Can I Quote You On That? 10 Great Hockey Quotes To Live By

Sharon Enck
1 min readSep 11, 2016

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With the first “official” weekend of youth hockey under our belts this season, it’s time for a little motivation (or a good giggle) to keep those fires burning. Some inspired words to live by:

“I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out”

— Rodney Dangerfield

“Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept”

— Doug Larson

“Half the game is mental, the other half is being mental”

— Jim McKenny, Hockey Player and Broadcaster

“Hockey players have fire in their hearts and ice in their veins”

— Unknown

“Any woman who loves hockey usually has an edge to her”

— Clinton Kelly, TLC’s “What Not To Wear” Host

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”

— Wayne Gretzky, The Great One

“All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity”

— Gordie Howe, Mr. Hockey

“Hockey seems completely lawless and therefore inexplicably sexy”

— Rachel Nichols, Actress

“You don’t have to be crazy to play goal, but it helps”

— Bernie Parent, Goaltender

“How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes and 18,000 boo?”

— Jacques Plante, Goaltender

Do you have a favorite that isn’t listed here? Drop it in the comments!

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Sharon Enck

Writer. Author. Hockey Mom. Woman Over 40. Not necessarily in that order. Looking for a dare-to-be-great situation and frozen coffee drinks.