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
believe came game hope injuries press regardless strong
This is our team, injuries are part of the game and we'll press on regardless of who's in and who's out, but we believe and hope Jagr is fine. It was a big collision, but he's a big man, a strong guy, and I think he came out of it all right.
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If there is an advantage to be gained by this, it's that we think we can beat this team. We feel like we can come in here and win, that's an important feeling to have as a hockey club. You've got to be really feeling strongly about yourself and your ability to beat anybody any night.
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Overmatched? I doubt it. I just thought we had a strong game. We took advantage of some things that were presented to us and I thought we were as good as we've been defensively all year.
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You want to do better than that. You want to answer the bell. We did have a strong game against New Jersey. But so what? That one's over.
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I knew what kind of coaching staff I wanted because I knew how I like to work. I think we cover each other real well. We have a philosophy about the game, having not played, that forces us to really identify with the work habits required to get anywhere.
forgot honest
I kind of forgot about him. He was at the other end of the bench. That's the real honest answer.
informed leaving sure
I'm leaving that open. I want to make sure I make an informed decision.
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I'm leaning toward Henrik, but we'll see. Those are my intentions at this time.
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It was hormone hockey at it's best. It might have been entertaining, but for a coach it was a nightmare.
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I'm not so sure we pushed the envelope, quite honestly. When you don't make it tough for the opponent, it's not real tough to defend. We didn't have a lot of net drive. We didn't have a lot of rebound opportunities.
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I'm not ready to wave the white flag on . We will have better nights than tonight.
honest willing
I'm not really willing to put him in (tonight), to be honest with you. I'd like to see him (tomorrow) and see how he's making out.
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I'm not going to blow a gasket or anything like that. But I'm angry that we didn't respond to another terrific challenge for us - another step to becoming better and nailing down respect. And another step closer we obviously hope to a playoff spot.
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I learned a highly valuable lesson in Vancouver about European players. You have to give your stars . . . the latitude to do extraordinary things.