Blake Wheeler
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Blake Wheeler said
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"We can no longer call ourselves contenders,"
foxnews Monday, May 2, 2022 3:22:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“We can no longer call ourselves contenders,”
eagletribune Monday, May 2, 2022 5:31:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“We can no longer call ourselves contenders,”
theglobeandmail Monday, May 2, 2022 2:57:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“We’re confident with the puck right now, and we’re making some plays,” “We’re starting to get out of our zone a little bit faster. I think that’s kinda sparking some of our transition game, and allowing us to use some of our skill, use some of our speed”
cknw Wednesday, March 16, 2022 7:50:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“I think we’ve been a really good home team and fed off of our crowd over the years,”
eagletribune Wednesday, March 16, 2022 7:43:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“It’s so hard to play back-to-back games and correct me if I’m wrong, I don’t think Seattle played last night,” “We do it all the time. Teams play in Minnesota the night before, come up here, and we spank them, typically. It’s a tough thing to do to play against a rested team when you’re not rested”
globalnews Friday, February 18, 2022 8:11:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“Testament to our group to sticking with it,” “Huge goal, huge play by Lows (Adam Lowry) and Tony (Dominic Toninato) at the end of the first. I thought that changed the game. That gave us a spark. That was a huge play for us tonight”
globalnews Friday, February 18, 2022 8:11:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"I think we went out there with a lot confidence knowing that was the hockey game," "We had to bury one. Regardless of the scenario, you get five minutes on the power play with the game on the line, you want to make it count"
CBC Sunday, February 13, 2022 7:36:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“I mean, you can erase what happened in the first half pretty darn quick,” “You see it every year. There are teams that struggle and then figure it out and then go into the playoffs. Those are the dangerous teams. We still have a lot to look forward to here. Our season is far from over. We feel like we have enough to put something like that together. But it’s a matter of doing it”
cknw Thursday, February 10, 2022 10:44:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler told
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“It’s the first place that let me be me,”
TorontoStar Monday, December 6, 2021 2:58:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“There’s a lot of buildup, a lot of anticipation,”
globalnews Monday, December 6, 2021 12:11:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“That’s something he works on, being dynamic at the blue line,”
cknw Wednesday, November 10, 2021 10:24:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“That’s something he works on, being dynamic at the blue line,”
globalnews Wednesday, November 10, 2021 9:08:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“I was down and out for the first day, and after that I felt pretty good,”
globalnews Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:55:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“It’s been great the guys have been playing so well,”
globalnews Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:55:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"Our team is built a different way now," "Just trying to get accommodated to some new faces and some new ways we can play the game, a little more up tempo and use some of our strengths. I think there is a lot to be excited about"
longbeachstar Wednesday, October 13, 2021 4:39:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“I’ve learned that the predictions are never right,”
cknw Tuesday, October 12, 2021 9:15:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“That actually came up today — when was the last time that we played Anaheim — and nobody really knew. But once you get going and you put the lineup on the board, you start to remember some of those names and faces,”
cknw Tuesday, October 12, 2021 9:15:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"I think his personality has been a real boost for our team,"
CBC Tuesday, October 12, 2021 7:27:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"Schmidty can get up the ice and break the puck out, make a great first pass. Same with Dilly,"
CBC Tuesday, October 12, 2021 7:27:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"I think his personality has been a real boost for our team,"
timescolonist Tuesday, October 12, 2021 7:06:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"Schmidty can get up the ice and break the puck out, make a great first pass. Same with Dilly,"
timescolonist Tuesday, October 12, 2021 7:06:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"I think the guys have a ton of respect for him because he's, first of all, a good person, good man and treats us as people,"
CBC Wednesday, June 9, 2021 10:37:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"I think the guys have a ton of respect for him because he's, first of all, a good person, good man and treats us as people,"
timescolonist Wednesday, June 9, 2021 10:14:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler added
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about Winnipeg Jets
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"After those Edmonton games, coming out of the rink and seeing our fans honking their horns and lighting up the city was ... one of the highlights of this whole season and honestly the whole last 18 months," "It gave you a life again to want to do this for Winnipeg and put on a show for them and keep giving them something to watch"
CBC Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:25:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"It's been a really hard year,"
