Connor McDavid said
:
“We're playing good hockey, we beat a good Calgary team (and) it's only going to get harder,” “We're playing a real good Colorado team and it's going to take our best” 
barrie Sunday, May 29, 2022 12:15:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“It’s hard to put into words what that one meant to me,”
theglobeandmail Saturday, May 28, 2022 4:33:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid told
:
"It's hard to put into words what that one meant to me,"
upi Friday, May 27, 2022 3:24:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid řekl
:
"Je to asi nejdůležitější gól, který jsem zatím dal. Je těžké vyjádřit slovy, co pro mě znamená,"
ceskenoviny-en Friday, May 27, 2022 10:33:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“He’s brought a lot of energy and a lot of passion to the job,”
wral Thursday, May 26, 2022 3:10:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“We don’t look at the past too much, but I think we can learn from the last series. Game 4 was probably our worst of the series,”
cknw Wednesday, May 25, 2022 12:37:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
(
about Calgary Flames
)
:
“LA liked to sit back more and Calgary plays more of an aggressive game. The game goes up and down the ice a bit more than against the Kings. Obviously we’re a good skating group and that (rush chances) plays to our advantage,”
edmontonjournal Wednesday, May 25, 2022 12:29:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
(
about Evander Kane
)
:
“Sounds like a broken record talking about my linemates but he (Kane) gets in on the forecheck. He’s a big man, gets to the net and he knows how to score goals. You can see the great hands around the net. He also brings a lot of emotion to our team every night,”
edmontonjournal Wednesday, May 25, 2022 12:29:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“We don’t look at the past too much, but I think we can learn from the last series. Game 4 was probably our worst of the series,”
globalnews Wednesday, May 25, 2022 12:17:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Losses are no fun and wins are lots of fun,” “I thought we battled harder. … Winning some 50–50 pucks. We didn’t win many in Game 1. I thought we did a good job of that. I thought we defended better. Still gave up some chances”
theepochtimes Sunday, May 22, 2022 2:08:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"Losses are no fun and wins are lots of fun," "I thought we battled harder. ... Winning some 50-50 pucks. We didn’t win many in Game 1. I thought we did a good job of that. I thought we defended better. Still gave up some chances"
foxnews Saturday, May 21, 2022 5:14:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Losses are no fun and wins are lots of fun,” “I thought we battled harder. ... Winning some 50-50 pucks. We didn’t win many in Game 1. I thought we did a good job of that. I thought we defended better. Still gave up some chances”
seattlepi Saturday, May 21, 2022 3:30:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Losses are no fun and wins are lots of fun,” “I thought we battled harder. ... Winning some 50-50 pucks. We didn’t win many in Game 1. I thought we did a good job of that. I thought we defended better. Still gave up some chances”
eagletribune Saturday, May 21, 2022 10:21:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“They play a stingy game and do a good job of getting pucks to the net and break you down that way, but we stuck with it,”
cknw Sunday, May 15, 2022 7:02:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“They play a stingy game and do a good job of getting pucks to the net and break you down that way, but we stuck with it,”
cknw Sunday, May 15, 2022 10:06:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“We need to up our work and our desperation level, so there is no reason for everyone not to show up tonight,”
edmontonjournal Friday, May 13, 2022 3:58:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“We weren’t necessarily talking about hockey. Ben was on a trip with his family at Disneyland, just wanted to make sure he was having fun,”
edmontonjournal Friday, May 13, 2022 3:58:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“We need to up our work and our desperation level, so there is no reason for everyone not to show up tonight,”
edmontonjournal Friday, May 13, 2022 12:03:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“We weren’t necessarily talking about hockey. Ben was on a trip with his family at Disneyland, just wanted to make sure he was having fun,”
edmontonjournal Friday, May 13, 2022 12:03:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“We weren’t necessarily talking about hockey. Ben was on a trip with his family at Disneyland, just wanted to make sure he was having fun,”
edmontonjournal Thursday, May 12, 2022 10:36:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“We weren’t necessarily talking about hockey. Ben was on a trip with his family at Disneyland, just wanted to make sure he was having fun,”
