Block Quote by Ilya Bryzgalov

No matter who the captain is, on the hockey pitch it's the goalkeeper who is leading the side because we have the best view…

— P. R. Sreejesh

Goalies often react quickly to shots with no regard for what might happen to their body because we are trained to stop pucks first…

— Martin Brodeur

When I was a kid, everyone called me crazy for playing goal, but they were the ones chasing after the puck while I just…

— Ron Tugnutt

“The essential task for a defenseman in his own end is to not allow an offensive player room to create, and to force that…

— Greg Wyshynski

We guard the shooter. A lot of guys shoot way behind the 3-point line. We guard where the shooter is, not where the line…

— Jim Boeheim

Once you see the leader of the team, the point guard of the team who has the ball pretty much the whole time in…

— Eric Bledsoe

I have the mind-set that a guard can't stick me. So I watch the bigs and see how they like to play. If you're…

— Gilbert Arenas

I block shots, I'm a defense-first guy.

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

Our four defensemen all had flaws: one couldn't skate backwards, one couldn't turn to his left, one couldn't turn to his right, and the…

— Jacques Plante

In the past, goalies weren't even part of the team. They had their own dressing room. They didn't speak with the other team members.…

— Manuel Neuer

It is pretty tough for a goalie when you look at it. You're always the last line of defense. If you let a goal…

— Kirk McLean

I think the idea of crazy goalkeepers is an old thing, really.

— Lukasz Fabianski