Ron Ivany Quotations

He has NHL speed. He's always a threat.

There's no better time to meet them with all the distractions. And traditionally Canada has always built from Game One through tournaments where they've gotten stronger and come together as a team.

People got upset about that and the rules changed.

If you're comparing us to the teams we're up against, man for man, we're certainly not on the same level, but as a team we've been preparing for a couple of years for this. It proved in our exhibition games that we can hold our own with a lot of elite teams.

He's small but explosive. He's a great skater and handles the puck exceptionally well.