Andrew Ference Quotes

I was happy, going from Pittsburgh to here. I was pumped. Coming back to Alberta, coming back to Canada, coming to a good team. But now, if it happened again, I'd be really disappointed. Everyone likes it here -- we win, good atmosphere, good town. - Andrew Ference

I think we said, 'Oh, Edmonton won,' and that was about it. There are a lot of people who want us to get ahead of ourselves but, as players, it's our job to keep our focus. - Andrew Ference

I think the NHL just decided it didn't need another dark cloud hanging over it. But I accept that he has served his suspension and paid a huge price in the game and in his private life. - Andrew Ference

I can chant to him in the back room. We have a lot of good players and it's a team game, but he's pretty amazing. - Andrew Ference

He's not just a grind-it-out guy. He's got the offensive talent and for him to get that reward is a good shot for his confidence. - Andrew Ference

He leads as a good friend, not as a parental figure. He leads as an equal. He doesn't put himself on the pedestal, pump his chest and say, 'Everybody listen up because I'm the best player here.' He doesn't operate that way. I don't think it's in his nature. There's not that intimidation, that superstar aura. - Andrew Ference

Getting Dion this year made up for losing a lot of other people. Of course he has a learning curve, but he doesn't have big holes in his game. He just has tiny details he has to work out, and the coaches love working with a guy with that much talent. - Andrew Ference

But, when you see the standings every day, it's tough to consider this the dog days. So, mentally, it's pretty easy to get focused. Physically, obviously, it's a challenge. The Olympic year has compressed the schedule. The games are hard and fast, and look at the teams we're playing -- Vancouver, Vancouver, Nashville, Minnesota, Edmonton. - Andrew Ference

And that's 20 with guys keying on him. It didn't take the league long to figure out that . . . we like to get him shooting the puck. To put that many in the net with guys cheating out on you is very impressive. - Andrew Ference

After we had a successful (2004) playoff run. I think that's when the priorities changed. It's the environment everybody wanted to be a part of, with higher expectations and setting our sights higher. That's what good teams do. - Andrew Ference

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