Chris Chelios
Chris Chelios
Christos Kostas Chelios, better known as Chris Chelios, is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently the Executive Advisor to Ken Holland, the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, a role that Steve Yzerman held before leaving to become general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is one of the longest tenured players in the National Hockey League...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth25 January 1962
CityEvergreen Park, IL
alan ended guy leave trust
We went through Alan Eagleson days, and we were told to trust him, and the guy ended up in jail, ... We'll just leave it at that.
bonus guys
You get your third- and fourth-line guys contributing offensively and it's a big bonus for you.
good outcome played
It's a disappointing outcome again, like the first game, but I thought we played well. That's a good team.
exciting game held home
It's not often that game is held in your home city. It will be exciting around here.
desire handle
It's not his desire, it's how he can handle it physically. He hasn't told me a word.
beat team teams
This is the team that beat the Czechs. All the teams are good. We're disappointed with the outcome, but not the outlook.
career few great hockey
It's one of the few things I haven't accomplished. A great way to end my career with the U.S. hockey team.
chance city coming forward home leading looking people super week
It's not too often you get a chance to be in your home city for the Super Bowl. I'm looking forward to it, anyway, the week leading up to it, all the people coming into town.
change mind
They say they're not going to go with replacements, (but) we'll see. They'll change their mind overnight.
excuse game good teams time total
There's no excuse for it. We did get complacent. We had a game in total control, it was there to win, and good teams keep leads, especially this time of season.
anybody aside far greatest health known rookies
I started with him. We were rookies together. I've known him a long time. Aside from the health issues, he probably was or is one of the greatest ever. ... As far as one-on-one skill, I don't think there's anybody better.
good saved year
I wanted it to be like 40-below, wind, storm. That's the only thing that would have saved the Bears. That's what killed them was those passes. Too bad. It was a good year for them.
mentioned ted until
Ted never mentioned any of them until he got caught.
difficult information ted
Ted is censoring the information that we want put out to the players. He has made it difficult for us to communicate.