Rick DiPietro
Rick DiPietro
Richard W. DiPietro, Jr.is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was the first overall selection by the New York Islanders in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. DiPietro is currently a NY sports talk show host on ESPN 98.7 FM. He co-hosts the "Hahn & Humpty show" with Alan Hahn. DiPietro signed a groundbreaking 15-year contract in 2006, after which he suffered a string of injuries from 2008 until he was subsequently bought-out by the Islanders on July 2,...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth19 September 1981
matter opposite spectrum
We went from one end of the spectrum to the opposite in a matter of two games.
chance happen hockey lose
When you lose and don't get a chance to play for a medal, it's the most disappointing thing that could happen in hockey right now for me.
contained hat
Did he have a hat trick? We really contained him.
This isn't something any of us are used to.
current feels game needed obviously playoff situation type
This is playoff type hockey. Every game feels like a must win, especially with the current situation that we're in. Disappointing. Obviously we needed these two points. But, they (games) just keep getting more and more important.
good lose shots
A win's a win. To see 60 shots and lose wouldn't be a good feeling. I'll take this any day.
brutal stayed
That was a brutal move, I should've just stayed in the net. That was embarrassing.
best came effort fans forward playoffs regardless whether
This is a rivalry, regardless of whether it's for the playoffs or not or back-to-back, there's no excuses. This is what our fans look forward to and we look forward to. I don't think we came out with our best effort tonight.
good hockey mistakes room stepping tonight
This is grind-it-out hockey and we don't have any room for mistakes. Tonight was good stepping stone.
good recipe
If we could use that same recipe for other games, we'd be in good shape.
allow piece sign
I didn't want it to be me that didn't allow us to sign him, ... He's an important piece to us winning. I want him here as much as anybody.
four guy hockey mike reality usa
I don't even think it was reality four years ago. I was 20 years old. Mike Richter's been the guy for USA Hockey for 15 years.
time
Obviously, you're going to have jitters the first time you play in this event, but at the end of the day, it's still the same game.
arm head piece swung
On the first one, someone got a piece of it. Luckily, I swung my head around to see him and got my glove and arm up in time.