Bob Hartley Quotes

Canada, Coach
September 7, 1960

Bob Hartley is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He is the current head coach of Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has additionally coached the Latvia men's national ice hockey team. He coached the Colorado Avalanche from 1998–2002 and won the Stanley Cup in 2001.

I really think that we changed the chemistry of the team. Sometimes it goes either way. For us it went the wrong way. You know what, I'd rather see this happen at this time of the year. Adversity makes people better.

Bob Hartley
- Team
- Adversity
- Chemistry
Our best players are simply not our best players right now, it's as simple as this.

Bob Hartley
- Simple
- Players

It was a game where we carried the play and they carried the play for a while. It was a big game and unfortunately, they got the final shot on power play and we didn't. It's just sad.

Bob Hartley
- Game
- Play
- Final Shot
We're are at that stage where we're really hoping for some help.

Bob Hartley
- Help
- Stage
- Hoping
He was just being the Scott Mellanby that started with us at the start of the year. He's a great competitor. He's at the net, he's paying the price.

Bob Hartley
- Price
- Paying
- Competitor
It's a matter of showing respect to the entire team, the organization and the fans. I hope he'll learn from this.

Bob Hartley
- Team
- Respect
- I Hope
We don't focus on the little details. Right now, we're squeezing the stick. You can't expect to win like this.

Bob Hartley
- Focus
- Win
- Details
Right now, there's lots of unknowns and speculation. Let's let the league do their stuff.

Bob Hartley
- Stuff
- League
- Speculation

For sure they're going to go with him. We're going to pick up whatever is left of him when it's over.

Bob Hartley
- Pickup