Luc Robitaille
Luc Robitaille
Luc Jean-Marie Robitailleis a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player, and currently serves as President of business operations for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth17 February 1966
CityMontreal, Canada
hard hard-work night pure rewarding
We just battled all night and never quit. It was pure hard work. It was a very rewarding victory.
ended guys kids playing second time took
It was the second time we've done it. Most of the guys ended up playing with their kids in the back yard, or they took naps.
asked barely came move spoke took worry
He took me under his wing. I came here and I barely spoke English. He asked me what I wanted to do. I said, 'I just want to play hockey.' He said, 'Why don't you move into my house?' That was great. I didn't have to worry about anything but hockey.
anywhere circle drew radius stick took
He took his stick and drew a circle with about a 6-foot radius and said, 'Put it anywhere in there.'
battle feeling game good hard hit lose obviously soon tie wrong
Good tip, wrong end, wrong time. As soon as it hit my stick, you just get that feeling where it's not good. Just more frustration. You battle hard to tie it up. Obviously a big game for us. To lose it that way, that's the game, I guess.
decide gets guess point tired whether work worth
I guess he was tired of the day-in, day-out grind. It gets to the point where you have to decide whether the every-day work is worth it.
guess tired
I guess he was tired of the day-in, day-out grind,
believe everybody leave people seen stayed time traffic
This is L.A., and people usually leave early, but everybody was still there. I can't believe they stayed all the way to the end like that, with the traffic in L.A. It was the first time I've seen that, and it was very overwhelming.
comeback few games hard last means trying ways
The last few games we've been working hard trying to find ways to win. This was a big comeback for us, and it means a lot for our team.
people
I just don't like to see people suffer,
amazing certainly cherish fun great happen memories nights special top win
It's certainly something I'll cherish forever. It was an amazing night. Nights like this are always fun when you win on top of it. I wanted it to happen earlier, but it was special to do it at home. I have so many great memories here.
guys owe team
I told (a team executive), 'You guys owe me big on this one. That's a lot of freakin' jerseys.
alone certainly hard hockey team
As a hockey player, you play for the team and for your teammates. You never play for yourself or think about yourself. This is not tennis, where you're alone on the court. Hockey is a team game, so this is very hard for me to handle. It certainly is overwhelming.
brought change decided family involved people peter piece sticks sure torch
(Equipment manager) Peter Millar and I decided to do that so I could make sure all the people who have been involved and all my friends and family can get a little piece of this. I brought about 30 sticks. I told Torch he's going to have to play me a lot so I don't have to change sticks on the fly.