Gary Roberts
Gary Roberts
Gary R. Robertsis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning. Renowned for his physical fitness during his career, Roberts has become a high performance trainer for players at all levels of the sport...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth23 May 1966
CityToronto, Canada
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When the salary cap came in we realized we might be the odd men out,
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You have an organization running an entire industry that is totally dependent upon one event in one men's sport.
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This was fun; no doubt about it. We haven't had too many nights like this.
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fiddling around right now to try and find a reason why I keep injuring my left groin.
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It's the last undeveloped westerly piece in Plymouth Township. Even with the tax breaks, we've been putting land back on the tax rolls.
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It's the number one track in the country, undoubtedly. Many people in Auburn don't realize the fact that this is a sports facility where they can watch several national champions compete each week. Fast Fridays is a major track for this sport. I send out results each week to people from all over the world.
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It's really fun to be back out playing again. It's been a long layoff for everybody. Old or young, I think it's real exciting for everybody to get back and get back in that routine of being a hockey player.
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It was nice to see some pucks go into the net, because we've been struggling offensively. I'm just trying to get the puck at the net, and it's been a struggle for me this year.
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I've got a lot of good buddies (with the Leafs) and they treated me really well, so I've got nothing bad to say about the (Toronto) organization. I really enjoyed my time, it was a special place to play. I'm sorry that I'm not there, but we're real excited about the new challenge here.
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Not a big screamer, spoke when he knew he needed to. It's one of those things where when you're heard too often, people stop listening.
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It's very tough, believe me. People say, 'Oh, you're getting paid big bucks, you just need to go play.' But you don't understand this team has been on an emotional high for the last month.
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It's something I'm not used to, for sure, it's a different feeling. There's no doubt it's been tough. Hopefully next year when we're fighting for a better position in the standings, we'll think about how we felt the last few weeks and that will encourage us to be a little better.
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Everyone knows New Orleans was a marginal major league market. More and more, the NFL has come to rely on corporate dollars and New Orleans doesn't have a very large corporate base.
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It's been a long time (since) even a competitive practice for me. It's good to get the rust off.