Dany Heatley
Dany Heatley
Daniel James "Dany" Heatleyis a Canadian-German professional ice hockey winger currently under contract to the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top NHL rookie in 2002. However, after being responsible for a car crash in September 2003 that killed teammate and close friend Dan Snyder, he requested a trade and was subsequently dealt to the...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth21 January 1981
excitement fans great start supported
It was all excitement today. The fans were loud. We've got great fans who have supported me and have supported us through this whole thing. It was more excitement than anything at the start of the game.
call open
If they call all the stuff, like they say they're going to, I think it'll open it up.
except
I don't know what to say except that shootouts are not part of the playoffs, so we should be okay.
canadian expected jersey understand
There's always pressure. When you put on the Canadian jersey you're expected to win. We all understand it, it makes us better.
deal dislike
They dislike us and we dislike them. But I don't think it was a big deal at all.
atlanta felt hockey particular player
There wasn't one particular reason. I just felt that as a hockey player and as a person, what I wanted to accomplish, I felt I couldn't do it in Atlanta anymore.
definitely feeling great happy playing regards
It's a great feeling definitely to do it here but in regards to playing those guys, I'm just happy we got the win.
country definitely great love
There's definitely butterflies. It's a big thing. I'd love to play for my country and it would be great to go to the Olympics.
lose tight tough
It was a tight game. It's just tough to lose in a shootout.
liked
It's nice, but I would have liked to do it in a different game.
good paid
They've always been good to me. They paid their tickets, they can do what they want.
appreciate good people saying time treated
A lot of people were saying some really good things, and I appreciate that. I think that most of the time they treated me great, and now if they want to boo, that's fine. But it's just another game, one that we want back.
groove moving skating supporting three
We were in a rut. We've just got to play our game, get back to the way we were. We're skating now, moving our feet. All three of us are back in the groove now. We're supporting each other well.
gave knew
I just gave him a little yell, but he knew where I was.