My Best Friend Had A Hockey Scholarship

My Best Friend Had A Hockey Scholarship At Ohio State, So I Would Get A Couple Of Pairs At The Beginning Of The Season And Send Them Down To Him. They Practised Two Hours A Day. He'd Skate In Them For Three Weeks Then Ship Them Back.

I Have Recall. I Don't Know Why Or How. I Had A Guy Once Who Said He Played Against Me In Novice [league, For Kids Under Nine], For The Detroit Lasers. And I Said, "oh Yeah, We Beat You In The Tournament, 8-1 And I Think I Scored Seven Goals, And The Goalie Was Left-handed." And He Was, "oh My God. I Was The Goalie!" .

The Best Players In The Game Want The Responsibility Of Being The Best Player. The Reality Is The Game Has Changed From Now Back To '87. It's A Lot Tighter Checking. The Players Are Better Today. So, That Makes It Harder For Him Just In That Fact. We Can't Rely Solely On Mario [lemieux] To Carry This Team. We're Not Relying On That.

If We're Going To Change The Game It Has To Start At Eight, Nine And 10 Years Old. When We Were That Age We'd Go To The Pond Or Backyard Rink And Throw A Puck On The Ice And Play Five On Five, Or Seven On Seven. You Get This Creativity And This Imagination That Comes From Within, Just Having Fun On The Pond. Now Kids Are So Focused On Team Play, And The Coaches Are So Focused On Positioning. You Can't Change It At The Nhl Level.

I Think A Lot Of Parents Live Their Lives Through The Kids. Because They Didn't Make It [achieve Something], They Want Their Kids To Make It. It Puts A Lot Of Undue Pressure On The Kids.