Quotes by Jarome Iginla

“I love playing here. There have been some growing pains over the years, and I want to be here for the good times, and I think theyre coming; I really believe in what the ownership is doing and the commitment theyve made and Im very thankful for that and also with our teammates. Its amazing who we brought in and who we have.”

“Im excited to continue my career with the Flames and help this team finish what we started in the 2004 playoffs,”

“In the third, we were a lot more determined hockey club.”

“I think its unfair,”

“Its going to be a great battle. Both are improved, both are quick, both like to play physical.”

“Theres some grunting. The challenge is how fast you go from that tuck to that full position.”

“I take pride in it and I do think about it. Its hard to put in words, but [watching black hockey players when I was growing up] made me feel it was possible. So knowing what it meant to me and thinking that maybe there are other young black kids who want to play and are in the same situation that I was and wanting to follow that dream... its a neat feeling to think maybe [I can make a difference].”

“The first half of the game was ours, the second half theirs. We have to find a way to hold the lead. We didnt help Kipper out very much tonight.”

“In our last couple of games, weve just been a bit sloppier than what our game is and weve given up way too many goals. Weve got to get back to doing what we do and thats winning the defensive battles. In the last couple of games, weve been losing those and everybody in our room knows it. Thats where well have to start in order to get better.”

“Theyre a good team, theyre fast and we knew they would be. Weve got to match that and unfortunately we didnt.”