Glen Sather
Glen Sather
Glen Cameron "Slats" Satheris the current president of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League, a post he has held since 2000. He was also general manager until stepping down on July 1, 2015. He is known for coaching the Edmonton Oilers to four Stanley Cup victories during the 1980s. He played a key role in attracting the talented players, including Wayne Gretzky, who helped make the Oilers a hockey dynasty at that time. Gretzky, who became "the...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth2 September 1943
bad playing season second somewhere
When we started the season like 19-4-3-1, we weren't that good, ... But we weren't as bad as we were playing in the second half, either. So somewhere in between, that was our team.
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We think this guy's a great player, ... We're surprised he lasted this long.
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This was the perfect time and place with the perfect coach,
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Ville is a hard working player who competes every shift. He is difficult to play against and relentless when it comes to pressuring the puck and frustrating the opposition. We're excited to add his grit and determination to our lineup.
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We've had such a good year to this point that chemistry was important on our team. We wanted somebody we knew would fit in, but somebody who had at least a preliminary relationship with our players.
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We will be looking at players who can help us through this transition period while we are developing a core group of home grown players,
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I think he'll make an excellent pro once he learns how to catch buses on time, be at the airport and discipline himself. He has to learn hockey is the most important thing in his life right now and make the sacrifices.
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I think he brought emotion to a different level,
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Marek is a big, strong defenseman who adds a physical presence to our blue line. His size and skill will bolster our penalty-killing unit.
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Martin is a skilled, character player who plays a complete game. His skill will complement our team's offense and special teams play.
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I feel really reluctant to talk too much about it because this is only the first step in what we are trying to do and what we are trying to accomplish. There are more goals to achieve and there is a bigger picture ahead of us.
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I don't think you ever go into a season admitting anything to anyone that you're going to win the Stanley Cup, you're not going to make the playoffs or you are going to make the playoffs. I knew that they were going to be a good team as soon as we had them together in training camp.
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I get pretty emotional, too. Maybe because I'm a little bit older now I'm able to control it.
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He was a great guy. He was one of those dynamic personalities you don't see very often in sports. He loved life, loved to play, always enthusiastic. He was just a terrific guy.