CBC Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:25:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"Maybe a couple of minutes they controlled it after scoring a big goal, but other than that the play was in their end pretty much the whole third period,"
CBC Monday, June 7, 2021 4:10:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"Maybe a couple of minutes they controlled it after scoring a big goal, but other than that the play was in their end pretty much the whole third period,"
timescolonist Saturday, June 5, 2021 7:55:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"The third period, in a tight game, you'll put anything in front of it,"
CBC Tuesday, May 25, 2021 4:22:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler explained
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“I think once we got into the second overtime, it was kind of just almost robotic. Nobody wanted to make a mistake and everyone was exhausted,” “We played an overtime game yesterday. We played four Stanley Cup playoff games in six days. It’s not often you see a breakaway in triple overtime to solve it but, tell you what, we had the right guy on the breakaway. We’re pretty gassed, but we’re pumped up in our room”
cknw Tuesday, May 25, 2021 12:28:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"I don’t take for granted how great of a player he is and what he means to our team,"
foxnews Monday, May 24, 2021 12:47:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"They're creating chances. They're making plays. I think we've just got to try to not give them chances. That's the biggest thing, the chances they create, they're working for,"
irishsun Sunday, May 23, 2021 1:40:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"I feel good going into the playoffs, playing with Mark and Kyle obviously a lot to be excited about," "I think we're playing at the same speed, I think we're kind of all on the same page. Sometimes when things aren't going good the tendency is to try as hard as you can and sometimes you try too hard. I think we are in a good rhythm right now... You give Kyle looks around the net and you'll score goals"
barrie Saturday, May 15, 2021 8:42:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"It's been a really interesting year for a lot of reasons," "I think the overriding feeling after tonight is just excitement. Excited to compete in the playoffs. That's what you play for"
barrie Saturday, May 15, 2021 8:42:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“It’s nice for everyone to get a result tonight,” “I think our game has been way better the last few games, and it was really important for our team to get rewarded, so it was a good result for us tonight”
globalnews Thursday, May 6, 2021 10:08:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“It doesn’t mean anything to be honest with you,” “This night belongs to our team and the fact that we’re going back to the playoffs. That’s all I play for, especially at this part of my career – is just having opportunities to achieve the ultimate goal. That’s what makes this night special”
globalnews Thursday, May 6, 2021 10:08:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"Our game’s been right on here for a bit now," "You have confidence in that it can give you a chance to win every single night now. There’s going to be nights when it doesn’t go your way. That’s where you build confidence, that even though it doesn’t go your way, the next night you can rely on a brand of hockey that can give you some success"
foxnews Saturday, March 27, 2021 3:26:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“Our game’s been right on here for a bit now,” “You have confidence in that it can give you a chance to win every single night now. There’s going to be nights when it doesn’t go your way. That’s where you build confidence, that even though it doesn’t go your way, the next night you can rely on a brand of hockey that can give you some success”
eagletribune Saturday, March 27, 2021 9:47:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“It’s good to get a bounce go our way,” “Obviously, a little bit snake bitten, just not really the results we’re looking for in the games prior. So, it’s the hardest part about this game, and this league – is playing when you don’t feel great about the results you’re getting, and your confidence is low. I mean, you could spend 15 years in this league and your confidence can dry up pretty quick, so it was a good bounce back game”
cknw Tuesday, March 23, 2021 2:38:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"We’re professionals. Unfortunately, it’s part of this business," "But at the end of the day, it’s what we do for a living. This is bigger than anything else that happened today. I thought it was a good effort for our team and a big win"
foxnews Sunday, January 24, 2021 5:48:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"I want what's best for him and that's to lead the league in goals and all things in his capabilities. I want all of that in conjunction with what's best for our team,"
CBC Tuesday, January 5, 2021 12:19:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"We're going to have to deal with it and get right to it," "Everybody's in the same boat"
CBC Tuesday, January 5, 2021 12:19:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"There was nothing left in the tank,"
CBC Friday, August 7, 2020 1:55:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"Still, five on five is right there,"
CBC Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:02:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler added
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“It’s one win in a long journey,” “I don’t know how many wins we had this year, but a good majority of them were like that — where we had some adversity and things we had to overcome”
taipeitimes Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:50:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"The last couple [of power play opportunities] we didn't have [Scheifele] or [Laine],"