edmontonjournal Thursday, May 12, 2022 6:05:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"It's disappointing. Obviously, you never like to lose,"
CBC Thursday, May 12, 2022 1:23:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"We found ways to produce offence. And we scored four tonight. That needs to be enough in a playoff game," "Obviously it's not. We've got to keep the puck out of our net"
CBC Wednesday, May 11, 2022 3:04:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"We found ways to produce offense. And we scored four tonight. That needs to be enough in a playoff game," "Obviously it’s not. We’ve got to keep the puck out of our net"
foxnews Wednesday, May 11, 2022 2:51:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“They’re doing a good job of getting pucks to the net early in games,”
cknw Wednesday, May 11, 2022 9:44:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
(
about Jesse Puljujarvi
)
:
“He makes plays. He’s guy that keeps the puck alive, works hard, gets on the forecheck. Similar to Jesse,” “I like playing with both, but tonight I guess Yamo’s the guy”
cknw Tuesday, May 10, 2022 10:27:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"Finding ways to win games, that's all that matters this time of year. It doesn't really matter how it looks or what happens,"
barrie Sunday, May 8, 2022 10:16:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“He finds a way to put it in the back of the net. He’s hard on the forecheck, and he seems to be in the right spot at the right time,”
eagletribune Saturday, May 7, 2022 11:42:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"We're just finding ways to win games. That’s all that matters this time of year. It doesn’t really matter how it looks or what happens," "I think we’ve done a good job of playing well, playing hard, we’ve been physical. They kind of pushed back today and I thought we responded well"
foxnews Saturday, May 7, 2022 6:11:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“You’re going to expect that from L.A.,”
dailynews Wednesday, May 4, 2022 12:26:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“He’s a big part of our team, no doubt. I thought he looked good today. We’ll see how he feels,”
cknw Monday, May 2, 2022 1:52:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"We were out of the race and had to scratch and claw and get our way back in,"
barrie Monday, May 2, 2022 1:15:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“He’s a big part of our team, no doubt. I thought he looked good today. We’ll see how he feels,”
globalnews Monday, May 2, 2022 12:29:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid explained
:
“It’s nice that everyone is on the same page. We’re not going out there playing a game we don’t really believe in. We certainly believe in the system and believe in Woody and believe in each other,”
globalnews Monday, May 2, 2022 12:29:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Me at my best would be skating, having the puck, playing aggressive,”
barrie Tuesday, April 26, 2022 12:29:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid says
:
“It has definitely been a strange year,” “We had a long string of really unfortunate events”
theglobeandmail Saturday, April 23, 2022 11:43:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid says
:
“I have been on a team that wasn’t very good but wasn’t expected to be,”
theglobeandmail Saturday, April 23, 2022 11:43:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid says
:
“Just as guys started to come back, others would go out,”
theglobeandmail Saturday, April 23, 2022 11:43:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid says
:
“Of course you never want to see a coach fired, especially someone you like so much,” “But by then things had reached a point of no return. Something had to give”
theglobeandmail Saturday, April 23, 2022 11:43:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid says
:
“They have come in and done great,”
theglobeandmail Saturday, April 23, 2022 11:43:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid says
:
“It’s like we have been playing playoff hockey for a while now,”
theglobeandmail Saturday, April 23, 2022 11:43:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"I think guys are confident right now,"
foxnews Thursday, April 21, 2022 4:32:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“It’s a dangerous situation for everybody there,” “I know him a little bit just from being around the game and he’s a great guy. I made sure he was good and away he went”
globalnews Thursday, April 21, 2022 11:54:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“It’s a dangerous situation for everybody there,” “I know him a little bit just from being around the game and he’s a great guy. I made sure he was good and away he went”
