Top 45 Patrick Kane Quotes

I like having those preseason games and exhibitions to really get ready for the regular season and get yourself off to a good start.

I still love playing the game, and it’s amazing we can do this as a so-called ‘job,’ and it’s amazing we can come to the rink every day and play the game we love.

Obviously, not playing a game before playoffs is something that happened, but especially going into the playoffs, you try to feel yourself out, where you’re at, and then get right into game tempo and jump right in and play where you were before the injury.

I know hockey is growing in the U.S., and it’s becoming more popular, but anything to get the game out there and see how we view it. We view it as the best game in the world.

It’s good when you’re getting points – you’re obviously feeling confident.

I love scoring for the fans, for the team, for myself. That’s not to say that I won’t pass if I see a teammate in a better scoring position. But I like to score.

I like Joe Sakic. Coming out of Buffalo, I obviously like Alexander Mogliny, Pat LaFontaine. Hasek is up there. Miroslav Satan. Whoever seemed to be a good player at the time I’d watch. Jagr too. I tried to learn a lot from those guys.

I’m just kind of focused on playing the game and try to get better at certain things and wipe the slate clean every night.

I don’t know if I expected to be a captain of an All-Star team. It’s pretty cool.

I try to pride myself on being involved with the fans and taking pictures when they’re asked for because I know I was that little kid one day that really looked up to stars like myself, and I try to give them that on my behalf.

It’s kind of cool to have the whole country at your back. Not just a city, but the whole country is rooting for you.

My favorite thing to do in this world is to be on the ice playing hockey and try to entertain fans and bring wins to the Chicago Blackhawks.

I stickhandle a lot at practice. I watch a lot of hockey, so I try to either pick up something from other players or watch some video and see what kind of move would work in the same situation.

When I go down the ice, I feel it, the wind in the side of my hair, and then I got the party in the back.

If I was bigger I might not have had the same skill set as I do, the speed.

Since I was drafted by the Blackhawks, the people of Chicago have really embraced me and treated me with nothing but respect.

I love the game of hockey. I love being part of it. I think I know a lot about the game.

There are great fans in Chicago. I think you’d rather have them recognize than not recognize you.

I did charity events with the Cup all the time.

If you do something wrong, it’s going to be all over the place. Not only does that go for me, but anyone in here. You just really have to be aware of it.

As an offensive player, you always want to produce and score goals, especially when that’s your job on the team.

I’ve noticed if you look too far ahead, it only works negatively on you.

I’m probably the guy who keeps it loose around the room and tries to joke around with guys before the game, keeping things funny.

I love to play the game, love to be around the rink, and love to joke around with my teammates and have some fun.

That’s something USA Hockey has been trying to do for a long time is prove that we can play with the Canadians and the Russians and the Swedes and Finns consistently on a tournament basis.

Sometimes it’s nice just being in your own room and having a quiet night and relaxing and getting ready for the game.

It’s always cool to go to different places and see what’s really out there in the world.

I probably spend the most time with Toews: we have the same schedule, and we’re roomies on the road; we sit next to each other. We do a lot of promotions together.

I’ve always prided myself on being myself and trying to stick true to who I am and how I was raised.

Understanding where to be in your own zone really takes some time and development to learn.

I’m not out there to be blocking shots or fighting guys. I’m out there to produce offensively.

I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.

I think, for me, I’m a player that wants the puck, and I’m a better player when I have it.

It has been a motto of mine my whole life – just be yourself.

I’ll always welcome some extra shifts and some extra ice time, and it’s my job to be as prepared as possible to play those minutes.

I think for me, personally, I’m a guy who has watched ESPN ever since I’ve been growing up. You turn it on, and it’s one of the first stories – the Blackhawks and hockey, which you don’t really see on that station. That’s cool to see.

There are some guys you definitely would not want dating your sister – especially hockey players.

Obviously ,you want to demand the puck; you want to have it as much as you can because you feel like good things can happen when it’s on your stick.

Just try to focus one game at a time, not worry about points or anything like that. Worry about playing the right way and see what comes of it.

It’s good for the NHL to implement different things – the 3-on-3, money that’ll go to players – to try to get us to play at a higher level.

It’s pretty funny, just driving by in a cab, and you see a huge billboard of yourself on the side of a hotel, like a 100-by-100 poster hanging up.

I think sometimes when you play those extra shifts, it gets you into the game a little bit more and gets you a little bit more involved.

For me, I was really lucky to go to a city like Chicago where the team was struggling at the time, and I was able to go in and play right away.

I know the person I am, and I know the person I can be.

You want maybe to be that guy or one of the few guys who can help develop the game in the United States.