Tom Renney
Tom Renney
Thomas "Tom" Renneyis the president and chief executive officer of Hockey Canada. He was previously an ice hockey Associate Coach with the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings and also served as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, and Edmonton Oilers...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth1 March 1955
afford building devils everybody happy minutes neat next ourselves past
We really can't afford to look past the next 20 minutes of hockey. There are some neat things building between the Devils and ourselves and we're happy about that for everybody concerned.
attack believe help helped offensive power transition
We believe he can help our power play. We believe we've helped our offensive attack and our transition game.
believe care city define flat good hard honest pride trust ways
When you look at the third- and fourth-line guys, in a lot of ways they define what you want to take pride in and what we believe this city will appreciate, too. Flat out hard work, good honest work, (and) trust and care in each other.
circumstance dictate games good habits manage start
We've got to get back to good habits of how we start our games ... how we manage the circumstances in those first six, eight, 10 minutes. We have to try to dictate the terms.
confidence gave opponents
(Without Jagr) it probably gave our opponents some confidence at least.
changes game
We're coming. I think this game changes things.
feels good means wednesday whether
Whether it means Wednesday or Saturday, I'm not sure. He feels good that it's improving. If he feels good, so do we.
absolutely came good guy nowhere time
Time will tell, but he's a good player. It's not like this guy came out of absolutely nowhere for us.
beat cup found good hockey hung plan stanley stuck
To beat a very good hockey team, the Stanley Cup champions, was important. And we did it because we hung in there and we stuck to our plan and, in the end, we found a way to win.
might ok tougher wednesday
Wednesday will be the tougher day. If they get through that they'll probably be OK for Thursday's game. We might have to make some tough decisions.
If it was 9-8, it's a different story.
certainly leader
He was certainly on a mission. He wanted this one badly, obviously, and he did the things that a leader has to do.
clearly decided foremost order playoff spot team
He's clearly decided he's got to do what he's got to do in order for this team to get its playoff spot and that's foremost in his mind. We're all the beneficiary of that attitude.
nights win
We'll have better nights than we had. We'll win again.