cknw Thursday, April 21, 2022 7:36:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“I thought we played a good game,” “I thought we should’ve found a way to get two points and we only found a way to get one. It’s disappointing that way, but there’s a lot of things to like in that one”
globalnews Sunday, April 10, 2022 8:38:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"Our goalie makes maybe the play of the year there with that save and having the presence of mind to throw it up there," "Smitty plays the puck unbelievably well. He was so good all night. For that to happen, it was pretty special to be a part of that play"
barrie Thursday, April 7, 2022 6:41:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Our goalie makes maybe the play of the year there with that save and having the presence of mind to throw it up there,” “Smitty plays the puck unbelievably well. He was so good all night. For that to happen, it was pretty special to be a part of that play”
barrie Wednesday, April 6, 2022 3:51:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Our goalie makes maybe the play of the year there with that save and having the presence of mind to throw it up there,” “Smitty plays the puck unbelievably well. He was so good all night. For that to happen, it was pretty special to be a part of that play”
theglobeandmail Wednesday, April 6, 2022 9:29:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“It feels like we kind of maybe stole two here, but it doesn’t matter how you do it at this time of year,”
theglobeandmail Wednesday, April 6, 2022 9:29:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Our goalie makes probably the play of the year,” “Smitty plays the puck unbelievably well”
cknw Wednesday, April 6, 2022 9:13:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"We say never critique a win, but we critique every game, so the result doesn't matter,"
barrie Sunday, April 3, 2022 9:22:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"We say never critique a win, but we critique every game, so the result doesn't matter,"
longbeachstar Sunday, April 3, 2022 6:17:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Leo is such an amazing player that he is going to get the puck over somehow and he ultimately did and I found a way to put it in,”
theglobeandmail Saturday, April 2, 2022 7:49:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid told
:
"We've been there. We've done that. It's time to win. That's all that really matters,"
barrie Wednesday, March 30, 2022 10:10:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“I’m not sure what it is. I think we just find a comfort level in our game,” “Obviously the start is important. We haven’t found a way to get the first goal too many times, so when we do we have to bear down and find a way to get a win”
barrie Sunday, March 13, 2022 8:32:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“I’m not sure what it is. I think we just find a comfort level in our game,” “Obviously the start is important. We haven’t found a way to get the first goal too many times, so when we do we have to bear down and find a way to get a win”
theglobeandmail Sunday, March 13, 2022 6:14:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Obviously our penalty kill stepped up. That 5-on-3 was serious,”
globalnews Sunday, March 13, 2022 10:01:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“He’s a guy that you want to cheer for,” “We really like having him around. His game speaks for itself. He works hard, he plays physical, does everything right, so great to see him get rewarded”
baltimore-cbslocal Thursday, March 10, 2022 6:21:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“It's obviously always disappointing giving up a tying goal late in the game, especially that late in the game. We need to find a way to close that out, but it didn't hurt us, which was good,”
barrie Thursday, March 10, 2022 5:01:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"He’s a guy that you want to cheer for," "We really like having him around. His game speaks for itself. He works hard, he plays physical, does everything right, so great to see him get rewarded"
foxnews Thursday, March 10, 2022 2:34:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
(
about Brad Malone
)
:
“We had two big kills to keep them at one goal and the power play finds a way to get a goal, which is really important,” “I thought that special teams really swung the momentum of the game, and we had a lot of guys like (Malone) and (Kassian) step up”
cknw Thursday, March 10, 2022 9:33:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“He’s a guy that you want to cheer for,”
cknw Thursday, March 10, 2022 9:33:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“We need to find a way to close that out, but it didn’t hurt us, which was good,”
cknw Thursday, March 10, 2022 9:33:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"It's obviously always disappointing giving up a tying goal late in the game, especially that late in the game. We need to find a way to close that out, but it didn't hurt us, which was good," "These are big points, and they all are from here on out. We need to start piling them up"
