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
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It's our job to get them ready and prepare them. Let them know how important each game is and really be ready off the get-go.
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That's taking $90 million out of the market place for players. That lowers the market for everyone. That's going to hurt our marquee players. It's contradicting the deal we agreed to.
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It was a pretty even game. I'm disappointed with the outcome, but they're a good team.
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Everybody said it was a big concern going into the last Olympics, but the international game is not as physical as the NHL, so it's not the same. I don't think its going to be an issue at all. It wasn't the last time.
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The biggest thing we stressed with (coach) Herb Brooks was that we needed to get off to a good start and to play with intensity right from the beginning of the tournament. That's the way we have to treat the Olympics. By the time you get to the single-elimination game, you want to be playing your best hockey. We are going to have to make the young guys understand that ... getting our intensity level high right from the beginning.
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The biggest thing I've done is more water sports and a lot of mountain biking. I think the mountain biking took me to another level - it's all legs, and even balance.
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The big concern was that nobody knew what was going on.
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It's good to see a veteran player get a job. Great team guy. Credit to him to go back to school and get his degree. Better (to) have Stu there than some lawyer we don't know.
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They were teaching you how to act, how to respect other players, just so you get a humble attitude. The leadership I had back then was a great learning experience.
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It's a disappointing outcome again, like the first game, but I thought we played well. That's a good team.
coming
We're getting better every game. I don't think any of us can be getting frustrated. But we've got to do something constructive coming out of the round-robin.
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We know we're going to be ready. Every game is so crucial. Every game will be a big game for us. Tonight, we cleaned up a lot of things and we hope to get better. We know what to expect. We know we took too many penalties against Latvia. You can't do that with the skill levels of the teams in this tournament. We're aware of what we have to do.
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I've had some of the best times of my life at The KK. The best staff at the greatest college bar in the country!
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So here I am running at guys who aren't taller than 5-foot-8, and I'm the one who tears up his knee.