Blazer Drive Quotes

“That’s one of the good things about Coach Price. He doesn’t expect us to be silent robots. As long as we do what he tells us, we can kid around and he’ll kid back.”
― Sigmund Brouwer, Blazer Drive

“Luke’s eyes were wild. He was a little taller than me, but not quite as heavy. A lot of girls liked him because he was good looking with dark wavy hair. Not many guys liked him because all he cared about was himself.”
― Sigmund Brouwer, Blazer Drive

“At the end of last season, I’d been a draft pick for the Buffalo Sabres, a National Hockey League team. By drafting me, they had secured the rights to me as a player, but it didn’t mean I’d automatically make the team.

To improve my chances to play pro hockey, I wanted to be heavier and stronger, so each summer day after working on my dad’s cattle ranch, I pumped weights and dreamed about playing for the Sabres.”
― Sigmund Brouwer, Blazer Drive

“The clapping got louder. Sweat ran down my ribs from my armpits. This was a lot scarier than going into sudden-death overtime in a crowded arena.”
― Sigmund Brouwer, Blazer Drive

“Everyone knew the best player on our team was Luke Zannetti. He’d scored 212 points and led us to the Memorial Cup championship. Nobody liked him, but he didn’t care. He had already been drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, a team in the National Hockey League. That was one step up from our Tier One junior hockey team in the Western Hockey League.

Of course, being drafted didn’t guarantee he’d make the team, but the way Luke had been scoring, everyone was sure he’d be playing for the Canadiens some day.”
― Sigmund Brouwer, Blazer Drive

“Because of a cowgirl named Stephanie Becker, I ended up wondering what would kill me first: a charging bull or a man with a rifle, but that was on a cold moonlit night in the mountains, long after we first met.

All of it really began earlier at the end of the hockey season when I saw her at an awards dinner for the Kamloops Blazers hockey team. I’ll tell you right now, it wasn’t the way I wanted to meet a beautiful girl.”
― Sigmund Brouwer, Blazer Drive