barrie Sunday, August 2, 2020 8:50:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler told
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"We were in south Florida, in the epicentre of everything going on right now,"
CBC Sunday, July 26, 2020 3:20:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“I think everyone throughout this whole pandemic has a different level of comfort, and handles and deals with things differently,”
globalnews Tuesday, July 14, 2020 1:14:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"There's not going to be anyone physically in the crowd and the environment is going to be completely different," "But people need an outlet right now and there's going to be a lot of people watching"
CBC Sunday, June 14, 2020 6:52:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“There’s not going to be anyone physically in the crowd and the environment is going to be completely different,” “But people need an outlet right now and there’s going to be a lot of people watching”
globalnews Sunday, June 14, 2020 6:35:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“Never did I envision that Minneapolis, Saint Paul, you know my hometown, would be the epicentre of these things happening,” “I have a lot of family there, obviously, my wife has a lot of family there, we have a lot of friends there. People are scared. We’re scared”
barrie Tuesday, June 2, 2020 8:57:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"For the most part, I'd say I'm proud of my hometown for the response and for the people standing up and not tolerating this anymore,"
CBC Tuesday, June 2, 2020 8:38:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler wrote
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"Growing up outside Minneapolis, I always felt sheltered from racism. That's because I was,"
CBC Tuesday, June 2, 2020 8:38:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler wrote
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"My hometown is burning. Businesses where I grew up are being boarded up. America is not OK,"
khaleejtimes Monday, June 1, 2020 8:15:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"Growing up outside Minneapolis, I always felt sheltered from racism. That's because I was,"
barrie Monday, June 1, 2020 7:48:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“Growing up outside Minneapolis, I always felt sheltered from racism. That’s because I was,”
citynews-ca Monday, June 1, 2020 7:32:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“Growing up outside Minneapolis, I always felt sheltered from racism. That's because I was,”
cp24 Monday, June 1, 2020 2:03:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“George Floyd’s life mattered, Ahmaud Arbery’s life mattered. So did every other life that has been lost by this senseless violence and racism,”
globalnews Sunday, May 31, 2020 7:35:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler added
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“Be a Harvest Hero and give whatever you can,”
barrie Wednesday, April 22, 2020 2:58:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“Mase, since he’s been born, he doesn’t want anything to do with me, really, until like a month ago,” “Now that I’m here all the time, he’s starting to realize that I am his dad”
680news Friday, April 10, 2020 10:29:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“We get ’em all down by about 8 on a good night, and then there’s a half hour of just numbness,”
680news Friday, April 10, 2020 10:29:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“We get ’em all down by about 8 on a good night, and then there’s a half hour of just numbness,”
beaumontenterprise Friday, April 10, 2020 10:26:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"After the first period, guys caught wind that the NBA suspended their games," "It kind of has an odd feeling to it"
barrie Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“We just got to get over it,”
usaToday Monday, February 24, 2020 6:52:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“We just got to get over it,”
eagletribune Monday, February 24, 2020 4:22:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“You know I love playing with Scheif, and I think the feeling’s mutual. It’s like riding a bike,”
eagletribune Wednesday, February 19, 2020 9:25:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"You know I love playing with Scheif, and I think the feeling's mutual. It's like riding a bike,"
CBC Wednesday, February 19, 2020 8:58:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"I think Copper might be a centre, you know?" "He seems to thrive in the middle … I think there’s a 200-foot element to his game. He makes a lot of really good plays, the little detailed plays that keep the puck moving in the right direction. Offensively, he’s getting more confidence with that puck and making some good plays"
timescolonist Monday, February 10, 2020 7:13:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“I think Copper might be a centre, you know?” “He seems to thrive in the middle … I think there’s a 200-foot element to his game. He makes a lot of really good plays, the little detailed plays that keep the puck moving in the right direction. Offensively, he’s getting more confidence with that puck and making some good plays”
globalnews Monday, February 10, 2020 7:26:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“I think Copper might be a centre, you know?” “He seems to thrive in the middle I think there’s a 200-foot element to his game. He makes a lot of really good plays, the little detailed plays that keep the puck moving in the right direction. Offensively, he’s getting more confidence with that puck and making some good plays”
theglobeandmail Monday, February 10, 2020 7:07:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"I saw with the first three guys he was playing pretty deep in the net so I tried to show him a little bit of speed and back him off, then slow down on him,"
