Quotes by Al Montoya

“Winning the gold medal at the World Juniors was an unbelievable experience. We had great leadership, we performed well and came home with the gold. It was awesome.”

“Its a wonderful feeling, ... I always wanted to put on this jersey. I guess it really started when I loved to watch the USA Hockey team play and being a goalie I really loved to watch Mike Richter. When the Olympics came around, it was Mike Richter time. Then I started loving the Rangers. The city has great fans. Its always been a dream of mine to play in Madison Square garden. Hopefully, it will happen one day.”

“Whenever you pull on the red, white and blue, its a great feeling,”

“He wished me the best of luck,”

“You can tell everyones playing for a spot.”

“I like the one-on-ones. I think its going to bring out the athletic goalies and I feel like Im one of those guys.”

“They were awful, still are,”

“I always admired him, was so inspired by him,”

“I knew I could finish school anytime, and I will eventually, ... But in a hockey sense and for my career it was best to leave and step up to a new challenge.”

“It was the basic story of having to leave it all behind, ... My grandfather was a lawyer and landowner who had it all, and when he came [to America] he was selling strawberries.”