Because Quote by Patrick Chan

Representing Canada as a hockey player is always a tremendous honor, which also comes with a lot of responsibility. Being able to compete and…

— Scott Niedermayer

It's a great culture to be a part of: there are hockey players all over the world. It has taken me to an education,…

— Hilary Knight

A huge part of my passion for the sport comes from being Canadian and growing up watching Hockey Night in Canada on CBC with…

— P. K. Subban

My skating brought me to a level of being well known in Canada, but I've grown up having trained in the U.S. I haven't…

— Patrick Chan

Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience in the New World. In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey is the chance of…

— Stephen Leacock

It's true that in Canada, we pride ourselves on the game, and we like to think we're the dominant hockey nation in the world.

— Steve Yzerman

I have a huge interest in hockey because I grew up in Canada, where it's kind of the law that you love hockey.

— Matthew Perry

Hockey players are given as much respect as any other sportsperson in our country.

— Sandeep Singh

I've been with Team Canada for a lot of World Cups and World Championships, and to be part of an Olympic team would be…

— Joe Thornton

Thank you for reminding Canada that I'm a disappointment to them. I like hockey, I love it, but I'm not an avid hockey -…

— Dustin Milligan

I get to play hockey for a living. So I don't ever take that for granted.

— Johnny Gaudreau

We have a very good history in hockey and when I look back into my own career, I know I do have a lot…

— P. R. Sreejesh