usaToday Thursday, January 9, 2020 9:04:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"He's dialed in. I mean, the kid's got world-class hands on him and just works extremely hard,"
eagletribune Wednesday, January 1, 2020 9:16:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"I really feel like the product of some good teams and I've played on some really good lines," "I play a lot of minutes, so I just feel fortunate for the opportunities I've had here and the guys I get to play with every night. It's not going to be long before one of these guys on this team passes me and that will be a good moment too. But it's a reflection of taking advantage of your opportunities and playing with a lot of really good guys"
CBC Monday, December 23, 2019 6:15:00 PM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“It’s not really something I set out to do,”
globalnews Sunday, December 22, 2019 3:27:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“I think as much as it was a slow night for us, they were all over us, too. So you have to give them a lot of credit,”
globalnews Wednesday, December 18, 2019 9:44:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"You get a five-minute power play, you want to take advantage of it," "That's a big point in the game. They had just scored to make it 2-1, kind of riding some momentum, so that was a big moment in the game, had to take advantage of that. I thought we did enough good things, got rewarded"
CBC Monday, December 16, 2019 6:36:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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"They played last night at six and then four o'clock today. That's tough," "You know that you've got to jump on them. The more you allow them to hang in the game, the more they are going to get their legs under them. But playing two NHL games in under 24 hours is damn hard. We knew that coming in and it was important for us to have a good first"
CBC Monday, December 16, 2019 6:36:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“You get a five-minute power play, you want to take advantage of it,” “That’s a big point in the game. They had just scored to make it 2-1, kind of riding some momentum, so that was a big moment in the game, had to take advantage of that. I thought we did enough good things, got rewarded”
theglobeandmail Monday, December 16, 2019 5:28:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“They played last night at six and then four o’clock today. That’s tough,” “You know that you’ve got to jump on them. The more you allow them to hang in the game, the more they are going to get their legs under them. But playing two NHL games in under 24 hours is damn hard. We knew that coming in and it was important for us to have a good first”
theglobeandmail Monday, December 16, 2019 5:28:00 AM EAT
Blake Wheeler said
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“What a helluva job by a little guy,” “That dude has got some fire in his belly, for sure. That was pretty awesome”
theglobeandmail Monday, December 9, 2019 4:38:00 AM EAT
Key Titles and Phrases | Count | Lang | Last Seen |
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captain | 88.89% | EN | 12/04/201704/12/2017 |
team captain | 6.35% | EN | 10/27/201627/10/2016 |
leading scorer | 4.76% | EN | 04/11/201411/04/2014 |
Names | Lang | Count |
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Blake Wheeler | EN | 88.02% |
Blake Wheeler | FR | 4.69% |
Blake Wheeler | SV | 3.65% |
Blake Wheeler | DE | 3.65% |
Type | Entity Name | Count |
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![]() | Winnipeg Jets | 5.52% |
![]() | National Hockey League | 5.02% |
![]() | Connor Hellebuyck | 4.31% |
![]() | Mark Scheifele | 3.71% |
![]() | Edmonton Oilers | 3.31% |
![]() | Kyle Connor | 3.11% |
![]() | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3.01% |
![]() | Stanley Cup | 2.61% |
![]() | Paul Maurice | 2.61% |
![]() | Paul Stastny | 2.41% |
![]() | Nikolaj Ehlers | 2.41% |
![]() | Adam Lowry | 2.41% |
![]() | Carey Price | 2.31% |
![]() | Connor McDavid | 2.31% |
![]() | Andrew Copp | 2.01% |
![]() | Pierre Luc Dubois | 1.91% |
![]() | Mathieu Perreault | 1.91% |
![]() | Phillip Danault | 1.71% |
![]() | Leon Draisaitl | 1.50% |
![]() | Mike | 1.50% |
![]() | Artturi Lehkonen | 1.50% |
![]() | Mike Smith | 1.20% |
![]() | Suzuki Motors | 1.20% |
![]() | Brendan Gallagher | 1.00% |
![]() | Jordie Benn | 0.90% |
![]() | Shea Weber | 0.90% |
![]() | Trevor Lewis | 0.90% |
![]() | Paul Bron | 0.80% |
![]() | Joel Armia | 0.80% |
![]() | Dominique Ducharme | 0.80% |
Type | Entity Name | Score |
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![]() | Winnipeg Jets | 0.0522 |
![]() | Connor Hellebuyck | 0.0424 |
![]() | National Hockey League | 0.0375 |
![]() | Mark Scheifele | 0.0359 |
![]() | Edmonton Oilers | 0.0321 |
![]() | Kyle Connor | 0.0308 |
![]() | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0.0295 |
![]() | Paul Maurice | 0.025 |
![]() | Paul Stastny | 0.0241 |
![]() | Nikolaj Ehlers | 0.0236 |
![]() | Adam Lowry | 0.0234 |
![]() | Connor McDavid | 0.0233 |
![]() | Stanley Cup | 0.0213 |
![]() | Andrew Copp | 0.0204 |
![]() | Carey Price | 0.0196 |
![]() | Mathieu Perreault | 0.0192 |
![]() | Pierre Luc Dubois | 0.0191 |
![]() | Phillip Danault | 0.0173 |
![]() | Leon Draisaitl | 0.0149 |
![]() | Artturi Lehkonen | 0.0148 |
![]() | Mike Smith | 0.0119 |
![]() | Brendan Gallagher | 0.0099 |
![]() | Jordie Benn | 0.009 |
![]() | Trevor Lewis | 0.0088 |
![]() | Shea Weber | 0.0086 |
![]() | Nate Thompson | 0.0081 |
![]() | Joel Armia | 0.0079 |
![]() | Paul Bron | 0.0075 |
![]() | Dominique Ducharme | 0.007 |
![]() | Jeff Petry | 0.0064 |


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“I personally have a ton of affection for Blake Wheeler and the way he plays hockey,”
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"I personally have a ton of affection for Blake Wheeler and the way he plays hockey,"
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