I got hit with an octopus in Detroit one time. It was the most gross thing I've ever had happen. I got it right in the back of the neck; all the juice was coming down. It was awful. — Pat Burns Copy Share Image
People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes. — Pat Burns Copy Share Image
As for my career, I always said to my kids, 'You don't cry because it's over, you're happy because it happened.' That's the main… — Pat Burns Copy Share Image
If one of my players ever wants to hit me, he better do it really hard because otherwise, I'll find a rock, a stick,… — Pat Burns Copy Share Image
I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life. — Pat Burns Copy Share Image
The kids get cheated out of a lot of times with their dad. They were good about it. — Pat Burns Copy Share Image
Toronto was a great place to work, a fun place to work. People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they… — Pat Burns Copy Share Image
They're trying to kill me before I'm dead. I come to Quebec to spend some time with my family and they say I'm dead. — Pat Burns Copy Share Image
An avowed homosexual, that would never be accepted in hockey - never! Because it's a milieu where everyone is often naked. — Pat Burns Copy Share Image
As for my career, I always said to my kids, 'you don't cry because it's over, you're happy because it happened.' — Pat Burns Copy Share Image
