Brendan Shanahan

Brendan Shanahan
Brendan Frederick Shanahanis a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player who currently serves as the president and alternate governor for the Toronto Maple Leafs, having previously serving as the director of player safety for the NHL...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth23 January 1969
CityToronto, Canada
against anyone best expect expecting goals gonna hockey locker room win
We can play better and we expect to play better. We play some of our best hockey on the road. If you're expecting easy, open-ice goals against this team, you're not gonna get it. But I don't think there's anyone in this locker room who doesn't think we can win in Edmonton.
hockey trap
It's not pretty hockey but that's what makes the trap so successful.
game hockey separate wins
It's something that's separate from the game of hockey and we're not going to try to prostitute it into wins and losses.
hockey thinking facts
I think he knows all my tricks. Or the fact I don't have any tricks
hockey years nhl
Over the years, Steve has come to understand I need the clicker. He says it's my security blanket.
football moving hockey
Is hockey hard? I don't know, you tell me. We need to have the strength and power of a football player, the stamina of a marathon runner, and the concentration of a brain surgeon. But we need to put all this together while moving at high speeds on a cold and slippery surface while 5 other guys use clubs to try and kill us. Oh yeah, did I mention that this whole time we're standing on blades 1/8 of an inch thick? Is ice hockey hard? I don't know, you tell me. Next question.
against goals hockey looks open
You're not going to get easy, open looks against this defense. Our goals were not pretty today. That's the kind of hockey it's going to be.
best crazy game gave happen hockey people step time year
As crazy as this sounds, having the hockey people off for a year gave us time to step back and re-examine the game. ... And this may have been the best thing to happen for our game and our fans.
both cup game good great guys history hockey job keeping last lost shot special team
We lost some guys from last year, but I think they did a good job of keeping this team intact, and we think we've got another good shot at a Cup here. With Colorado, it's always going to a special game for both teams. There's been such a great history of great hockey between us.
fun hockey holding hooking playing
Playing hockey is fun. Going out and hooking and holding really isn't fun.
deliver fans hockey minding tried
The fans spoke, ... They told us what they wanted and we tried to deliver while minding the hockey traditionalists as well.
band grow hockey mentality might percent player reflect speak union
The hockey mentality is that when we're challenged, we grow tighter together. One player or two might speak out and it might reflect (poorly) on the union, but 99 percent of the union will band together.
bit couple finding found knew late lost maybe messed players poise quit rotation side team ways
We lost a couple players and our rotation got a little messed up. We found a way to win. Obviously, this is a team on the other side that has been finding ways to win. There's no quit in Columbus. We knew they were going to come back. We maybe have to show a little bit more poise in our own end late in games.
expected game knew proven win
We expected a big challenge. We knew we were going to have to win a game on the road. We've proven we can this season.