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
philly realistic
We need some pop. Going into Philly (tomorrow) ... we want him to get some realistic work.
I think they know how to play us, obviously.
maybe skate
I think they've been a little tight, maybe now they'll be able to skate freer.
anybody environment surprised trick
I think the trick was getting him in an environment that he could flourish. I still think there's a lot there. I don't think anybody should be surprised by this.
cares helped language talks time
Jaromir really cares about this kid. He's helped him with his language; he talks to him all the time in English.
coaching feels habits honored hope player respect shows teammates treats work
I think everyone feels honored to be part of it. Jaromir comes to work every day and displays what you could only hope for in a player like that, with his work habits and the way he treats his teammates and the respect he shows the organization and the coaching staff.
feels honored
I think everyone feels honored to be part of it.
earned feeling game good privilege sure time won
We've earned the privilege of feeling good about what we've done. But we have won nothing. We know we need our A-plus game in the playoffs, and now is the time that you make sure you're there when the time comes.
along bit bring cloth confidence envelope further goes hope identified level push squeeze sure
We sure hope that we've identified with one thing and that is stability, and the level of, I guess, confidence that goes along with that so you can even push the envelope further and squeeze the cloth a little bit more to bring even more out of people.
gas
We put a lot of thought into our schedule. We need gas in the tank.
humiliated
We humiliated ourselves. We embarrassed ourselves. I don't think I have to say much more.
bottom humiliated ourselves
We humiliated ourselves here today. We embarrassed ourselves. That's probably the bottom line, I don't think I have to say that much about it.
beat box devils jersey ourselves penalty stay sure
We have to stay out of the penalty box to give ourselves a chance. The one thing I know for sure is that we are not going to beat the New Jersey Devils from the penalty box.
advantage avoid patient penalty stay team
We have to stay out of the penalty box. Five-on-five, if there's a team that has the advantage it may be us. We have to be patient and avoid frustration.