We profoundly regret the suffering this has caused our fans, our business partners and the thousands of people who depend on our industry for their livelihoods.

This is a sad, regrettable day that all of us wish could have been avoided.

This is a tragedy for the players. Their careers are short and this is money and opportunity they'll never get back.

It takes two sides to make a deal, two sides to negotiate and two sides to make it go bad.

The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.

My feeling is that contracts should always be honored. ... This is a situation where a legally binding contract is not being honored and that's not right.

When we face every challenge with optimism and learn to fail with our heads up, a great attitude is always success, no matter the outcome.

The future you have, tomorrow, won't be the same future you had, yesterday.

If you want to strengthen an enemy and make him exult - hate him.

I'm sorry you lost the suit, ' he said.She shrugged.'At this point, it was mostly a metaphor anyway, ' she said...

To teach is to learn twice.

I wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, and I wasn't the biggest, so I got real good at running my mouth and making people laugh and using humor as a way to not get into fights.

Good words cool more than cold water.

There are just two people entitled to refer to themselves as "we"; one is the editor and the other is the fellow with a tapeworm.

Those who operate through the Holy Spirit are more equipped to resist temptation.

I hate not giving the people what they want.