Bob Nicholson
Bob Nicholson
certainly gretzky supporting wayne
They certainly are supporting (our position) and that is to have Wayne Gretzky at the Olympics.
certainly thinks wayne
He thinks he should be here and I certainly want him here. If Wayne didn't come, that's not right.
against biggest game junior looking medal olympics round
I'm not even looking to the Olympics right now. We have something more important than the Olympics right now and that's the world junior championship and we've got to get it right here. We're going into our biggest game (tomorrow against the U.S.) and into the medal round and it has to be better.
camp key medical players staff start stay talk top toronto
The key thing for us now is to have our medical staff talk to all NHL medical staffs to stay on top of where all of our players are. We're going to have to do that from now to the start of our camp in Toronto (Feb. 13).
decision difficult everybody guy health lose mean snap talking three trying update weeks
We're trying to get an update on where everybody is at right now. Everybody was talking two or three weeks ago about the health of our team, but back then it didn't mean much because we had a lot of time. Now, if we lose a guy we're going to have to make a snap decision right away, and it's really going to mean some difficult decisions.
again game intelligence-and-intellectuals job joined lost might next offer people program question since year
Brent Sutter hasn't lost a game since he joined the program and if I didn't offer him the job again next year I think people would question my intelligence. They might do that anyway, but I'd like to think that I'd get this one right.
canadian counting definitely jersey question wear
No question we'd put him on the team. We're not counting on Sidney Crosby but Sidney Crosby will definitely wear a Canadian jersey in the future.
lead position team time wants wayne
Any time Brent wants to be with us, the same as Wayne Gretzky, I want to put him in a position to lead Team Canada.
ability bring game games history last player rink sure team unique
Last year's team was if not the best, right up there in the history of the tournament. This year, every player is going to have to bring to the rink their A games to be successful. Brent has that unique ability to make sure every player has their A game for every game.
legs number played players seem
This just wasn't our tournament. We had a number of players who played in the world championship and they had the legs. We just couldn't seem to get our legs going here.
coaches gold last team won
A lot of coaches could have won gold with that team last year, but not many could have won gold with this team this year.
clear dealt gretzky media reason wayne
Wayne has dealt with the media before. I think he's made it very clear where he is in this situation. He has not been involved. So there's no reason for Wayne not to be here. If Wayne didn't come that's not right. We want Wayne Gretzky to be here.
gretzky hockey means wayne
Wayne Gretzky means a lot to hockey in Canada.
bids expect
We had 11 or 12 bids for this one. We're getting preliminary bids in now and we expect the same kind of numbers.