About Quote by Jonathan Toews

I think whenever anyone asked me why I wanted to be a hockey player, that's where it all started, watching the Winnipeg Jets play…

— Jonathan Toews

My parents, especially my dad, had a big influence on my hockey career. He introduced me to the game when I was younger, and…

— Steven Stamkos

I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey…

— Wayne Gretzky

I watched Gretzky, I watched Lemieux. Maybe it's the time when you're playing, but for a kid coming into the league, you play the…

— Marcel Dionne

I was a kid in New Jersey. Watched the Flyers. Loved hockey. Always at the rink.

— Johnny Gaudreau

I grew up in a city just outside of Edmonton, St. Albert. So I watched NHL games with my grandpa. I watched a lot…

— Jarome Iginla

My father played hockey until he was 18.

— Jemele Hill

I've been fortunate enough to have a lot of neat experiences, Olympics and everything, getting to the Stanley Cup Finals was really cool, but…

— Jarome Iginla

Since the beginning, I always loved the game. When you grow up in Montreal, one day you want to be a professional hockey player.…

— Mario Lemieux

Months after I retired, the Kings won the Stanley Cup and I was there for that game... I happened to be there with a…

— Nnamdi Asomugha

I always wanted to be like Mark Messier and I loved Wayne Gretzky, the same as other kids. But it was also really special…

— Jarome Iginla

Whenever we got the chance to watch a game with my dad, it was like watching video with an NHL coach.

— Jack Hughes