Mark Recchi
Mark Recchi
Mark Louis Recchiis a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. He is currently the player development coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins Recchi played 22 years in the National Hockey League. Recchi was a member of three Stanley Cup-winning teams, the 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins, the 2006 Carolina Hurricanes the 2011 Boston Bruins. In game two of the 2011 Finals, he became the oldest player ever to score in a Stanley Cup Finals series...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth1 February 1968
CityKamloops, Canada
definitely focused looking positives quit stay
We didn't quit and that's important. We are looking for a lot of positives right now. We've got to stay focused and positive and those were definitely positive signs.
chance crack exciting raise
It was very exciting for us. I get one more crack at it. That's what we play for. I just wanted a chance to get back there and raise it one more time.
good great job month
He's everything we expected. It's great that he could come in and do a good job like this in his first month under all this pressure.
starting
Hopefully, it's a starting point. That's what we have to look for right now. We're getting better.
composed deal focused gets good knows media prepare tremendous
He's very composed at what he does. He's very focused and he knows what he has to do. He knows how to prepare for games. He's very good at it, he doesn't get sidetracked, he knows what he has to do to deal with the media and gets it done, then focuses on what he has to do. He's tremendous at it for 18 years old.
coming heard last might next trip
I haven't heard anything (about when he might return). I really don't know. He's been at games, and last week, he practiced. I know he's been working out. I think he's coming on our next trip with us.
net puck putting
I really like what we're doing. We're just not putting the puck in the net right now.
against face line sure
I just want to make sure that, if our line was out there against him, we were in his face all the time.
both difference loss seems special urgency york
That seems to be the way it's going for us. Five-on-five, we're fine. Special units we aren't. It was the difference (Wednesday in a 3-1 loss to the New York Rangers) and it was the difference (Thursday). We have to play with a lot more urgency on both units.
great hockey looking piece
I'm not going in there to be the savior. I want to be a piece of a great hockey club. If I can be a little piece that can get it over the top, that's what I'm looking for.
chance forward looking routine
I'm just looking forward to getting into a little routine here in Carolina. I really haven't had a chance to do that.
effort extremely
It's inexcusable. The effort part is something that can be controlled, and it's not there right now. It's really, really, extremely frustrating for everybody.
crazy exciting fortunate hockey season tickets win
(Crosby's arrival) will really revitalize hockey in Pittsburgh, back to when I was fortunate enough to win back in '91. It's pretty awesome. We've got our season tickets going crazy ... it's been pretty exciting around here.
honestly punch reach
Dumb. I honestly don't know if I could reach him, if I even wanted to punch him.