from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- Had I been a Canadian woman at the world hockey championships and CEO Scott Smith leaned forward to present me with a medal, I would have backed away and politely declined. What a terrible position to put this championship team — or any championship team.

- Hockey coaches I’ve covered who impressed me the most: Scotty Bowman, Al Arbour, Bob Johnson, Jon Cooper, Joel Quenneville, Mike Sullivan, Pat Burns, Ken Hitchcock, Dave King and Mike Keenan.

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