California Quote by Auston Matthews

But the truth is, growing up in California, we knew nothing about hockey.

— Leigh Steinberg

I grew up in the Midwest, so we really didn't have much hockey going on.

— Bill Goldberg

I'm from Florida and hockey is not a big sport down there.

— Kelly Kelly

California is big and there are plenty of people that don't know what is going on in the football world.

— Justin Herbert

I know they like their sports in Minnesota.

— Ricky Rubio

It seems like we're getting fewer stops in California every year. It's good because we're exposing the sport to other parts of the country.…

— Karch Kiraly

I think it's just a coincidence that the North American teams are out. Most of us here have been playing in North America for…

— Daniel Alfredsson

I'm proud to have a small part in the growth of hockey in D.C., but our organization does so much every day to get…

— Alexander Ovechkin

I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.

— Dan Quayle

I believe that the Greater Phoenix Area is a terrific sports market; it's a terrific hockey market.

— Gary Bettman

I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.

— Phil Jackson

Southern California, they have been amazing. They're totally with us.

— Chita Rivera