CBC Thursday, March 10, 2022 8:29:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“They’ve been playing well since their coaching change and they were better than us tonight,”
cknw Sunday, March 6, 2022 1:33:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Their power play was good. Ours wasn’t. That’s kind of the difference,”
cknw Sunday, March 6, 2022 1:33:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“They’ve been playing well since their coaching change and they were better than us tonight,”
cknw Sunday, March 6, 2022 6:56:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Their power play was good. Ours wasn’t. That’s kind of the difference,”
cknw Sunday, March 6, 2022 6:56:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“You have nights where you feel good, you have nights where you don't feel so good,” “Tonight I felt good and I thought our team played well”
barrie Sunday, February 20, 2022 7:55:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“They had an amazing tournament from start to finish and I was able to watch, I think, maybe half the game and I had to go to bed, but it’s great,” “An amazing team and an amazing accomplishment and they should be really proud”
theglobeandmail Friday, February 18, 2022 9:17:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid told
:
“It’s always been a dream of mine to play at the Olympics since I was a little kid. So to have that kind of squashed as we were getting close was disappointing,”
theglobeandmail Friday, February 18, 2022 6:53:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Seeing his performance over the years, it’s been really special to watch,” “And he’s come home with medals each and every time”
theglobeandmail Friday, February 18, 2022 6:53:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“It means a lot to have a way for us as athletes to connect with our fans, for them to share their words of encouragement,” “It can really keep us going. It can really keep athletes pushing forward”
theglobeandmail Friday, February 18, 2022 6:53:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“I like the idea a lot,” “I’ve definitely been vocal about hockey needing a best-on-best tournament. It’s been a long time since we had one. It’s going to be eight years, 10 years since we have our next best-on-best. That’s too long of a stretch”
theglobeandmail Friday, February 18, 2022 6:53:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid told
:
“It's always been a dream of mine to play at the Olympics since I was a little kid. So to have that kind of squashed as we were getting close was disappointing,”
barrie Friday, February 18, 2022 12:32:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Seeing his performance over the years, it's been really special to watch,” “And he's come home with medals each and every time”
barrie Friday, February 18, 2022 12:32:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“It means a lot to have a way for us as athletes to connect with our fans, for them to share their words of encouragement,” “It can really keep us going. It can really keep athletes pushing forward”
barrie Friday, February 18, 2022 12:32:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“I like the idea a lot,” “I've definitely been vocal about hockey needing a best-on-best tournament. It's been a long time since we had one. … It's going to be eight years, 10 years since we have our next best-on-best. That's too long of a stretch”
barrie Friday, February 18, 2022 12:32:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Very open. Obviously something needs to change. Woody’s going to come in and put his touch on the group, put his touch on the team. As players, that’s what we want. We’re all in this together,” “We come in each and every day and we want to win. We haven’t found the formula yet. That’s all we want to do. Whatever system Woods puts into play, we’re happy to play”
cknw Saturday, February 12, 2022 1:49:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Very open. Obviously something needs to change. Woody’s going to come in and put his touch on the group, put his touch on the team. As players, that’s what we want. We’re all in this together,” “We come in each and every day and we want to win. We haven’t found the formula yet. That’s all we want to do. Whatever system Woods puts into play, we’re happy to play”
globalnews Saturday, February 12, 2022 12:59:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“I remember him on the ice very little. I think he definitely made the right choice with skiing,”
TorontoStar Thursday, February 10, 2022 3:37:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“We’ve got to find a way to get a kill. We lost the special teams battle again tonight and that’s a big part of our game,”
