Andrew Ference
Andrew Ference
Andrew James Stewart Ferenceis a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and an alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. Ference started in the NHL during the 1999–2000 season and has played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames and Boston Bruins. In 2011, Ference helped the Bruins to their 6th Stanley Cup Championship. Ference was born in Edmonton, Alberta, but grew up in Sherwood Park, Alberta...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth17 March 1979
CityEdmonton, Canada
download fill form guys missed news playing ready website
I'm disappointed with myself. I went on to the (NHLPA) website where there's the (absentee-ballot) form to download and fill out. I was all ready to do it, but I missed the (deadline). I feel for the guys playing down in the States. Down there, you get no news about Canada.
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You guys are asking questions I can't answer right now. I've got a Game 7 tomorrow. As players, we've got a lot of business before we can think about that.
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We've come this far this year and built a solid base with the guys in the room . . .
chemistry few good guys kept locker overcome periods position room tested tough within year
We're having a good season. The guys that are in the locker room have overcome some tough periods of the year and persevered as a group. We've been tested a few times. Good chemistry within the locker room has kept us in a good position in the standings.
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And that's 20 with guys keying on him. It didn't take the league long to figure out that . . . we like to get him shooting the puck. To put that many in the net with guys cheating out on you is very impressive.
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After we had a successful (2004) playoff run. I think that's when the priorities changed. It's the environment everybody wanted to be a part of, with higher expectations and setting our sights higher. That's what good teams do.
open passes slow stretch
They want to slow it down and stretch things out, make cross-ice passes and have a lot of open room.
character dressing everybody matter shows strong ton
There's strong character in our dressing room. Right now, it's just a matter of execution. If everybody shows up and does their job, I think there's a ton of confidence.
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A few of us got a private tour of the UN. That was the highlight of our trip -- it wasn't shopping or going to buy a new suit, it was checking out the General Assembly.
almost awful cheering deserved hardship hugging people seeing
Seeing people cheering for him and hugging him was almost sickening. He deserved every hardship because it was an awful thing that he did. It wasn't accidental.
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I was happy, going from Pittsburgh to here. I was pumped. Coming back to Alberta, coming back to Canada, coming to a good team. But now, if it happened again, I'd be really disappointed. Everyone likes it here -- we win, good atmosphere, good town.
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As opposed to living the rich life and consuming as much as possible, people have to take a step back. Instead of buying the biggest diamond or having 18 cars, do other things. Buying the biggest thing is outdated and there is no excuse for it.
fun team reality
I'm pretty far out of the loop. There's always a lot of speculation and what-have-you. I'm sure it's fun for people to watch and have fantasies of who might go where. The reality is, guys will change teams.
drop fired gloves means ready star time
You don't want him to drop the gloves all the time because he's our star player. But when he does, nobody's too disappointed because that means he's fired up and ready to go.