication, I Feel That I Could Be The Best In The World. I'm Still Only 35 Years Old... I Have A Fresh Start Physically And Mentally, And I Feel That I Can Achieve My Goal To Be The Best Again.

Once I'm At The Arena With The Guys In The Dressing Room, And In The Bus, And On The Plane, I'm A Player. And I Sit In The Back With The Players And I Play Cards And Try To Take Their Money.

My Son, He Is The Reason I Got Involved. It's Been A Joy To Be Around Him And Teach Him The Stuff That I Know, And To The Other Kids As Well. When He Started Playing I Wanted To Be Involved In His Hockey Career. It's A Lot Of Fun For Both Of Us.

He's Only 4 Years Old, So I Don't Think He Realized, You Know, That I Played So Many Years. Of Course, We Watch Tapes Here From The Stanley Cup Years, But I Don't Think He Realized How Many Years I Played.

I've Gone Through Back Surgery A Couple Times, And Of Course, My Radiation Treatments For Six Weeks Got Me To The Point Where I Was Not Able To Play At The Level That I Was Accustomed To.