Jiri Fischer
Jiri Fischer
Jiří Fischeris a former professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey Leaguewho played his entire career with the Detroit Red Wings. He currently serves as Detroit's Director of Player Development. Fischer was selected in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, 25th overall, by the Red Wings, and was a part of the team that won the 2002 Stanley Cup...
athlete cautious everybody goes might possible time trying
If any athlete goes through this, everybody (doctors) is trying to be as cautious as possible to keep it from reoccurring. I'm 25. I might not play tomorrow. In time to come, I think there will be a better solution.
face hope life
Life without hockey, I hope I don't have to face it for some time.
faster game league penalties
There are penalties all game long. It's a lot faster game, if that's what the league wanted to do.
bother stop
There is a little abnormality, but nothing that will stop me from playing. It's nothing that will bother me emotionally.
east hearing kept nashville teams
We kept hearing about teams from the East or Calgary or Nashville would be the teams to beat.
chance glad people second
I'm really, really glad to be here. Not too many people get a second chance like I did.
alive believed might staying
You do what you like to do, but staying alive is way more important. I've said it before - you don't get reborn twice. I've always believed in faith. . . . I'm 25. I might not play tomorrow, but in time, I believe there will be better answers, and better solutions, too.
front great lucky pull quick screen tremendous
He made a tremendous pass, right between two guys. It was on my backhand, so I had to pull it back. I got it off as quick as I could ... It was a great screen (in front of the net) ... It was a lucky shot.
coming couple foresee next taken worked
I don't foresee myself coming back in the next couple of weeks. But this is what I know, what I've worked for my whole life. I don't want it to be taken away.
exciting friend future good hopefully locker mine miss mood present spread time worry
A friend of mine told me that if you worry about the future too much, you're going to miss the present. It's just a really exciting time to be in the present right now. Just to be here, hopefully spread some good mood around the locker room. Can't do more than that, really.
taken work
This is what I know, this is what I work for my whole life. I don't want it to be taken away.
hockey playing scared shock
I wasn't scared about the abnormality. But I was scared about not playing hockey again. That was a shock for me.