The captaincy in hockey in general is a huge honor, but especially in Toronto. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
I did enjoy baseball, and it was certainly something I liked to play, but hockey would become my No. 1 passion. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
So, my off season, when I'm not playing a lot of hockey, I play quite a bit of golf. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
There are a lot of really good hockey players that have had great starts to their careers and have experience in the… — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
You look at the guys coming out of these southwestern markets, people don't expect they have hockey or produce good players. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
They are really growing hockey in the Southwest. That's pretty evident with the team in Arizona and the three teams in California. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
I have nothing against college hockey or junior hockey. They produce tons and tons of really great players. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
I think I learned a lot just playing against Canada and Russia. Their rosters are filled with NHL studs and All-Stars. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
You know, it can get to a place where when a person hears about hockey, it's not just like, 'Oh, that's the… — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
You can't wish that you were a normal kid if your dream is to play in the NHL. You've got to do… — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the traditional things are what makes hockey so great and all of us really appreciate and respect… — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
My uncle actually had season tickets to Coyote's games, me and my dad would just kind of tag along with him when… — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
My dad is a competitive guy. That's a part of me. It's just a certain drive, I guess. — Auston Matthews Copy Share
I think everyone wants to get drafted as high as they can. That's the way I look at it as well. — Auston Matthews Copy Share
My mom makes a great tortilla soup. I've never met anybody that didn't like it. — Auston Matthews Copy Share
The captaincy in hockey in general is a huge honor, but especially in Toronto. — Auston Matthews Copy Share
I mean obviously the 200-foot game, play without the puck, that could always use improving, as well as everything. — Auston Matthews Copy Share
The outreach of people in Arizona, young kids, families, just reaching out to me and my parents at the rink or wherever, it's always… — Auston Matthews Copy Share
I'm going to have ups and downs and what I have to do is work that much harder and push through the tough parts. — Auston Matthews Copy Share
I like kind of picking out specific players and watching what they do, whether it's in pregame skate or warmups or in the game. — Auston Matthews Copy Share
I think a lot of the traditional things are what makes hockey so great and all of us really appreciate and respect that, but… — Auston Matthews Copy Share
Individual awards are great, but I don't think there's quite the satisfaction compared to winning with the team. — Auston Matthews Copy Share
