Paul Henderson
Paul Henderson
Paul Garnet Henderson CM OOntis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A left winger, Henderson played 13 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flames and five in the World Hockey Associationfor the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls. He played over 1,000 games between the two major leagues, scoring 376 goals and 758 points. Henderson played in two NHL All-Star Games and was a member of the Memorial Cup-winning Hamilton Red...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth28 January 1943
CountryCanada
Overall, I think it's going to be a pretty entertaining package, especially the second two hours. There's probably a little more action, and by that time you get everybody figured out, who they are and that kind of stuff.
We grew up very poor, and I hated being poor. I was the oldest of five kids, and I never got a pair of skates until I was nine. It was very difficult to get an education back then and play junior hockey.
You can say what you want about me, but don't mess with my wife.
When you have cancer, you can define the trivial from the important very quickly.
God wants your soul for all eternity. All Santa requires is cookies and milk... One night out of the year. Santa Claus... What a guy!
That's the way Bobby Clarke played the game and I would suggest he was the only one of the 35 players that would have gone out and done that. But we looked at it as war.
He absolutely amazed me and I think he amazed Ken Dryden several times also, ... His skill with the puck at high speed and his ability to get the puck away... just a wonderfully skilled hockey player. And that's why he's in the Hall of Fame today.
I get up every morning and it's going to be a great day. You never know when it's going to be over so I refuse to have a bad day.
Canadians don't have a very big political lever, we're nice guys.
When you have hope, and you have peace, you can handle anything.
Take one day at a time. Allow yourself to change.
When fairy tales are written in the west, they're known as folklore. In the east, fairy tales are called religions.
In a war, you do whatever you have to do.
I'm so proud to be Canadian. I've been to 58 countries, and they're wonderful countries, but Canada is the best.