Tomas Vokoun
Tomas Vokoun
Tomáš Vokounis a retired Czech professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators and the Montreal Canadiens, with whom he was originally drafted in the ninth round, 226th overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth2 July 1976
CityKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic
answers asked asking czech everybody gets seems twice
It seems like I get asked about it twice a day from Czech journalists and from here, really asking me what I don't have answers for. It gets old after a while. I think it would be better for everybody if we knew, but I'm not in charge, so I just go with the flow.
definitely momentum score shift third tie
It's a big play. Tie game, third period, you score short-handed, definitely it's a big momentum shift to your side.
front next season work worry
It's comfortable to know you did it, but the work doesn't stop, ... We have the whole season in front of us. Now I'll worry about the next game.
found perfect win
It's a win and they're not always going to be perfect games. They were better than us but we found a way to win.
everybody win
It's a confidence-booster for everybody to win at their rink.
goal space win
It's a big win for us. Our goal was to put more space between them and us in the standings.
against behind confidence everybody great losing step streak team win
It's a big win against a team that's right behind us. With the losing streak we've been on, it's great for our confidence to get a win like that. Everybody has to step up.
brand everybody
It's a brand new season. Everybody has the same chance.
felt five four game goals maybe per playing scoring win
We had been scoring a lot of goals and maybe we felt like we just couldn't lose. We started playing loose, but now we're not scoring four or five goals a game per night. And in this NHL, you're not going to win many goals scoring two goals a night.
believe chance good team
We have as good a chance as everybody, and I really believe that ... This team can go all the way,
game improved playing results
We have improved our game and the results are showing. We have been playing much smarter.
cover easy few fortunate front game goals passes rebounds side
We didn't cover the slot. A lot of goals were off of rebounds or passes in front of the net. We have been on the fortunate side a few times this season, but you can't think any game is going to be an easy game.
against people traded
You do it all the time. People get traded and you play against your ex-teammates all the time, so you're used to it.
playing season ups
We are not playing good. But it is a long season and there are always ups and downs.