Darcy Tucker
Darcy Tucker
Darcy Tuckeris a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player, who played most of his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. A sixth round draft choice, Tucker began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens. Throughout his NHL career he also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche. Tucker was born in Castor, Alberta, but grew up in Endiang, Alberta...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth15 March 1975
CityCastor, Canada
areas foot game half ice left past physical shot year
I feel much fresher than I did when I left the game a year and a half ago, ... I've probably shot myself in the foot in the past being over-zealous with my physical play. This year I want to try to find areas on the ice where I don't get bounced around as much.
chances game impressive scoring terrible
I feel terrible for him. It's not an impressive way to play the game when we give up all those scoring chances in the first 10 minutes.
game hard playing
It's the game of hockey. He's playing hard for his team, I'm playing hard for my team, and things like that are going to happen.
fun game looking sit team
It's disappointing because you sit there at the end of the game and the other team is looking over at you and laughing. It's not a fun thing, that's for sure.
besides children family games heart hockey life ripped winning
It's heartbreaking to find out it's not going to happen. You live to the play in the playoffs. Besides having children and a family there is nothing better in life than winning hockey games in the playoffs. It's like having your heart ripped out.
games looking move trying win
We're looking ahead. We're trying to move up the standings as much as possible. We have some games before the break, and we need to win them all.
anybody game hit obviously stick within
I hit a guy. I didn't hit him with my knee. I don't think I did anything in the wrong. . . . I always look out for my own battles. If there's things that come within the game that they don't like, obviously I'll stick up for myself. I don't need anybody else to stick up for me.
expect game hockey leaders net opportunity puck win
I'm disappointed because I had an opportunity to win the game for us. As one of the leaders on the hockey club, I expect myself to put the puck in the net when I get the opportunity.
bacon deserved eddie last owed saved three time
Eddie saved our bacon so many times over the last two or three years. It's about time we owed him one back. That's something we deserved to get him, that's for sure.
whirlwind
Sometimes you have to go through a whirlwind to get stronger.
meetings score
We've had enough closed-door meetings this year. We don't need another one - the score said it all.
conviction match passion scoring waves
We have to have some conviction in our game. They're going to come in waves and we have to match that intensity, match their passion for scoring goals.
good matter needed point points time
We needed the point. It didn't matter who scored. One point at a time isn't good enough. We need two points every night.
fragile gave lost mentally psyche seems
We gave up that first goal, and bang, it seems like we lost our confidence. Our psyche is fragile right now. We need to be mentally tougher.