Craig Conroy
Craig Conroy
Craig Michael Conroyis an American former professional ice hockey player and the current assistant general manager of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. A sixth-round selection of the Montreal Canadiens at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Conroy played 1,009 NHL games for the Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings during a professional career that spanned from 1994 to 2011. Internationally, he twice played with the United States National Team – at the 2004 World...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth4 September 1971
cylinders effort finding gives power score ways
We're finding ways to score goals. This effort gives us some confidence. Hopefully, we can get our power play going on all cylinders after tonight.
We started great, everything was right on schedule.
believe chance cheering couple days fans ways
With the opportunities that we've had on 5-and-3 and different things, you know it's frustrating right now. I don't know. The fans still believe in us. They're still cheering out there, so we know this isn't over. We have a chance in a couple days to come back and play Russia. We have to be better, and we have to find ways to score.
ended gave numerous worse
We gave them numerous opportunities . . . and they ended up capitalizing. It's worse than ever for us.
battle hard mentally ourselves score struggling team time winning
When a team is struggling and having a hard time winning you can't go down early. But mentally we have to be stronger. We have to battle back, find a way to score one and get ourselves back in it.
advance change greater level necessary performed point team
Our team has under performed to this point in the season, ... This change was necessary to advance our team to a greater level of success.
believe fallen gotta last minnesota playing rid year
That's where we have fallen down the last two years, and it has killed us. If we get rid of those, we are playing .500 hockey, and we are right there with everyone else. That's what has been disappointing. You look at Minnesota last year and they were able to do it. We gotta believe that we can do it.
against factor goes guy hard hitting ice league length past physical punch reacting role seen situation talked teams terms tough
A punch like that goes around the league in a hurry, ... But we have talked at length to him in the past about being a physical factor without just squaring off against the other team's tough guy and getting into a situation where teams are reacting to what he's doing on the ice in terms of who he's hitting and how hard he's hitting, and that's the role we've seen so far.
andy changes
A wake-up call, sometimes it's needed. Andy was here a long time. If we didn't make the playoffs, there was going to be changes - players, personnel, everybody.
enjoy good guys
Off the ice? He's just one of the guys you enjoy being around. He's a good friend. He would do anything for you. He would do anything for this game.
beginning dangerous nervous played team
I think we played nervous at the beginning and we were tense. We know they're a team that's struggling, but that's a dangerous kind of team.
andy call time
I think a wake-up call is sometimes needed. Andy was here a long time ... now John's in and we have to get ready. We don't have much time.
played rest tie worry
It is a tie and we played for a win, but we do not have to worry about the rest of the tournament.
anybody dumped front good great pass puck saw stick sudden threw
I saw 'Fro.' The puck got dumped in, so I just said, 'Oh, I'm just going to go to the front of the net,' and all of a sudden he had it. I don't know if there was anybody around me or not. I just know he put a great pass on me. He just threw it on my stick and it was in the net. It was a pretty good feeling.