Sharks are sharing Chelsea Piers locker room with adult rec players, no private locker room here, this goalie asked to come out and take a couple shots from the big boys
Reaves, on why he threw his helmet on the ice for Celebrini's hat trick: "I was just making sure there was something on the ice for him. Because we were away, so I didn't know how far up the Sharks fans were, if they have good arms or not."
Celebrini said he saw Reaves throw his
Celebrini was just informed by media that he was named NHL First Star of the Week: "Holy fuck. I didn't know that."
Moments like these are fun, you remember that he's just 18 & he's taken aback by all this too.
Walman, on using Pride tape: "I have a couple family members that are happy that I'm wearing that tape. It's important that we still give a voice to that type of night. It's important for a lot of guys in the room...If you can't wear jerseys, guys are doing the most they can show
Dubnyk, on Binnington: "I don't know why he's skating around, pretending to punch guys. I told him to get off the ice, he's 165 pounds, swinging at guys, fake punching guys."
Celebrini, on why it was important for him to use Pride tape on Pride Night: "I just wanted to show my support and tape my stick. That doesn't really say a lot, but just kind of supporting the cause."
Couture: "You gotta give credit to Jumbo. As soon as we got to the bench [after Pavelski injury], he said, 'You guys go out & get f****** 3 goals right now.' When a man who's played 20 years orders you around like that, you gotta go do it. We got 4."
Anthony Duclair finds the NHL's ban of Pride jerseys & tape -- and all other on-ice specialty night expressions -- "puzzling": "That's why the NBA, NFL, leagues like that, they're always growing year after year, always getting new fans, new viewership."
A lot of #SJSharks went to Book of Mormon yesterday.
"It was great," Celebrini said.
He and Dellandrea noted that Reaves is the big Broadway guy on the team, Reaves has seen it 7 times
David Quinn on being ranked the 29th most-handsome coach in the NHL: "It means I'm not last! It's what coaching does to you, look at me."
On No. 3 Derek Lalonde: "I know Derek Lalonde. He ain't No. 3. There's a 3 in there, but there's another number after it. Please quote me."