“Regardless of who you are, you’re going to go through adversity throughout your career. You find out what you’re made of and you keep trying to push through, it makes these moments that much more special.

“I’ve had my ups and downs, for sure. Getting sent down by Vancouver and then the following year by Edmonton again, you question how your career is going to end up. But you keep pushing along, keep trying to adjust to the modern game. It certainly feels good to get there. I wasn’t sure where the number would end up, you just want to keep playing and [I'm] certainly happy to get there.”

-Sam Gagner of the Winnipeg Jest on playing his 1000th game tonight. Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet has more.