"Every time I enjoy refereeing him, because he was honest player," said Bill McCreary NHL top dispute, which talked about the Maltby's retirement from the press conference after the Tuesday detroitredwings.com.
"Always worked really, really hard at the start of each shift," McCreary said."He talked about the fact that the team player, and, of course, he certainly was. He did not find the accolades, he just made a lot of work every night and did what he was asked to take buses, which he played.Kirk is never a problem, when I have refereed, I enjoy every time the refereeing him. "
Broadstairs have tried accolades. but his job is the role of worrying and commitment to the player, and in any way he could contribute, they came to him.
He won four Stanley Cups Red Wings and captured gold in the World Championships in 2003 and 2004 World Cup Team as a member of Canada.
Brad Pascall, hockey to the Hockey Canada, Vice President of operations, which has participated in Broadstairs veteran forward was added to the national team always "Kirk is one of the few guys if he really understands the concept of the group, and he understands it takes to win as a team," said.
"I think it is a special trait is ... they can Score big goals, but at the same time he can prevent the hunt or get the other players in accordance with the skin is just as important, the concept of the group," Pascall said. "Is the question, Kirk's work, the role of worrying and knowing ice, really chemistry, take a win is one of his strengths, and really he brought to us. He brought that intangible in our groups, which is needed to win. "
Pascall said around the NHL's reputation Maltby, such as the agitator does not always give him your favorite Canadian cupboard in the room. but does not take a long time to complete his Team to the Canadian team, understand that they wanted to Broadstairs had a buddy on their side of the type.
"I think that coming, some players will not hold him only from playing against him," said Pascall."But when they knew he was a member of their group, they of course loved him.And nothing against him, at the request of the person, but that is visible only to other players in our team had for him.They hated, playing against him, but they loved, to take him to the team.In my view, must be of good quality and something he should be proud of, when some of the best players in the game are telling him that they absolutely hate playing against him, and hate him, but now when they got to know him, and he is a member of their group, they love him. "
McCreary agreed, emphasizing that Maltby never dirty player – he just enjoy a game of kehoaan.
And that he would like to see Maltby remembered as a player type.
"I had a role to play, I knew of the nature, my role was .... I was pain in the ass," Maltby said laugh. "But there is no sense to give these shots. I know, I took my share of shots too and part is not in mind ... I liked that it is the type of game game inside the other guys, most of the times. [1] [2] does not see it in this way, but I just want to think I was the guy who came and made a lot of work, whether it is the practice or game, and future of the game period, all I wanted to make was to gain my team to win the I did I was.. "
And he did win.
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