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
anytime feeling group hear mike olympic playing pride strong walk
Anytime you walk around the corner, all you ever hear about is Mike and the '80 Olympic team. This group of guys, we have a strong feeling of pride in playing for our country.
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I'm from the same town (Winthrop, Mass.) as Mike Eruzione, so every time you walk around the corner that's all you hear about is Mike and the '80 Olympic team. I think this group of guys has a strong feeling of pride about playing for our country.
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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.
matter opposite spectrum
We went from one end of the spectrum to the opposite in a matter of two games.
dead weeks written
Who would have thought? Everyone had us written off for dead two weeks ago.
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.
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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.
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When you're already out of the playoffs, you need to find to certain things to motivate you. I thought we did a good job of stressing the fact that this is a huge rivalry for us and we owe it to our fans and ourselves to come out and put in a good effort.
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This was as desperate as I've seen us this year. We're not in a position to look at the scoreboard. We have to control what we can.
feels games
It feels like a must-win situation. The games keep getting more and more important.
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I think guys are taking this loss harder than the (blowout losses last week) to Ottawa, and to Pittsburgh. Those were just bad games we didn't deserve to win. This is one where you left everything out on the ice . . . and deserved better.