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" I know when you're in the business of cover sports, you look for 60-minute games and a result. It's never that simple. "

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" We'll have clinics and educational events and conferences to get more and more young players developing as hockey players. "

" I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also? "

" None of our series are ever static in terms of the dates. We always have a range of flexibility to respond to whatever may or may not happen. "

" Our sport probably has the best history and tradition of being engaged in international competition. "

" Eliminating fighting would mean eliminating the jobs of the 'fighters,' meaning these guys would not have NHL careers. "

" I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the game. "

" We don't want our players getting hurt. "

" You don't want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world of to win. We don't want there to be another agenda. "

" I don't worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals. "

" From as early as I can remember, I was focused on becoming a lawyer. "

" I think there needs some attention to be paid to what sport is going to represent to young people: should it be viewed in the competitive, team-oriented sense that it is now, or does it become a vehicle for betting, which may, in effect, change the atmosphere in the stadiums and the arenas? "

" We are not giving up on the Coyotes in the Greater Phoenix Area... The team has got a number of options and is going to pursue them, so nobody should think that team is moving other than out of Glendale. "

" We're certainly not in position to expand into the East. We've been very candid and up front that if, in fact, we go through an expansion process, the world will know about it. "

" At least two or three of the leagues in Europe over the last few months have said to us, 'We hope you go to the Olympics,' and I looked at them, and I said, 'Why?' and they go, 'Because if you don't send NHL players, we have to send our players, and that's way too disruptive to our season.' "

" On the issue of behavioral health and the like, the program we have in place has always been available to former players as well. "

" Our economics are not baseball's economics. Our game is not baseball's game. Our owners are not baseball's owners, with one or two exceptions. Our union is not baseball's union. What we do has to be crafted and suited to address hockey, to address the NHL, to address our 30 teams and our 700-plus players. "

" I don't feel that it's either necessary or appropriate for me to comment on what the NFL either says or does. "

" You can have the biggest markets in the world, but if the game isn't exciting, compelling, and competitive, it's not going to generate a lot of interest. "

" Doing jersey advertising for the World Cup is not in the same universe as putting advertising on NHL sweaters. "

" While players say they like the five-day break, they're also saying they don't like the compression that goes along with it, and that's something that is of great concern to us as well. "

" Our franchises have never been healthier. Our league, in terms of its economic footing, has never been healthier. "

" I would hope there would be a greater appreciation by casual sports fans of the incredible skill and passion of our players. "

" If the IOC would move the Olympic hockey tournament to the summer, that would be great. We'd be thrilled to have our players participate because then it doesn't affect our season. "

" Market size, particularly when you're dealing with major media markets, has an impact in terms of gathering attention. "

" I never rule anything in or out; life can surprise you. "

" I think it's fairly clear that playing hockey isn't the same as playing football. "

" We just want to see entertaining, exciting games, and we want the officials to do a good job. "

" Fighting is one of those things that gets tons of attention, far more than it deserves. "

" I'm having trouble understanding why there hasn't been further progress on CalgaryNext. "