Buds Board Keepers League

* “Back in ‘48 when James Norris and I were skating together everyday, he told me that I’d one day win a trophy named after him. In 1989 I did just that for the first time.”
* “I’ve been told that I’m built like a brick shithouse. Now that I’m leaving, I’d like that saying from here on to be stated as: ‘built like Chelios’. “
* “I wore number 24 in Montreal, Detroit, and Atlanta while donning the number 7 with Chicago. There’s a hidden message underneath all of this, it’s Chelios 24/7, 365 days a year, 48 years per century.”
* “I’d like to thank Kenny and Mr. Illitch for the cushy office job; boys, no hard feelings when I bolt for Tampa in a couple years.”
* “I leave this game with three Stanley Cups and three Norris Trophies. That’s two more rings than Ray Bourque and two more Norris nods than Al MacInnis, I’m just sayin’.”
* “There’s a lot of NHL records that you media guys and gals like to call ‘unbreakable’. I’ll wager that nobody breaks my record as the oldest defenseman to score a shorthanded goal in the playoffs. I’d bet my wife Tracee on it.”