Bill Guerin
Bill Guerin
William Robert Guerinis an American former professional ice hockey player and the current assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Guerin played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League, winning two Stanley Cup championships with the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins. Internationally, Guerin represented the United States in the Olympics in 1998, 2002 and 2006, and participated in two Ice Hockey World Championships. Guerin was the first player of Hispanic descent to play in the NHL...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth9 November 1970
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You're not going to miss that many games and then just get your spot back. I have to work and prove myself.
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This is not a public-relations stunt. We've put a lot of work into this proposal and this isn't something we came up with overnight. We felt that we had to do something. We're getting down to crunch time and since the league isn't doing anything, we felt like we'd better do something before the whole season goes down the tubes. We've waited long enough for them to try to step up.
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Speed is a big part of my game, ... I mean, my legs are my whole game. I'm not one of those guys who can get by on my hands alone. I need my legs working to get the rest of me going. So, it's a legitimate question to ask about them now. I have to have my legs if I want to have my game going.
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I think Brian has plenty of gas left in the tank. You can't look at a guy's age but what he does on the ice. Chris Chelios is 43, but he's still a good player.
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Penalties had been an issue and we were much better tonight. But our discipline in the last five minutes, we really have to clean that up.
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We have to be better. We as players get the time out there, and we have to make it work. I think at times we just have to trust ourselves more and just make good hockey plays.
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He just gets us all going. When you see him out there and he's stirring things up, it gets you wanting to do the same thing. He's one of our leaders out there.
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The people who are excited and ready to come back, we're extremely lucky to have them. The ones who are upset . . . you know what? We're going to do everything in our power to make them happy and to get them back in the arenas because hockey's a great game. You want everybody to come back and enjoy the sport.
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I think our group is closer. We have a lot better chemistry. I think we believe in each other.
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Every town loves a winner. This town in particular,
They've had a long year. I don't know how I would have reacted to it, because we got a lot of calls.
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This is just window dressing unless (the owners) have completely changed their philosophy, but I don't expect that. I just don't understand where they're coming from. We've told them time after time. It's just about one thing. And I think it's become quite personal for them to crush the union and become successful that way. How it affects the game doesn't really matter.
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I guess you're going to find that on any teams, that it's going to start with the veterans and other guys are going to follow. We had a lot of guys step up to the plate tonight. ... You had a mixture of young and old doing a lot of things.
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Hopefully, it's the beginning of a new era. You know, we aren't the only guys to ever put this jersey on. ... We've made a lot of steps, and hopefully the next generation will continue.