“By the age of 18, the average American has witnessed 200,000 acts of violence on television, most of them occurring during Game 1 of the NHL playoff series.”
Steve Rushin.

“Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept.”
Doug Larson.

“Hockey belongs to the Cartoon Network, where a person can be pancaked by an ACME anvil, then expanded - accordion-style - back to full stature, without any lasting side effect.”
Steve Rushin.

“A puck is a hard rubber disc that hockey players strike when they can’t hit one another.”
Jimmy Cannon.

“Half the game is mental; the other half is being mental.”
Jim McKenny.

“I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.”
Rodney Dangerfield.

“We get nose jobs all the time in the NHL, and we don’t even have to go to the hospital.”
Brad Park.

"Watching a shootout is like admitting you watch Survivor or search the internet for porn."
Brendan Shanahan

“All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.”
Gordie Howe

“Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four. We own this ****. Basketball, baseball, football, golf, tennis, and as soon as they make a heated hockey rink we'll take that **** too.”
Chris Rock

“Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns.”
John Leonard

I love watchin hockey..and the fights!!