cknw Thursday, February 10, 2022 7:42:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"We're just finding ways to get wins,"
longbeachstar Tuesday, February 8, 2022 7:32:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"We're just finding ways to get wins,"
barrie Tuesday, February 8, 2022 4:56:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“It’s always fun to do it,” “It’s a tough thing to go out there cold and skate as fast as you can go, but Kyrou did a great job”
taipeitimes Saturday, February 5, 2022 8:05:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"It's always fun to do it," "It's a tough thing to go out there cold and skate as fast as you can go. But Kyrou did a great job"
afp-en Saturday, February 5, 2022 6:36:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
(
about Evander Kane
)
:
"Obviously Evander is an amazing player,"
longbeachstar Saturday, January 29, 2022 4:22:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"That's not a recipe for success but we can't find a way to seem to score the first goal," "So, if you can't score the first goal, you've got to be able to come back in games. We've done that two (games) in a row and the focus is on a good start on Thursday"
barrie Friday, January 28, 2022 3:29:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"I've been a bit snake bit," "I feel like I'm getting my chances but I haven't been able to put one away, so it was nice to be able to contribute and find a way to score a goal"
CBC Wednesday, January 26, 2022 10:16:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"He was kind of one of those guys where you're just waiting for him to make it to the NHL and for goalies it takes a little while longer," "And it seems like he needed a bit of a break and with the COVID bug going around it seemed like that's kind of his break and he's played well. He's played really well"
CBC Wednesday, January 26, 2022 10:16:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“I've been a bit snake bit,” “I feel like I'm getting my chances but I haven't been able to put one away, so it was nice to be able to contribute and find a way to score a goal”
barrie Wednesday, January 26, 2022 4:38:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“He was kind of one of those guys where you're just waiting for him to make it to the NHL and for goalies it takes a little while longer,” “And it seems like he needed a bit of a break and with the COVID bug going around it seemed like that's kind of his break and he's played well. He's played really well”
barrie Wednesday, January 26, 2022 4:38:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"Whenever you're losing games it's obviously a bad feeling," "We're human. We have feelings. Those losses pile up and they weigh on you. It's human nature. It's nice to find a way to get a win. Hopefully we build a little momentum here"
CBC Tuesday, January 25, 2022 5:21:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Whenever you're losing games it's obviously a bad feeling,” “We're human. We have feelings. Those losses pile up and they weigh on you. It's human nature. It's nice to find a way to get a win. Hopefully we build a little momentum here”
barrie Sunday, January 23, 2022 8:41:00 PM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
“Whenever you’re losing games it’s obviously a bad feeling,” “We’re human. We have feelings. Those losses pile up and they weigh on you. It’s human nature. It’s nice to find a way to get a win. Hopefully we build a little momentum here”
eagletribune Sunday, January 23, 2022 11:13:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"I'm not really here to discuss optic issues. If fans don't like it, or the media doesn't like it, whatever. It is what it is. I'm sure there's lots that goes on on the ice and whatnot that fans don't like, and we don't necessarily have to discuss those up here with you guys,"
barrie Thursday, January 13, 2022 1:02:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid said
:
"Just a little achy and a stuffy nose. Nothing too crazy, I feel good now," "You're obviously not looking to get COVID, but it's almost like a mental break because you don't have to test anymore. It's exhausting sitting and waiting to hear your test, and you're trying to get ready for the game and you're not not sure if you're going to play"
barrie Thursday, January 13, 2022 1:02:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid řekl
:
"V první třetině jsme byli nervózní, ale podařilo se nám neinkasovat. Ve druhé části jsme už hráli náš hokej, ale bohužel jsme si nedokázali udělat větší náskok. Třetí dějství rozhodl šťastný odraz, který pomohl Jets ke vstřelení rozdílového gólu. Byl to vyrovnaný zápas, ve kterém dokázal soupeř vstřelit důležitý gól na 2:1 a dovedl ho do vítězného konce,"
ceskenoviny-en Thursday, May 20, 2021 10:29:00 AM EAT
Connor McDavid řekl
:
"Chceme hrát dobrý, týmový hokej. To je nejdůležitější,"
ceskenoviny-en Tuesday, April 27, 2021 11:13:00 AM EAT
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