High school Quote by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

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

— Phil Jackson

I grew up in a hockey town.

— Pat Connaughton

I grew up in Minnesota.

— Anonymous

Where I grew up, hockey was the sport that 90 per cent of black kids at school played.

— Jarome Iginla

I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.

— Al Franken

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

— Leigh Steinberg

It's only 60,000. It's not a big town. It's a big hockey town. Everybody plays hockey when you grow up.

— Peter Forsberg

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

I grew up with all hockey players.

— Pat Connaughton

I grew up in Minnesota. Four generations of my father's people are buried there.

— Peter Agre

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

— Bill Goldberg

My grandmother was from Guelph, Ont. I grew up playing ice hockey, I'm a massive fan. A great-uncle who was in the early days…

— Don Winslow